Date visited: 5/6/2022

This was not a planned stop. While I was up in New Hampshire, I decided to drive back through Vermont and went through Downtown Brattleboro. They were holding the "Gallery Walk", an arts festival that is held the first Friday of every month from May to December. They had some streets and some parking lots closed to host the street fair. There were vendors, and a band. It was a very cool spur of the moment stop. I found out Mandy does not like kids on skateboards. Other than that, the dogs impressed many people with how well they pose for pictures, even in the middle of a busy street fair.

Date visited: 3/27/2026

This was a walk through downtown Brattleboro. They hold the "Gallery Walk" the first Friday of every month, and I had been there for that a few years prior. This was a walk through downtown on a different day, and we explored much more of the area. In addition to the shops and restaurants that line the streets, we went over to Brattleboro Common, Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, and Derby Park. We also walked part way across the General John Stark Bridge that connects Brattleboro VT to Hinsdale NH. We covered about four and a half miles in total, and it was a very nice walk. We had a great time exploring the area.

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Date visited: 3/27/2026

We visited this park area while walking through Downtown Brattleboro. It is a nice park area with a gazebo, monuments, and some open grassy areas. There were also some people playing frisbee in the park, and Mandy wanted to join in on the fun. Actually, none of that really happened....the Micosoft VS Code program's AI filled that all in, and I thought it was funny enough to keep in. The dogs did not want to play frisbee, and there were no people playing frisbee in the park. It was a nice park area though, and we had a good time walking through it.

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Date visited: 3/27/2026

Here are some photos from the outside of the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. We passed through here as part of our walk through Downtown Brattleboro.

Date visited: 3/27/2026

This is a park area behind the train station in Brattleboro. We passed through here as part of our walk through Downtown Brattleboro. The bridge was closed and the train station was under construction, but there were still a couple picnic tables here with nice views of the river. The brewery on sit was also closed.

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Date visited: 7/15/2026

Well, we've made it to the smoky part of the summer. The northeast was once again enveloped in a smoke plume from Canadian Wildfires. It was actually "mostly sunny" here according to weather forecasts, but you wouldn't know that from looking at the sky. We came up to Vermont because the air quality was a little better here....moderately harmful instead of extremely harmful! Initially, inland areas were forecasted to be up in the 90's, but the smoke kept the temps down and it was about 75 degrees here. I kind of wish we saved this trail for a better day, because it was a pretty nice trail. It's a long rail trail, and we only covered the fist mile and a half or so. It runs along the east side of the West River, first near open fields, and then through the woods. There is a great spot as the trail passes under the I-91 bridge. It features a picnic areas and scenic views. The trail runs through Riverstone Preserve, which we also explored before heading back the way we came. There is a boat launch and dock near the start of the trail, and we were able to get some good photos from the dock of the smoky sunset as we were finishing our adventure.

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Date visited: 7/15/2026

This is a preserve along the West River Trail that features a short loop trail called the Sibosen Trail. There are signs on the trees that contain information about the area. Some of them have QR codes for more information as well. There is good access to the river from here, and of course Mandy and Lexi decided to cool off in the water.

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