Most memorable was the beautiful scenery, mountains, fresh air, clean environment. Summer is a great time to visit since it is not crowded.
Lots of outdoor activities to do locally--tennis, golf, hiking, gondola rides to top of mountain with choice of riding back down, hiking down or mountain biking. Exceptional, helpful staff at Killington activity center to describe options, help with selection of trails, assist novices in preparing to mountain bike, etc. Water slide in this facility as well. PICo Activity Center a few miles down the road had an Alpine slide that was very enjoyable. Also locally, at Mountain Top, the horseback riding experience was very nice. Beautiful setting in the m
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Lots of outdoor activities to do locally--tennis, golf, hiking, gondola rides to top of mountain with choice of riding back down, hiking down or mountain biking. Exceptional, helpful staff at Killington activity center to describe options, help with selection of trails, assist novices in preparing to mountain bike, etc. Water slide in this facility as well. PICo Activity Center a few miles down the road had an Alpine slide that was very enjoyable. Also locally, at Mountain Top, the horseback riding experience was very nice. Beautiful setting in the mountains with basic guided rides for one hour to full day sessions on learning horseback riding.
Great day trips--45 minutes to Woodstock -very quaint town and Queechee Gorge with optional hiking to bottom of gorge. Near Woodstock was a free and very interesting tour of farm making maple syrup and cheese--SugarBush Farm.
Ride up Route 100 to Ben and Jerry's factory tour and Stowe 1 1/2 hour drive on very scenic road with clear streams, river, water fall and small towns along the way. Warren has a great general store with fresh baked goods and sandwiches--deck overlooks the Mad River. Stowe is another beautiful part of Vermont. We visited the Von Trapp Family Inn (Sound of Music)--not touristy, just lots of charm. The restaurant at the Inn requires reservations but is exceptional. The Austrian Tearoom on the complex is open for lunch and is very good.
Another longer excursion of 2 1/2 hours was up Route 7 to the Lake Champlain area. We went to see the Lippinzaner Stallions perform on one of the Islands. The show was good but the added benefit was seeing this very picturesque area. We stopped at the Vermont Teddy Bear factory on the way up--nice tour and had dinner in Burlington Vermont, a beautiful town worth going back to for a second visit in the future. College town, hilly but right on the lake.
Would have liked to spend more time visiting the numerous shops, antique stores and art galleries that are found in all parts of the state.
Quick Tips:
We had great weather most of our stay. Watch the weather to plan suitable activities. Take advantage of nice clear days to go to the top of the mountain. Consider activity pass if you plan to use the Killington and PICO centers more than ad day or two. We did better with purchasing tickets for the specific activites we wanted to do and not getting the pass.Best Way To Get Around:
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