TRAILS AT THE SCIENCE CENTER |
THE NATURE CENTER HAD A BEAUTIFUL POND |
SARA STALKS THE MIGHTY MOOSE.......ALCES alces PLASTICA |
WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT BEAVERS AT A DEMONSTRATION |
THE BOBCAT WAS ALERT AND ON THE PROWL |
THE MOUNTAIN LION WAS SO ELEGANT |
AND THE OTTER WAS SLEEPY |
THERE WERE GOLD FINCHES EVERYWHERE |
THE GREAT HORNED OWL LOVED TO WINK AT SARA |
OUR GUIDE WAS GREAT ON GOLDEN POND |
THIS WAS AN ANTIQUE STEAM POWERED TOUR BOAT |
THIS IS PURGATORY BAY WHERE HERMAN AND BILL IN THE FILM FISHED FOR WALTER....THE ROCK IN THE CENTER IS WHERE THE BOAT CRASHED |
THIS WAS THE COTTAGE ON GOLDEN POND |
THE DRIVE AROUND LAKE CHAMPLAIN WAS GORGEOUS WITH BLUE SKY AND BLUE WATER |
THE FARM FIELDS OF THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN AREA...... |
WE TOUR THIS LAKE CHAMPLAIN SCHOONER WHICH WAS RESTORED TO EVERY MINUTE DETAIL |
SCHOONERS LIKE THIS WERE USED TO HAUL GOODS AND PASSENGERS UP AND DOWN LAKE CHAMPLAIN |
THEY WERE GIVING FREE TOURS THE DAY WE VISITED |
NOTICE ALL THE RIGGING ON THE MAIN MAST........THIS SCHOONER HAS NO ENGINES AND IS SAIL DEPENDENT |
OUR TOUR GUIDES WERE IN COSTUME AND HAD HELPED RESTORE THE BOAT |
SANDY AND GRETTA IN HER CARRIER CHECKED OUT THE BELOW DECK |
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT-SANDY, DICK, DON AND SARA |
THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY STREAMS IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT |
WE TOURED ON A BEAUTIFUL DAY......... |
SARA AND DON AT BROOKSIDE IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS |
SANDY AND DICK AT THE SAME BROOK......... |
A WATERFALL IN THE STATE PARK IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS |
WE ATE LUNCH OVERLOOKING THIS GLEN |
ONE OF THE MORE FAMOUS FALLS IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS |
NOTE THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE VICTIMS-SAYS SOMETHING FOR GETTING OLDER HUH........ |
THE MAPLE SYRUP CAME IN MANY SHADES AND FLAVORS.... |
WE LEARNED ALL ABOUT MAKING MAPLE SYRUP AND SANDY DROVE A HARD BARGAIN ON THE FINAL PRICE |
WE LOVED THE COVERED BRIDGES OF VERMONT........ |
THE SHELBURNE MUSEUM COVERED OVER 40 ACRES AND IS THE LARGEST IN VERMONT |
WE STARTED AT THE ROUND BARN WITH A DISPLAY OF WIND VANES-FLYING PIGS WERE THE BEST |
SARA LOVED TO RIDE THE CAROUSEL.............. |
AND SO DID SANDY................... |
BUT DICK LOVED IT BEST..........LOOK AT THE SMILE |
THIS CIRCUS PARADE WAS OVER 300 FEET LONG AND ALL BEHIND GLASS |
THIS WAS THE FAMOUS RESTORED STEAMBOAT THE TICONDEROGA-IT TOOK YEARS TO RESTORE AND WAS MOVED TO THE SITE ON RAILROAD CARS |
THIS WAS THE DINING ROOM ON THE BOAT-VERY ELEGANT WITH ITS OWN CHINA |
THIS BLACKSMITH SHOWED US HOW IRON WAS FORMED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY UTINSELS OF THE DAY |
DICK LOVED THE RESTORED COACHES AND WAGONS |
THIS WAS A SCHOOL SLED USED IN THE WINTER FOR GETTING KIDS TO CLASS |
SARA LOVED THE PRINT SHOP WHERE THE EARLY PAPERS WERE PRINTED |
DON WAS STUCK IN JAIL FOR A WHILE |
OH THE QUILTS-THOSE LONG VERMONT WINTERS WERE OFTEN SPENT QUILTING |
THERE WERE SEVERAL ANTIQUE TOY COLLECTIONS AT THE MUSEUM |
SARA AND SANDY LOVED THE DOLL COLLECTIONS |
THE DOLLS WERE HAVING A TEA PARTY |
AT THE ONE ROOM SCHOOL SANDY, DICK AND SARA WERE MISBEHAVING......PARTICULARLY SARA |
THE PIONEER KITCHEN WAS BEING USED TO COOK A MEAL FROM THE GARDEN THE DAY WE VISITED |
THIS IS ONE OF THE LONGEST COVERED BRIDGES IN VERMONT |
THE FLOWERS OUTSIDE THE OKEEFE EXHIBIT WERE BEAUTIFUL |
THE BUTTERFLIES LOVED THEM TOO |
A FELLOW PHOTOGRAPHER ON CHURCH ST WAS GETTING THAT UNSUAL SHOT....I SHOT HIM |
THE SHOPS WERE SO MUCH LIKE STATE ST IN MADISON |
THE ICE CREAM SHOP OUTSIDE BEN AND JERRY'S |
DON AND SARA AT BEN AND JERRY'S |
ALL THOSE FAMOUS FLAVORS..............THE WALL OF FAME |
HERE IS WHERE THE CONTAINERS WERE FILLED-TWO FLAVORS PER DAY |
THE TASTING ROOM AT BEN AND JERRY'S -VERY SMALL SAMPLES INDEED |
SARA LOVED THESE BOWLS BUT NO ROOM FOR THEM IN THE RV AND THEY WERE $20 A PIECE |
ONE OF THE STREET RODS AT BEN AND JERRY'S |
NOW THERE IS A CAR........ |
SANDY LOVED THIS ONE THE BEST |
BUT THIS IS THE ONE EVERYONE WANTED TO TAKE HOME.........VEROOM..... |
THE VERMONT TEDDY BEAR FACTORY |
SARA BEAR SECOND FROM THE LEFT |
THE BEAR ROOM WHERE THE DOLLARS FLOWED...... |
OUR GUIDE WAS FULL OF BEAR PUNS AND ABIT ON THE DORKY SIDE......... |
THIS WOMAN WAS SEWING THE BEAR PARTS TO MAKE A TEDDY |
THIS WAS A TEDDY WITH SEAM SIDES OUT........A FUNNY BEAR INDEED |
SARA LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF THE TOUR |
THESE WERE SOME OF THE "SPECIALTY" BEARS |
HERE AT TEDDY HOSPITAL BEARS ARE SENT BACK TO THE FACTORY FOR REPAIRS-MOST COMMON INJURY DOG B ITES |
GUESS WHICH "SPECIALTY" BEAR WAS SARA'S FAVORITE.......HUMMMMMMMM |
HERE ARE ALL OUR "BUNNIES" WAITING TO SEE IF SARA BROUGHT BACK A BEAR |
JACK,-JACK JR,-JILL-JEZEBELL-PLAIN JANE-JULIA-JOY-GRANDPA JEREMIAH-JOCKO WERE HAPPY TO SEE NO BEARS |
THE 120M SKI JUMP AT LAKE PLACID |
CAN YOU BELIEVE PEOPLE ACTUALLY JUMP OFF THIS THING |
IT IS A HELL OF A LONG WAY DOWN |
SARA TRIED OUT THE BOBSLED |
THE GERMAN DANCERS AT LAKE PLACID OCTOBERFEST |
THE RIVER AT LAKE PLACID WAS AWESOME |
THIS WAS OUR CAMPSITE AT LAKE GEORGE NORTH OF GLENN FALLS , NEW YORK |
SARA WAS ALWAY ON THE LOOKOUT FOR NEW BIRDS |
EVERY MORNING WE WOKE UP TO THIS VIEW-WE HAD WATER FRONT PROPERTY |
THE STREAMS OF THE ADIRONDACKS ARE BREATH TAKING |
AS WERE THE LAKE WITH THEIR FALL COLORS |
WHAT CAN YOU SAY................ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL |
A WATERFALL SOUTH OF LAKE PLACID |
THE MOUNTAIN SIDES WERE ABLAZE WITH COLOR |
IT JUST WENT ON AND ON WITH THE COLORS OF AUTUMN |
THIS WAS OUR FAVORITE CAMPSITE IN THE ADIRONDACKS........... |