After a very busy 2nd day in Vermont, we decided to begin day three by letting Dad go fly-fishing. Our house was located about 13 miles from a four-mile section of the Black River that is classified as a trophy trout stream. It is in the town of Cavendish, just east of Ludlow. The river follows along Hwy. 131 in Cavendish and provides some amazing scenery, especially by the Downers Covered Bridge.
Photo Credit here
While he was fly-fishing, we decided to begin our day enjoying some of the maple syrup we bought the day before at the Sugar Shack. Breakfast was especially yummy.
The plan for day three was to return to a place we had spotted on our trip the day before. Everyone was intrigued and wanted to go swimming in the Dorset Quarry, the oldest marble quarry in the US.
Marble from this quarry can be seen in the New York Public Library's main branch and in the medical buildings at Harvard.
We had stopped the day before just to check it out. Kids were jumping off cliffs and swimming in the the 60 ft. deep water.
An artist had her easel set up along the path and was painting the beautiful cliffs towering over the bluish water.
We knew we had to come back to spend the day.
So we packed a cooler and found a perfect place to claim for the day!
Then the fun began.
And the cliffs just kept getting bigger
and bigger!
When everyone was exhausted, we made sure to take everything with us, including our trash. Even though this quarry is privately owned, the owners graciously allow the public to enjoy this treasure that has been delighting children and adults alike since the first time it became a swim hole back in the 1920's.
If you have a chance to go, make sure to leave it better than you found it so generations to come will be able to leave with smiles on their faces!
No comments:
Post a Comment