The Green Mountain State calls us back again and again in the summertime. The days are warm enough for swimming in lakes and rivers, and the nights are cool and comfortable. It's perfect weather for curling up around the campfire with a blanket and book...and...
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Vermont
Thank You Vermont. We Can’t Wait to Come Back.
Sep 6, 2013 RVFamilyTravelAtlas
We came home from Vermont over two weeks ago, but part of me still feels like I'm there. It was one of my favorite road trips of all time--and I've been on a few. Here are my top ten reasons for still wanting to say thank you to Vermont: 1. For your family...
Future Summer Camp Prospects? VINS, Quechee, Vermont
Aug 31, 2013 RVFamilyTravelAtlas
On our last morning in Vermont, we decided to let the campers stretch their legs before the long car ride home and headed to VINS, the Vermont Institute of Natural Science, which was right up the road from our campground. The center is perfectly designed to blend in...
Earning Your Eats the Old-Fashioned Way: The White Cottage Snack Bar
Aug 30, 2013 RVFamilyTravelAtlas
After our adventurous descent down Mount Tom's Precipice Trail we were hungry. Very hungry. Not handmade local croissant or organic frittata hungry. But cheeseburger hungry. Milkshake hungry. Lobster roll hungry. Fried clam strips hungry. You know what I mean....
Mt. Tom, Vermont (or the day that the “Precipice Trail” seemed like a great option for kids and baby)
Aug 29, 2013 RVFamilyTravelAtlas
When I went to talk to the Ranger about climbing Mount Tom, he took one look at our merry band of pirates and decided that wide paths and gentle upgrades were the way to go. As he highlighted a route to the summit, he specifically told me to stay away from the...
The Perfect Al Fresco Lunch: Trap Door Bakehouse, Quechee, Vermont
Aug 24, 2013 RVFamilyTravelAtlas
When the boys were younger, say one and two years old, we considered finding restaurants with picnic tables equivalent to winning the lottery. Meals were so much more enjoyable with a little more room to breathe and a little more space for the noise to carry. Now that...
Those Magical Places (Quechee / Pine Valley KOA)
Aug 23, 2013 RVFamilyTravelAtlas
The Quechee / Pine Valley KOA in Vermont had me at hello. I had emailed the campground a couple of weeks before our visit asking for a list of family-friendly hikes, and the co-owner, Cindy, sent me a friendly email that became the blue print for our adventures. So I...
Get Ye To Church (Or At Least to a Church Blueberry Festival)
Aug 20, 2013 RVFamilyTravelAtlas
We were driving down Route 5 from our campground to downtown Brattleboro when I saw it. One of those small signs sticking out of the ground that usually announce politicians or lawn services. This one was advertising a blueberry festival at the local First United...
We Looked At The Swim And We Jumped Right In: West Dummerston
Aug 19, 2013 RVFamilyTravelAtlas
We went to Vermont in search of family friendly hiking and swimming, and we found them both. On our last morning at the Brattleboro North KOA I walked into the cozy camp store and asked Beverly to recommend a good swim. She pulled out a list culled from swimming...
Sometimes the Universe Echoes: A Scavenger Hunt on Mount Putney
Aug 17, 2013 RVFamilyTravelAtlas
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about our first scavenger hunt hike in the Shenandoah National Park. We have done so many hikes in so many different states since the boys were born and have never once before been handed a trail scavenger hunt. Not in Acadia National...
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