Vermont 2021 {10/28: Nordic Trails Hike, Sheldon Junction Bike Trail}

Our last day in Jay (Thursday, 28th Oct) was a gorgeous one! We did a quick bit of school, started packing things up, and then headed out to hike on the Nordic trails since somehow we had never made it over there in the month we'd been staying at Jay Peak. Funny how time flies like that. Christine's kids weren't keen on the idea of hiking, so it was just our fam and it was lovely. We tried a few different trails in the system, but we turned around on a lot of them when they got too soggy or log-covered, but we eventually found a loop that got us back around to the car.

After lunch we loaded up the bikes to show the McClungs the Sheldon Junction section of bike trail we had biked on Sunday without them. The weather was spectacular and we all enjoyed the ride through the country. The highlight of the excursion, though, at least for the kids, was probably watching a load of fertilizer being unloaded from a giant truck into a pipe system that carried it up into a silo right next to our cars (which were parked right next to the fertilizer plant).

We headed back to Jay, with a stop at Montgomery Park on the way, ate dinner, then gathered at the McClungs condo for one more evening of ice cream (gotta finish - but there's no way we could!) and visiting. We've had such a grand time with these neighbor friends! We'll all miss them, for sure!

Just a couple-a cute kids on a green bridge with a
cute photo bomber in the background.

Have I mentioned how I love mosses and lichens and
fungi? Oh, I have?

I just can't help myself!!

Doesn't this one look like a dropped apple?

Cool lowercase h tree.

Sam was mad about something so he wouldn't look
at me for this pic.

These might be the weirdest/grossest fungi we've
spotted to date.

This tipped over tree root ball reminded
us of the redwoods.

Giant cairn!

Saying hi to the hut.

Cal had to take me into the woods near our
condo when we got back from our hike to
show me some of the crazy mushrooms
she knew about it there.

Ah, Fuller Bridge, we love you!

Biking across the Missisquoi River.

It's still fall and it's marvelous!

The truck started dumping its load into this trough
that then pumped it up to the top of the building
when we pulled up at the end of our ride. The kids stood
there forever while we loaded up the bikes just watching the show.