Thursday, July 2, 2026

July BIG Adventure: Vermont & New York

 Vermont / New York trip unedited



Day 1
First we headed to the Ben and Jerry's Factory to check out the grounds




and go on a tour (where we saw them make the chocolate brownie flavor).

Then we had a few delicious scoops each



And checked out the Flavor Graveyard to see the 'dearly de-pinted' flavors no longer being made.



After Ben and Jerry's, we drove through Smuggler's Notch State Park, a scenic mountain pass famous for it's windy, tree enclosed roads


and massive, tumbled boulders that have fallen from the towering stone walls of the Green Mountains.


The road is build to curve all around them, creating a very unique, geologically interesting drive!!  We stopped at one point and I walked around amongst them. That's when you really get a feel for how immense these rocks are!




Covered bridges







Museum of Everyday Life










Lunch at a country store


Bread & Puppet "Museum"







Day 2
Mad River Valley 
 



Billings Farm
 










Woodstock
 













Day 3
Fort Ticonderoga











Star Trek Set Tour
 
 
 
 
 

 






















 
 

Around the World Mini Golf










 
 



Day 4
Wedding Day







































Day 5

Ausable Chasm