Outdoors

6 Vermont Dirt Roads to Hike in Mud Season

Here is my list of 6 Vermont dirt roads to explore on foot in April and May. (Since we’re in mud season, dirt roads tend to be a little muddy in places. Wear trail shoes and you’ll be fine.)

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Bobolinks

More striking even than their appearance is the song they sing. Male Bobolinks warble a long, bubbly song. A song so inspiring it caught the ear of Emily Dickinson, who called the bobolink “the rowdy of the meadow.”

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Moose with Two Babies
Big in the Woods

There are 3,000 moose in the Vermont forests, and while they may look ungainly, they are the unchallenged apex animals of the woods.

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The Last Great Race

Gwenn Bogart has always had a love of animals, and her professional careers have long reflected that connection; from horsemanship to founding an international breast cancer support group called “Casting for Recovery,” that uses fly fishing for both mental and physical recovery.

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The Rattlers of Vermont

There aren’t many in Vermont— in fact, the few we have are endangered—but there’s just something about a rattlesnake that gives one pause…

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The Monarch & the Milkweed

The journey and perils of Vermont’s state butterfly

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Ask a Wooly Bear

What kind of winter will it be, Mr. Bear?

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Canoe on Otter Creek
Otter Creek in Hiding

A short float on Vermont’s longest river

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Group of Girls Hiking in Snow
Unplugged & Rewired

A new nonprofit program teaches young girls how to disconnect from technology and connect with each other by spending time outside.

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Bobcat
A Shy Predator

A Shy Predator—Most Vermonters have never seen a bobcat. But they are here.

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Stratton Mountain Skipatrolers
A Trip to the Top

The mountain seldom sleeps…at least not during the ski season, anyway.

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Northshire By Bike

The best way to get to know Southwestern Vermont is to bike it. The scenic variety of terrain will appeal to nearly every two-wheeler.

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Fly Fishing
Lucky 7

7 Places to Fly Fish in Southern Vermont in 7 Days

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The Final Frontier

To go to the stars, first you have to do the legwork. Actually, it’s more in the arms.

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A Fine and Predatory Animal

The sun had just come up and it was at my back. The wind-what there was of it-was in my face.