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I compiled my list for some upcoming hikes in southern Vermont for our late spring/summer/early September day trips! Until then, we are hiking around NW CT and getting in shape for some of the Vermont hikes that I have on my bucket list! I'm in the moderate range as far as difficulty and no more ro...

22. SAINT-GAUDENS NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK Cornish, New Hampshire :mrgreen: :wink: Hello SOV friends! Another seven months have gone by since my last update and I need to add this before I forget! I have always wanted to visit this historic park when in Vermont as it is sooooo close! I know, I know, i...

Connecticut Maple Sugar Open House Weekend is on! Doing my happy dance! :wink: If you can't make it up north, Connecticut has many great sugaring operations and I can certainly recommend a few that I have been to. As always, please call ahead for confirmation and COVID restrictions. Wear a mask! ht...

Massachusetts is NOT canceling their open house weekend! Please call ahead to confirm that a sugarhouse is open and receiving visitors as well as checking their COVID restrictions! I have been to many in south central Mass and they have been excellent! There are several around the Springfield area ...

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NEW HAMPSHIRE MAPLE MONTH 2021 "Maple Sugaring Month runs March 1 through March 31, spanning four weekends. You can support your local sugarhouses during the pandemic to help keep the sugaring tradition alive. Go to the Find a Sugarhouse link to find one near you. Each sugarhouse will have their ow...

https://vermontmaple.org/mohw Sad but true. :( :( :( Greetings maple syrup lovers everywhere. For obvious reasons, the 2021 Vermont Maple Open House Weekend has been cancelled to prevent the spread of COVID. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE support your local sugar makers by either calling ahead to see if they ...

Hello SOV Foliage Friends! I hope this post finds you well and hopeful in the new year. May you have continued health and optimism that we will return to a sense of normalcy very soon! To begin my post, I recently read an article in the NYT from contributors responding to the “52 Places to Love in 2...

Happy New Year Scenes of Vermont Foliage Friends! May this post find you and your loved ones safe and healthy. What a year this has been! I'm not sure I'll ever have the right words to describe 2020, but for me, it felt like the world came to a standstill, sort of like the twilight zone? It's been t...

Hello SOV Fall Foliage Friends! The weather the past few days, with more to come, could not be more stellar than what we are experiencing here in New England! In northern CT, we have been blessed with mid 70s for almost a week with 77 yesterday and 77 also forecast for today. The nights are cool and...

Thanks for posting all these great photos from our day trip into the NW corner of CT Calguy! I'm already looking forward to our tours next fall so make sure Bogey, your partner in crime, makes it this time! He really missed a very stellar day with perfect conditions! I was hiking in Roxbury yesterda...

Thanks for all your advice and travels on the forum this season, it was great! Hope to see you here in 2021 for yet another foliage season. Stay well, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year while I'm at it! :D Snow in the NW hills on Friday, so I hope to get up there for some left over snowliage shots, i...

ooops! I forgot to add that we first stopped at Penwood State Forest on route 185 in Bloomfield when we saw tree tunnels of yellow into the forest pathways. The pond looked like it had excellent reflections but it was all wire fenced in and it looked recent! We also stopped at a very old cemetery in...

Hello SOV Fall Foliage Friends!!!! On a glorious fall day we started our foliage adventure with peak color in Simsbury and North Canton. Our first stop for photos was at my favorite red barn in North Canton; it is overlooking a beautiful hillside with a couple of outbuildings and a pond. This is the...

Hi Kevin, thanks for these photos. I don't know anything about the Oxbow so had to google the location. Why have I never heard of this? Can you tell me alittle more about your experience there and the best time to see it? Summer ok too. I traveled ALL around the Quabbin with Ed McGuirk from this for...