“Now and again, even urbanites need to escape to a pocket of wilderness for a breath of fresh air. In the Northeast, the Green Mountain state is revered as a rough-cut refuge from city life. Find out why. Explore sugar-maple, white birch, and conifer forests on the same paths that were walked by Native Americans and French/Canadian fur trappers. Test your bike-handling skills on the rocks and roots of 19th-century carriage paths gone utterly to seed. And ski narrow, twisty trails that tumble down the mountainsides' natural contours like spring-fed streams - but watch out for those patches of rock and black ice.
The Green Mountain National Forest follows the backbone of Vermont north from the Massachusetts border for 100 miles, all the way to Appalachian Gap. Within its boundaries are cold streams and beaver ponds famous for brook and rainbow-trout fishing; the Long Trail, a tramper's treasure; a latticework of remote forest roads and old logging roads, all perfect for mountain biking, cross-country skiing, or simple scenic drives; and major alpine ski areas from Stratton to Sugarbush.
As anyone who's driven Route 100 during foliage season can testify, the proximity of such a special place to the homes of millions can make certain quarters of the forest feel a bit cramped at times. But despair not: Seek ye a quiet corner of the Green Mountains - a lush, green ravine haunted by wood thrushes; a windswept ledge along the Long Trail; an arm of the Somerset Reservoir you'll share with none but a bull moose - and let these old Appalachian hills work their magic on you.”
Source: GORP
“Mount Mansfield with 4393 feet is the tallest mountain in the Green Mountains, other high peaks are Killington Peak, Adams Apple, Mount Ellen, and Camels Hump. These mountains cover roughly 7500 square miles. This range is in Vermont and it has plenty of outdoors fun. Hiking trails are all over the Green Mountains where you can truly take in all the beauty of these mountains. There are plenty of great hotels in these mountains where you can stay in comfort. This range has lots of nice lakes and streams where you can kick back and watch the water. This mountain range have so much to offer. The Green Mountains includes a number of subranges including Cold Hollow Mountains, Coolidge Range, East Haven Range, Green Mountains, Lowell Mountains, Northfield Mountains, Sterling Range, Witherspoon Hills, and Worcester Mountains all of them are beautiful. This range has a good forest coverage. There are a number of good ski resorts in these mountains including Ascutney, Balsams Wilderness, Bolton Valley, Bromley, Burke Mountain, Cochran Ski Center, Killington, Lyndon Outing Club, Mad River Glen, Magic Mountain, Mount Snow, Okemo, Pico Mountain, Smugglers Notch, Snow Valley, Stowe, Stratton, Sugarbush, Suicide Six, and Twin Farms, great for you skiers and snowboarders. Campgrounds are plentyful in the Green Mountains where you can spend the night in nature. The Green Mountains has many great whitewater kayaking and rafting rivers including Ball Mountain Brook, Barton River, Battenkill River, Big Branch, Black River, Clarendon River, Clyde River, Connecticut River, Gihon River, Huntington River where you can spend some time on the water. This is such a wonderful mountain range.”
Source:GoingOutside.com
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