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2026 RT Vermont & Mass

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Hello again! We left NH and headed to VT. We stayed in Waterbury, not far from Stowe. This area has a lot of ski resorts.  On Friday we visited Montpelier, VT. We even did a tour of their cute little State House. Vermont was the fourteenth state in the US. From 1777 to 1791 it was an independent republic. Montpelier is the smallest state capital, the population is just over 8,000. There are high schools in Texas with more students. LOL Q: how many U.S. presidents hail from Vermont? On Saturday we took a scenic drive and made some strategic stops.  Touristy Von Trapp family lodge. The hills were alive with the sound of cash! Gondola to the peak of Stowe ski resort. It was clear enough to see Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. Sticky's Maple Works. We learned all about how they harvest the sap and ultimately sell syrup. This company taps over 2,000 maple trees and literally tubes them together to collect the maple sap. This is one of the machines involved: We later saw the tubing ...
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2026 RT New Hampshire

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Y'all - New Hampshire is a small state but it has so much to offer if you love the outdoors! We arrived Tuesday via the Kancamangus Highway. This is one of several scenic byways across the state. Amazing scenery! Our little apartment for these few days is up a long, dark road tucked up in a forest, but only two miles from town. Perfect! Our first outing on Wednesday was to Flume Gorge. This hike is in the Franconia Notch State Park. It has everything you could want: Giant boulders left behind by receding glaciers tens of thousands of years ago: Covered bridges: Water features: A gorge: Overlooks: Wolf's den crawl thru - this was fun but difficult - I really had to be gumby to squeeze through the rocks to exit the den. More water features: Another massive boulder (Sheri for scale): The way the trees would grow on/over/around the massive rocks was impressive: Life will find a way! After completing this hike we had a picnic lunch and headed to another hike, Artist Bluff Trail. Thi...
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