Fall Foliage in NH and VT

We left Maine on Saturday September 29 headed for New Hampshire and Vermont with no particular destination in mind.  We were just heading west along a route marked as "scenic" in our atlas.  Our drive through New Hampshire and the White Mountains was very pretty.  It looked like the trees were about fifty percent of peak.  We stopped at a farm stand to buy some New Hampshire maple syrup.  We visited with the family that ran it for a bit.  They were bringing in some fresh New Hampshire sweet corn.  They said they harvested corn starting in June and it lasted until the first frost in October.  They also told us how they collected the maple syrup in early spring while snow was still on the ground.  They asked us about farming in Oklahoma.

After driving through New Hampshire, we drove into Vermont and continued our fall foliage tour.  Vermont's foliage was gorgeous!  It is at peak this weekend - how could we get so lucky.  Our first stop in Vermont was the Quechee Gorge.  We walked out on the bridge that overlooked the gorge.

As we were driving, we came across the Taftville Covered Bridge.   Since half the bridge was gone, we could see how it was originally constructed which was very interesting. 

We drove a bit further along a very scenic road beside the Ottauquechee River and stopped in the town of Woodstock, Vermont.  It was a pretty little town.  We walked around a bit and then stopped for a coffee. We went shopping in the general store.  We carried a wood-splint basket to hold our selection of Vermont Maple syrup and maple syrup caramel apples.   On our way out of town, we discovered that they also had a covered bridge. 

As we headed on down the road, we ran across another covered bridge and then saw this very picturesque barn.  It was five stories tall.  There was mist rising up in the mountains in the background. 

We stopped for the night in a rustic hotel in the ski area of Killington, Vermont.  And by rustic, I mean no Wi-Fi and what is this thing in the bathroom.

 It says it heats water - I was afraid it was the water for the shower, but after closer inspection it seems to be for tea or soup.  We have a beautiful view of the mountain just outside our door.

 We snacked on our maple syrup caramel apples and they were wonderful.  I think I am a big fan of maple sugar caramel, especially since I can't have the corn syrup caramel we usually get. 

Tomorrow we head on across Vermont towards Fort Ticonderoga just across the border in New York.