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A Small Taste of Vermont

The last stop on Grand New England Bus Tour was West Dover Vermont. This not to be confused with East Dover which is directly East of West Dover and would be smack in the middle of North or South Dover if, in fact, there were places named North Dover and South Dover.

          Which there aren’t.

          But, luckily West Dover is situated in a great location and that is Vermont itself. I cannot think of a region of Vermont that is not idyllic, they all possess that New England charm that is enhanced by the fact that there is really only one major interstate that runs through it, I-91 is shared with New Hampshire as it really hugs the Eastern border and runs north and south. I-89 kind of goes Southeast to Northwest and all of these roads still pass through farmlands, forests, and parks so, how bad can they be?

          West Dover was our destination as that is where Paula’s sister Barbara, lives. Mt. Snow is located right there and is one of the top  Southern New England ski resorts. And how fortuitous for Mt. Snow’s founder to be named Snow! That’s right, Mt. Snow is named not for a meteorological event, but for a person. It’s a good thing his name was not Occluded Front or, God forbid, Heat Wave!

          Another nice aspect of traveling the highways and byways of Vermont is that there aren’t any billboards. This lack of roadside view-clutter is quite nice, and not necessarily apparent, except when pointed out, then you say, “Nice! I knew something was different!” Anyway, the quaintness of Vermont is on overload which makes traveling those back roads so much nicer, albeit a bit slower.

Quechee Gorge, about a mile long and 165′ deep

          We decided to take a trip up to Quechee Gorge, aka Vermont’s Grand Canyon  (of sorts). Quechee is the remnant of some incredible retreating glacier event occurring about 13,000 years ago. Then the Ottauquechee River ( say that threes times fast!) did its thing, and we are left with a very nice place to visit! I can only imagine how pretty this is in the Fall, after a rain, which would make it flow a tad faster.

Down below, the Route 4 Bridge high overhead

          Most of our time in Vermont was spent just visiting, which we need from time to time. It was a nice, relaxing time with no schedule to peck away at us to complete. From here it’s back to Yetter’s Parking Lot and RV Resort until we head down the Shore the following week.

          Until then……