After the slow transition through September, the colors seemed to be taking off as we hit October. Reds and yellows were popping off the hillsides. We thought we’d better get out and about for a look and drove north a few miles and found Canada along the way.
Yep, no border wall here, just a monument where the road quietly passes into Canada and back in to Vermont, and of course the ‘slash’ that is a cleared area along the border.
(more…)Fall in Vermont seemed a bit slow to come. Way back in August there were some trees changing, but not a lot. September offered a hint of color with more coming on towards the end. Then the brilliant colors came and went. But I'm getting ahead of myself. It's time to roll back time to September. Spectacle Pond, early colors We visited Island Pond and Spectacle Pond along with Brighton State Park for an overnight…
Since moving last month most of our time has been spent getting settled in and figuring out where things are. We have been out and about a bit and our first hike was on the long trail starting out at Hazen’s Notch State Park.
Hazen’s Notch is a pass just south of us named for Moses Hazen who was a brigadier general in the Continental Army who led the construction of the road in 1779. It is now a State Park that provides access to Vermont’s famed Long Trail.
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