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Saturday, October 8

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We left our comfortable little cabin at PMR about 8 am and headed west to Stowe, Vermont, where we had a 10 am brunch appointment in the dining room at Von Trapp Family Lodge.

We took some pictures of the lake on the premises of PMR before leaving.

The sun was coming up across the mountains.

There were large areas of beautifully colored leaves, but not as continuous as our entrance into the White Mountains the day before.

There was some drizzle as we headed toward Vermont.

We entered the Von Trapp Family area about 9:45 am – in time for our brunch.

The lounge

Our table for two was facing the White Mountains.

Brunch is served buffet-style which gave us a nice variety of breakfast food choices.

Photo taken as I looked toward the lounge.

It had been a bit cloudy on the mountain, but we noticed the sun appearing at various spots.

Beautiful hydrangeas outside our window

I took a photo after most of the people left the dining area as the staff prepared lunch for two busloads of people.

We went downstairs to the gift shop and noticed lots of pictures of the Sound of Music family and the real Von Trapp family.

From Wikipedia – Von Trapp Lodge

The Trapp Family Lodge is a 2,5000-acre resort located in Stowe, Vermont. It is managed by Sam von Trapp, son of Johannes von Trapp of the Austrian musical family, the Trapps.

The Trapp family was largely fictionalized in the 1959 musical The Sound of Music, which was loosely based on the 1949 book The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp. Baron Georg von Trapp and his wife Maria left Austria shortly after its annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and settled with their family in Vermont in 1942. After the Baron’s death in 1947, the family expanded and operated their home as a 27-room ski lodge. It was destroyed by fire on December 20, 1980, forcing 45 people to flee in their nightclothes, including Baroness von Trapp. A new Austrian-style lodge with 93 rooms was opened in 1983.

By the time we went outside the hills were alive with color.

Do I see snow on top of the mountain? I think that must be Mount Washington. There was supposed to be snow on the mountain by morning.

It was a cold windy morning, so we decided to drive around the property instead of walk. I like when the road is narrow, and the trees are close to each other.

On our way back to the lodge.

The dining room where we had brunch is above. We sat at the smaller window on the right.

The herd of sheep was close to the road when we arrived, but the sun wasn’t right, so I waited to get a photo of them until we left. By then they were behind the trees.

Suddenly something got their attention. They looked toward the road and made lots of baaing noises.

Their shepherd had arrived with a bucket of food.

Looks like it was apples and leaves from the orchard.

From the Lodge we set our GPS for Mark and Diane’s (our daughter) house in Maine.

The drive to Stowe was slow because there was Indigenous People’s Day Celebration. It appeared to be a large celebration. We weren’t in a hurry, so enjoyed the slow pace.

Once we got through Stowe, we enjoyed a normal pace of driving and enjoyed new beauty.

By now we could see the snow on the White Mountains.

Because of the cloud, I surmised this was Mount Washington, so I zoomed in with my camera, then did a bit of cropping of my picture. Do I see buildings on top of the mountain?

I cropped a bit more and sure enough I saw the place where we had been the day before.

We enjoyed another delightful day in the Northeast.

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The next post will be from Mark and Diane’s house and area and our adventures while there.

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