On Wednesday, October 7th, we left Killington for Quechee Gorge. It is known as Vermont's "Little Grand Canyon."
Lots of covered bridges in Vermont due to the 23 feet of snow they receive every year.
I walked the Quechee Gorge trail for a few minutes.
The bridge over the gorge was built in 1911.
This is the Taftsville covered bridge.
Then we stopped at a town called Woodstock. Guess what? Another covered bridge.
There is a luxury resort called the Woodstock Inn. We ate our lunch there.
Then I walked around the town of Woodstock.
There was a beautiful area called Kedron Brook.
The Norman Williams Public Library was beautiful! I got Doc a devotional from1902 there. It was only $4. It is known as the most beautiful library in the country.
Then we went to Plymouth Notch to visit the birthplace of Calvin Coolidge. He was President from 1924 to 1927. He did a great job, but hated it, and turned down a sure re-election in 1928.
The town reminded me of the town in Little House on the Prairie. It had a huge barn.
Here is his family home and the church. There was supposed to be an echo in the church, and I screamed but didn't hear it.
There was a garden and a sheep pasture. Cheese making was the main industry in the town.
The visitor center showed a film about Coolidge's life. It was about 20 minutes long. While he was in office, one of his sons got a blister on his foot from playing tennis. It got infected, and he became septic and died.
Then we went to Ludlow, Vermont to the Green Mountain Sugar House. We had maple cremees, which are soft serve maple ice creams. It was actually delicious!
These are my new friends, Carol and Gallena.
Then we returned to the Grand Killington. I took the 0.7 mile hike around the property. In the winter, it is a ski resort, so there were lifts and gondolas everywhere.
The restaurant was called Preston's!
Onto New Hampshire in the morning!
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