Sept 24, 2024 - It was only a 2 hour drive from our campground in New Hampshire to Fort Dummer State Park in Brattleboro, Vermont. We have 2 nights reserved at Fort Dummer. Fort Dummer was the first permanent European Settlement in Vermont. The fort was built in 1742 and named for William Dummer who was the acting Governor of Massachusetts at the time it was built.
It was a beautiful drive through New Hampshire
and Vermont
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There were a few short hikes in the State Park. After setting up camp we did the 1 mile Sunrise Loop. This was the view from the top, that looks down on Connecticut River. This view overlooks The original site of the fort which has been The original site of the fort was flooded beneath the Connecticut River when the Vernon Dam was built in 1908.
It was a pretty walk through the woods.
pretty sunset through the trees
Sep 25, 2024 - Today we drove into Brattleboro for some exploring. Our first stop was the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center. The museum is in Vermont Union Station. Next stop was the Retreat Farm, which is on the site of the original psychiatric hospital that was built there in 1834. The farm has a country store that sells cheese and local items. There are many hiking trails around the farm and the Retreat Tower trail goes to the tower that was built by the hospital patients as "therapy". It was a rainy day, so we didn't get to hike to the tower, maybe on our next visit.
morning view
Kev and I did a morning hike on the Sunset Trail.
Sunset view
the campground has 50 sites and is pretty empty since it's the middle of the week. I love the planted flowers all around the campground in random stumps.
The Fort Dummer sites are huge and very private.
Kev prepped some nachos for lunch
The "Wrench Bench" in front of the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center
coyote paintings
I love this painted silk
Pretty flowers at the Farm Retreat
We walked up the hill to see the goats
and the twin calves, Braeburn and Cortland
Next we visited the Creamery Covered Bridge
It had a separated pedestrian crossing
It's fall in Vermont
Campfire time
Breakfast for supper
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