32: Vermont
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
This was my first visit to Vermont – one of the country’s smallest and least populous states. It soon became clear that Vermont – with its rolling hills, farms, and small towns – is also one of the country’s most beautiful states. The weather also cooperated during my two days there: sunny, with temperatures around 70 F (20 C). Spring is a nice time to be visiting Vermont; Winters here are said to be very harsh.
 View from Bradford, Vermont, back across the Connecticut River towards Piermont, New Hampshire |
 Covered bridge near Barre, Vermont, in the late afternoon |
 Tulips in front of the Vermont State Capitol, Montpelier |
 Sunset on Lake Champlain, from Burlington, Vermont. (New York State is in the background.) |
 "Ben & Jerry's" ice cream factory tour, Waterbury |
 Woodchuck(?) roadkill, near Lyndonville |
On my second (and last) day in Vermont, I went mountain biking (for the second time on this trip). I rode some of the “Kingdom Trails“, near the village of East Burke.
 Kingdom Trails: Top of the hill |
 Kingdom Trails |
 Kingdom Trails |
 Kingdom Trails |