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  • Vermont Stick Season Hikes That Get Better After the Leaves Fall
    Vermont Stick Season Hikes That Get Better After the Leaves Fall

    Seasoned hikers know that stick season is one of the best times to explore the trails. Sure, the crowds are gone. But what's even better is that without the leaf cover, new vistas open up through the hardwoods with surprising views you can't see in summer. Here...

  • Try These Vermont Stick Season Gravel Rides
    Try These Vermont Stick Season Gravel Rides

    The period between fall foliage and the arrival of snow is known as stick season in Vermont. It's prime time for hunting season, frosty mornings, and 4 p.m. sunsets. Want to get outside? Vermont stick season gravel rides are a fun way to explore the...

  • Twelve Years in Vermont: The Good, the Bad and the Best
    Twelve Years in Vermont: The Good, the Bad and the Best

    This time of year always reminds me of the importance of taking chances, pursuing happiness, and loving yourself even when life is hard. Twelve years ago this week, on November 1, 2006, I returned to my home state of Vermont after spending six years in Boston....

  • November in Vermont: An Underrated Season
    November in Vermont: An Underrated Season

    How would you describe November in Vermont? If you asked me that question 10 years ago, I would have told you that it was dark, dreadful and depressing. Right now we're in the middle of  "Stick Season" in Vermont, when the leaves are mostly gone...

  • Stick Season in Vermont

    Most people who live in Vermont know all about stick season, that stark yet beautiful time of year between late October and early December. Stick season is usually pretty quiet around Vermont since the leaves are mostly gone and the snow has yet to fall. But...