Ethan Allen Tower is an iconic, 40-foot stone tower atop the highest point in Burlington, VT, a site known as “Indian Rock” due to its historical use by the Abenaki to watch for Iroquois and Mohawk boats approaching from the…
VT Route 108, also known as “The Notch Road” (referring to the “Smugglers’ Notch” mountain pass) is a steep and twisty mountain pass road. So twisty that it is impossible to plow in the snowy Vermont winter, and therefor it…
I live in Vermont, however, my family lives in New York. In between the two lands lies this large body of water known as Lake Champlain. The lake is named after Samuel de Champlain, a French soldier and explorer who…
The Gold Brook Bridge in Stowe, VT is a single-lane covered bridge built in 1844. It also has the distinction of being a haunted covered bridge. The legend of “Emily’s Bridge,” as it’s more popularly known, is set in the…
Vermont is a maple and dairy state, and few roadside treats carry as much swagger as a maple creemee. “A what?” you are probably asking, “Creemee”… no “A” and no “I.” I know, it’s weird, I refused to use the…
Introduced to the camera market in 1976, the Pentax K1000 is one of photography’s most beloved machines. It’s simple, it’s reliable, it’s damned-near bullet-proof. This was a standard student camera in its day, it was completely manual, all you had…
Early in the season, once no more snow is apparent, I like to detail my scoot. I don’t mean just wash, I mean detail. Wash, clay bar, paint sealant, Carnuba wax, polish the metal, clean the seat – everything. It…
It’s said in Vermont (and I would imagine in MOST winter-suffering states) that there are four seasons: Pre-Winter, Winter, Mud Season, and Construction Season. We are presently in the third of those four.
One thing about riding in Vermont, cycle season in VT starts just as soon as you shovel a path from your garage to the dry pavement. Often you will see riders out while there is still snow on the green…
As of today the scoot is out and getting ready for the season, however, this is last week. It’s difficult being a scooterist in Vermont, where the cold days outnumber the warm by a broad margin. So we pack a…