Last night we finally entered New England via Bennington, Vermont. It was nearing dusk as we wound up through the Green Mountains. We turned a corner and saw a spooky looking hotel building, a towering white Congregational church and an obelisk commemorating the Battle of Bennington at the top of a mountain. We got out and enjoyed the sunset then we continued on another 40 miles through twisty roads to Brattleboro for the night.
When we woke up on Monday morning, we decided that there wasn't much to see in Brattleboro, so we retraced our steps and followed the Molly Stark Trail (Route 9) back to Bennington. There was a lot to do along this road including looking out over the mountains of New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont at Hogback Mountain, hiking on the Appalachain Trail, driving over many covered bridges, shopping for pottery at Bennington Potters, and going up to the observation deck of the 306 foot obelisk. We got some fresh bread, Vermont sharp cheddar cheese, some blueberries and our "travel snack" of beef jerky and had a dinner-picnic on the grounds of the monument. The teens were pretty happy, but Stephen and Andrew would have been happier if the boat rental place would have let them drive jet-skis on the beautiful mountain lake that we passed (they only let people over 21 drive). Andrew could have spent the whole day on the Appalachain trail hopping from rock to rock amid the clear amber tinted water in the rushing mountain stream. Overall a pretty good day that made everyone happy . . .
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