Quechee Gorge- Quechee, VT
On America’s birthday weekend, we made the trip up from
Boston to celebrate in the great state of Vermont. It was around a two
and half hour drive till we reached White River Junction. We stayed
at Hotel
Coolidge. This not your typical cookie-cutter hotel chain.
However, if you like historic charm and uniqueness, we suggest you book a
room here. The price is very affordable, the location is great, rooms
were very well-kept and the staff was excellent. The coolest part about
this hotel was that President Calvin
Coolidge and his father were frequent guests here. You can check out more interesting details
about the hotel history directly on their site.
Quechee Gorge- Vermont |
The highlight of our trip was hiking the Quechee Gorge. There are a few different trails, but we chose the one that begins right at the visitor's center. The hike is about 4.5 miles long and easy for almost all ages. There are sections for campsites and picnics, although we didn't not venture to those areas. Along the trail you get scenic views of the gorge itself, waterfalls by the damn and Dewey Mills Pond. It truly is beautiful. There aren't many hikes in which you experience such a range of different landscapes and natures in one trip. We met a few frequent visitors of Quechee that shared their experiences with floating down the river in tubes and a few secret swimming holes near the gorge. However we aired on the side of caution since we weren't familiar with the terrain on our first visit and most sections we hiked had fairly strong currents. If you do decide to visit here, which of course we recommend you do, we advise you to use your best judgement if you do chose to try go tubing. Overall, Quechee Gorge is a one of kind state park you should definitely visit!