Stowe, Friday, July 26, 2024
Departure day for Andrew, Emily, and the boys dawned with bright sunshine…a beautiful day to start in the woods.
Emily had some work to do, so the rest of us headed down to the Sleigh Road, a trail that runs just below our guesthouse.
As you can see, the boys love the woods!
We saw some lovely things, and some unusual ones, like this young tree growing from a stump.
The boys wanted to bring maple trees home with them. Alex has just wrestled his out of the ground.
We walked back up to the house along the Stepping Stones trail, so called because it switchbacks up the hill, making a steep ascent possible for mountain bikers…and young men.
Sue and I took it easy after the family left, and decided to give a new (to us) restaurant a try: The Whip, in the Green Mountain Inn right in the center of town. It is a traditional, even old fashioned place, with many more locals than visitors. The food wasn’t bad, and the setting—a large terrace out back—was lovely.