Riding with color

I am cheating a bit -- as this is a beautiful trot out Zoe and I took 2 weeks ago.  This was a trip that ended up being quite a zig zag of places and sights as we changed our minds several times as far as direction. We did have a few destinations in mind... just how to get there was pick and choose as we trotted a long.  We found some nice autumn color and as always some super views.

One of our goals -- this stonework which we had spotted on another ride out where I had not brought the camera. Today we decided to return there for photo's.  This is all along a brook at the bottom of quite a steep ravine.  Some of the stonework appears to be old... some newer additions - all of it in pretty good repair.  Not sure - maybe these are old root cellars ?

There were several bridges -- Keri and I stand on one of them to catch a photo of the more impressive one.

There are many more photo's on my farm blog if you are curious to see more of the travelogue in pictures :)

On our way to the next stop -- beautiful fields of the old Boedtker family farm.

The Pleasant Valley cemetery which is the Boedtker family plot.  This cemetery dates back to the 1700's with two revolutionary soldiers buried here. 

Zoe and I and Keri and Teasel walk around reading the inscriptions and enjoy the view. A very beautiful peaceful place.  We spy another trail we decide to investigate --

which leads out into a large hayfield with excellent views. But nowhere do we see any more trail from here -- so backtrack - and head out Boedtker Road toward home base.

Back roads of Vermont are indeed beautiful at this time of year.

Here's the best view of the day -- This was an superb ride -- although quite long since Zoe and I kept changing our minds about routes and direction. We did not stray all that farm from home but meandering in a somewhat erratic manner all over the mountain and valley -- we covered a lot of trail.



Keri and Teasel are the best :)   If you do happen to mosey over to my farm blog you'll see the nice ICHO awards this adventurous team earned for hours and miles.  I am pretty happy about it :)

Enjoy your day -- I can't believe it's almost November !