Quechee, Taftsville, Woodstock, VT

Saturday morning started out very overcast with the forecast for rain, so we got an early start to tour this area of Vermont. We drove first to the Quechee Gorge. I can only imagine how pretty it is if the sun were shining. I did get a few good pictures though. The first one is looking up the gorge and the second is looking down stream.



From the gorge we drove in search of the Quechee covered bridge. Some pictures .... the first is looking at the falls, upstream from the bridge, then the bridge and looking downstream - I wonder if they caught any fish!







Our next destination was the Taftsville covered bridge which was build in 1836. We actually drove across this one - twice! Again, the area is very scenic.

The bridge....



The construction....



and the waterfalls....



We left Taftsville via the River Road. Before I go on, all the water photos are of the Ottauquechee River. This river is not deep, as a matter of fact, all that we saw was probably about one foot deep, with the exception being at the waterfalls. Very clear, very cool water!

The drive on the River Road was quite an experience. Started off on a narrow paved road and went down to a dirt/gravel one lane road. There were a few wider spots, thank goodness, because of course we met a few vehicles going the other direction. This road provided a really pretty drive along the river and then past some old farms that have been kept in wonderful condition. If we hadn't taken this road - it's not on most maps - we would have missed one of our most interesting drives yet.

Here are pictures of two of the properties we saw on the River Road.


Maplewood Farm Circa 1792..



Forest Rain, circa 1800's


At the end of River Road was Woodstock, VT. If it wasn't for the vehicle traffic, you could picture being back in time. A really quaint town with a town green, covered bridge and several old churches. This one caught my eye. It is the First Congregational Church established in 1781. A real beauty. The house was across the street from the church and was so attractive. I didn't see any indication of age, but feel it probably dates back to the 1800's.





This is the Middle Covered Bridge in Woodstock. This one is a little different as it has it's own walking area. We saw one other covered bridge on our drive, the Lincoln Covered Bridge built in 1877, but didn't get a very good picture of it.

We had lunch at the Mountain Creamery Restaurant in Woodstock. Good food, very pricey. Since the rain had begun we decided to return home for the rest of the day. Good thing as it got worse as the day went on. We spent the afternoon working on a 1000 piece puzzle - don't know why I bought it - I get so frustrated with those things. We have the frame done and some of the inside, but I think it will be packed up today (Sunday) and brought out another time to finish.

The rain has stopped but it is very overcast today. I don't think that we will do much today, just get ready to move tomorrow. Hope your weekend was a good one.