We enjoy breakfast with Brett and Dave, then Dave heads to
work and we hit the road before Brett’s first voice student of the day
arrives.
We stop at the local grocery
store, Stop and Shop, before heading back towards north central Massachusetts.
Western Massachusetts is very nice, wooded and hilly. We even spot a watch for Moose sign! No moose, but we see hundreds of butterflies
at a conservatory called Magic Wings,
near Deerfield. Nicely
done. Some of the beetles were big and
gross, but the butterflies and birds and frogs were delightful.
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Next we head north then west to Bennington, Vermont. Beautiful scenery, with many trees, rivers,
streams, and farms. Nearly every house we see has huge stacks of firewood.
We stop next at The Flower Bridge in Shelburne Falls, MA, where a woman's group has converted an obsolete trolley bridge to a beautiful garden.
Had some terrific blueberry and peach ice cream here and checked out a few galleries. This falls and the glacial potholes were in Shelburne Falls also.
We stop next at The Flower Bridge in Shelburne Falls, MA, where a woman's group has converted an obsolete trolley bridge to a beautiful garden.
Next stop is in Vermont at the Bennington Battle Monument which marks a
revolutionary war victory for Brigadier General John Stark and the colonists in
1777.
Benny the Moose is on the Battlefield grounds. In town there are decorated catamounts (mountain lions) - the mascot for the university and also the name of a tavern here in 1767.
The skies have been darkening and we hear there is a storm coming. It begins to rain just as we are leaving Bennington.
The skies have been darkening and we hear there is a storm coming. It begins to rain just as we are leaving Bennington.
Interesting that in Arkansas, a building from the 1800’s was
quite old. Here, many of the towns and
buildings are from the 1700’s or earlier. Of
course, in Spain, the NEW part of some towns was from the 14th
century or earlier! It’s all relative….
It is late afternoon when we decide to head for the
mountains, the Green Mountains National Forest and the Hapgood National
Recreation Area. No rain for the moment,
but warm and very very humid.
Unfortunately, the campground there is full, but a volunteer host named Adam draws us a map of where we can find dispersed camping sites nearby. Thanks to Adam we find a wonderful spot all our own, right
next to a beautiful musical stream!
Greg gathers wood and we have a nice campfire. We have some excellent worst for dinner,
along with great fruit that Brett sent with us.
Lovely night as the weather cools.
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