Vermont

Henry went on his 3rd annual Vermont pilgrimage this weekend - he is becoming quite the traveler. As we know, Mike and I take a trip to Vermont every Columbus Day weekend to enjoy all things autumn; foliage, apple picking, cider donuts.... Usually the trip is with a group of friends, but this year it was just the 3 of us. We had a wonderful trip - we only wish it could have lasted longer.

This year we stayed in Dorset Vermont and rented a perfect little house for the 3 of us:








The foliage was gorgeous (as always):





We went up early on Friday, and spent the day exploring the house and the town. Saturday was a little rainy in the morning. We had a phenomenal breakfast out in Manchester:


Spent some time in Manchester looking at the sights:




And headed out to Weston and then Bennington for some sightseeing, shopping, and apples (yes, we were all over the state):





Sunday morning we headed to Merck Forest for a gorgeous hike:






Henry was a trooper, and discovered the joys of a walking stick:



During his nap I got to spend a few hours going crazy in Manchester's fabulous outlet stores - always a good time :) That night we headed to Stratton, a cute ski resort town, for dinner.

Today we took the long way home so we could stop in Woodstock (where Henry thoroughly enjoyed the covered bridge):



And Quechee where we marvelled at the Quechee gorge:





We had a wonderful weekend and thoroughly enjoyed the wood stove, home made apple crisp, the views, and our time together. We can't wait to go back next year!