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◂︎ Mandy & Lexi's Vermont Adventures
Woodstock
Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Historic Park
Date visited: 9/24/2024
This is Vermont's only National Park. The parking is across the street from the main entrance, at the Billings Farm & Museum. The park is the site of the George Perkins Marsh Boyhood Home, a mansion built in 1805. There is a very nice garden near the mansion, and over 20 miles of trails. We hiked a series of trails that featured a 500 foot climb and led to "The Pogue" - a man-made pond created in the 80's....the 1880's to be precise! No fishing or swimming or is allowed in the pond. There's a loop trail that circles it. Despite the climb, the hike was actually pretty easy. It was a cool day, and the "partly sunny" weather forecast for the area did not come to fruition. The area is known for it's vibrant fall colors, but we were probably a week or two early for peak color. Still, there was a good deal of color around the pond. We took a different route up to the pond than we took down. The route down was shorter and steeper. We stopped at the Woodshed Exhibit on the way back. There is information about Mount Tom, and the conservation efforts in the area inside the exhibit. (On a side note, it seems like every state has a "Mount Tom"). Our hike was a total of about four and a half miles.
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Downtown Woodstock
Date visited: 9/24/2024
As we were leaving the National Park, the sun came out briefly as we were driving through the center of town, so we stopped at the Woodstock Green and took a short walk around the downtown area.
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