Vermont - Day 2

Last night and tonight we stayed at the Inn At Weathersfield in Perkinsville, VT. The inn was built in 1792 and modernized in 2002. It is incredible! Our room, the Arlington, overlooks the front drive (the 2 windows on the left in the photo above) and the forest on the side (the 2nd story windows on the far right). We have a fireplace, original wood floors, and a huge bed with a down mattress. All the furniture is antique. Dick was a little anxious about sitting in the chair - it looks pretty fragile. We had dinner in the dining room last night and it was like being in an episode of Top Chef, with foam this and puree that. The food was absolutely incredible, and it's all local grown and produced.

We headed for the Green Mountains today, hoping to see some good fall colors. The area around our hotel doesn't have much color; most of the trees are still green. Unfortunately, it's that way everywhere we went. You can see that the change has begun, but it still has a long way to go. The temps have been in the 70's, which is nice for us, but isn't helping the leaves. These two photos were taken at Moss Glen Falls. Our first stop was in Proctorsville, where we just happened to see the sign for a yarn shop. And what a shop! "Six Loose Ladies" is a co-op that specializes in yarn and fiber from local farms. I bought 6 oz. of dyed llama (so soft!) and 4 oz of a wool silk blend from Mt. Nickwauket Sheep Farm; 3 ounces of super soft white alpaca roving from Perris Hill Farms (I think; I can't find their card); and 3 skeins of wool yarn from Mt. Ascutney View Farm. I'm going to make a 'falling leaves' shawl with these colors.

My haul from Webs included a 600 yard skein of tweed alpaca (the bottom skein) from The Great Adirondack Yarn Co. and a 450 yard skein of sock yarn from the Kangaroo Dyer at Valley Yarns. Both of these are Webs-only brands. Since this is souvenir yarn, I'm trying to buy local products or things I can't get in California.

The Bridge Report:

Covered bridges are hard to find in Vermont. Some are listed in guide books and/or on maps, but neither place gives directions or addresses. Local signs are almost non-existent. The most luck we've had is looking for street names like "Bridge Rd" or "Covered Bridge Street". God bless Vermont street-namers; they tend to be a descriptive lot.

Today we found - the driveway bridge, a modern replica leading to a private residence;

Lincoln Gap Bridge - seen from both ends; Gorham Bridge; Hammond Bridge, one of the few non-functioning bridges we've found. The entrance to this one is barricaded.

And finally, Depot Hill Bridge - see the speed limit sign? Don't you believe it; the locals just fly through this thing.

And our favorite sighting of the day? A line of 20+ wild turkeys, walking single file across the road in front of us. Too funny.

The next three nights we'll be staying here, in the Tin Mountain Room. Nice!