Central Vermont

After leaving the bustling town of Herkimer, NY, we drove straight across what remained of New York State and in to Vermont. We settled into a campground we had stayed in five years ago -- Onion River Campground, in Marshfield, VT, nestled on the bank of the Winooski River. We checked out the area and on Tuesday we met up with the parents in Stowe, VT.  First, the four of us toured the Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Factory in Waterbury, VT. What fun! We had lots of ice cream samples...yum!! Ken and I walked up to the Flavor Graveyard where all the "dearly de-pinted" flavors are buried. Ha!

Nearby, is the Von Trapp Family Lodge, above Stowe overlooking the Green Mountains. The von Trapps are the family that escaped Austria in the movie, the Sound of Music. They settled in Vermont because the state reminded them of Salzburg, Austria. Gorgeous resort!

Later on Tuesday, we toured the Cabot Cheese Creamery in Cabot, VT. I highly recommend this tour...the young lady giving the tour was extremely informative about their cheese-making process and about the Cabot farmers' cooperative. We came away stuffed with cheese samples and some goodies for the rest of the trip. Yum!!

After so much ice cream and cheese, the four of us convened at our RV for some drinks and then headed to dinner at an Irish pub in Montpelier, VT. Montpelier is a pretty little town...very little, in fact, for being the capital of a state.

Vermont is a beautiful state, perhaps the most diversely beautiful state we've so far visited. This time of year promises lots of wildflowers along the highway, stunning mountain vistas and crisp, clean air. I only wish the pictures had captured what we were actually seeing. There are hundreds of little streams and rivers and creeks meandering through the countryside...so pretty, but so far no luck finding anywhere to go tubing!!!