Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Fall Foliage Scenic Drive - Central Vermont Area

This fall foliage scenic road in central Vermont offers the best views of the Green Mountain National Forest. This unit is a scenic area of about 150 miles. And followsmostly Route 12 south of Montpellier, in Woodstock, north on Route 100 and 100B back beforeheading Montpelier. There are plenty of surprises along the way, but no experience surpriseyou'll panoramic views of fall foliage scenic alongthis. The tour is best done in a weekend, or severaldays, although you can make the drive one day andforgo s many attractions and rides suggested.Let "get going ... Start from Montpelier, a small town in northern ofcentral Vermont. Montpelier is easily accessible fromInterstate 89. Montpelier is 182 miles from Boston and 198 milesfrom Hartford.Take Montpelier on Route 12 and south NorthfieldFalls. Northfield Falls has four covered bridges and famousFalls General Store. Vermont has some of the best ofcovered examples bridges anywhere in New England, but two of them inNorthfield falls may be at a time, like looking through a toothed. This is unique in New England and the value of the camera no doubt in takingthe to capture.Continue Route 12 make their way to Bethel. Bethel is one of those cities in Vermont, a scene of part of the natural. Could this be because it is homegrown RiverNational Blanca? The nursery focuses on the Salmon River restoringAtlantic Connecticut. And "open from 8:00 -3:00 pm every day.> From Bethel you continue with the last piece of the area southernroute Woodstock.The Woodstock offers a variety of attractions, includingBillings Farm Museum, Quechee Gorge. Woodstock is Isone of those picture-perfect Vermont villages is just fun tostroll around the shops and check restaurants.The Billings Farm and Museum was established in 1871, and todayit a farm and a museum that depicts the life of farm 1800s.Quechee Thela Gorge Vermont's little Grand Canyon. No holes with many errors in the ground as in Arizona, but a mile long andplenty roads and trails on offer is an opportunity tostretch legs and admire the beautiful scenery. Be towalk the picnic area overlooking the next falls.The 20 miles of scenic road leads onRoute 4 to Killington ski. Killington Ski areathat is world famous covers six mountains. And more than 4,200 'spectacularviews offered by the summit. There are few better places toappreciate the leaves fall in the top of Killington Peak.If is running take the K1-Gondola from base. TheGondola you can drive every day from 24 September to October is halfway 10th.Killington on this tour, and the city of Rutland withthe beautiful about a lot of accommodation if youdecide stop all night. Just make sure that the maximum fall foliage reservationsduring season.The next section of the tour follows Route 100, since the boundaries Thégra Mountain National Forest. OfPittsfield will pass through the city, Hancock, Granville, and Waitsfield coverperhaps as the most spectacular views of the earth and see onthis different drive.Just northern Hancock and Route 125 near Route100 isTexas Falls. The road to the waterfall is an easy walk and views offersmarvelous at any time of year but especially during the season when bright colors fallfoliage. The larger of the two waterfalls is Moss Glen Falls, Granville northof a few miles from Hancock. The cascade Hancocktowards unit is two-lane winding road that passes through seven miles of pristine wilderness area, and the value easy.The takingslow and final stage of this central unit Middlesex fromGranville scenic Vermont and back to Montpelier continues Provide amazing landscapes and great photo opportunities. Route100B connects to Route 100 south of the village of Moretown, take andyou'll 100B north to Middlesex and then join Interstate 89for quick hop back in the state has really fantastic Montpelier.Vermonters five seasons - spring, summer, autumn, winter, and the famous mud season. But my personalfavorite Vermont is the fall. Enjoy this tour and you'llunderstand why.

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