Vermont

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June 27th through July 5th, 2004

Our lodging for our stay in Vermont was to be a small cabin on Lake Iroquois just south/east of Burlington.  The picture on the right is the first viewing of our cabin.

This is our view of the lake.

After settling in and returning from the local grocery store I snapped this sunset picture.  The time is about 9:15PM.

This is our sunrise.  The lake is almost like a mirror and the time is 5 AM

After breakfast it was time to explore our lake.  That's Joan in the bow of the canoe.

This rock out crop is about a quarter mile off shore and a favorite resting place for the many water birds.

Looking our across the lake

On the north side of the lake we found this beaver den.  Just before we found this we had spotted the beaver swimming near shore.

A field of water lilies

Another view out across the lake.

This shed was across the main road leading down to our cabin.

This is the road sign for our road.  It was about a half mile drive down this well packed gravel road.

This is the Dakin Farm, their sign says to stop in for a taste of Vermont.  It turns out that they are a major producer of maple syrup.  We should be well stocked for about a year now.

We visited a little town by the name of Vergennes is search of antique shops

While walking about spotted this merchant sign.

North Vermont is primarily a farming area and this is what the area looks like

A typical north Vermont Farm

A simple picture from the side of the road

One of the many streams we enjoyed

The little town of Waybridge

I took this picture because I liked the sign announcing the name of this establishment.  I have no idea as to the name of this little township but it is small.

As we were driving down the road near Green Mountain we spotted this covered bridge.  Most of the historic covered bridges in Vermont are located in the southern part of the state.  It's unfortunate but we will not be going south.

Without a doubt, this is the most popular style of chair in New England.  It is known as an Adirondack Chair

Another view of the country side

I had a chance to photograph some birds but as I was shooting with a slow lens and hand held they are not as sharp as I would like.

This is a mother Rose-Breasted Grosbeak feeding her young.  Mom is on the right.

This poor quality picture is of the male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak.

The is the Downy Woodpecker.

This museum is a delightful place where you can learn about the local birds.  It is a non-profit educational organization and a great place to visit.

Check them out at www.birdsofvermont.org

Some fantastic frogs.  Their size is about the size of my hand and their croak was really loud.

This is the little pond in which I found the above frogs.  We also spotted a couple of salamanders swimming around but could not get a picture of them.

Below: This is the view as we entered downtown Burlington.  This is the largest town in Vermont with a population of around 40,000.  To put that into perspective our little home town of Upland, California is around 60,000.

Right: Burlington is a college town and very similar to Claremont.  There is a wonderful downtown area where cars are not permitted and the shops are great.  This bronze depicts two children playing leap-frog.

More pictures of the downtown shopping area of Burlington.

Left:  A fountain at the entrance to the shopping area.

Right:  A rest stop for those in need of caffeine.

Below:  An interesting art form at the top of one of the buildings.

An interesting sign.

To this point we have traveled over 3600 miles and I find Mrs. B engrossed in a four story "Pier One"

This picture is actually of a mirror reflecting Joan.  "Sneaky"

One final picture of a Vermont Farm

Next:  New Hampshire and the White Mountains

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