written and photograpphed by Mary L. Peachin
Sep 1999, Vol. 3 No. 10
The state of Vermont may draw the majority of its visitors for the colorful foliage of autumn, but the state has year-round appeal. Our travel schedule took us to Vermont in the spring, where we joined a five-day Bike Vermont tour in the Five Rivers area near Proctorsville. Instead of the reds and golds of fall, we enjoyed the new leaves of maple and birch, sparkling in delicate shades of green. Blossoms from scattered apple trees dotted the landscape like snowflakes, while gardens of iris were in the prime of their bloom.