With all the bare and stressed trees we were seeing in the South we decided to head up to the Northeast Kingdom to see if it was hit as hard. A beautiful part of the state north and east of Montpelier it is made up of more mountains but with broad open valleys and deep glacial lakes. The area is much less populated and much less traveled than the southern areas. It is an entirely different sort of beauty with large farms in the open valleys and resorts scattered around the lakes. Here we found plenty of tree damage, but on a much smaller scale than in the south. River banks were not totally scoured and though there were plenty of stripped trees, it was apparent they suffered much less damage than down below in the tight river valleys of the south. Here were trees trying to show their fall colors, though there was no question that they too had been stressed. Nevertheless, there were plenty of patches of incredible color: mixes of greens, yellow, orange and rusted red. Not the brilliant red I had expected, but a deep chestnut red that muted the entire forest. A beauty all it’s own.
Tomorrow on the central part of the state in search of more covered bridges and the quintessential small town Vermont.
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