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Outdoor Activities in Vermont

One of the beautiful things about Vermont iswhat hunting season it might be and either
the change of seasons. It keeps lifestay out of the woods or make sure you are
interesting with a constant change of sceneryhighly visible, preferably wearing hunter
ranging from the grey cloudy weather ofsafety  orange.
November to the incredibly bright crisp blue
and white of a clear winter day. We have warmWinter comes next and is one of my favorite
summer days with high humidity and sub zeroseasons. Being a musher it's the season I and
winter days with zero humidity and everythe dogs live for. At Peace Pups Dogsledding
thing in between. These temperature rangeshere at Lake Elmore it's when we begin to
tend to keep out a lot of the nuisanceoffer dog sled rides and skijor lessons.
insects that our neighbors to the south haveThere are several kennels in Vermont offering
with rare sightings of ticks and limesimilar services. If you're here visiting I
disease, and virtually no poisonous snakes orhighly recommend checking one of these out.
spiders. Some of this has changed in recentThere is nothing like being pulled along
years due to the increase in temperatures inthrough the woods by a team of sled dogs.
the area. Tick sightings have becoming moreIt's an experience you won't soon forget.
frequent in southern Vermont and even anAnother dog powered winter activity is
occasional tick sighted in the northernskijoring. This is being pulled by one or
regions.more dogs while on cross country skis.
Skijoring is growing in popularity and is a
Along with all these seasonal changes comesgreat way to get out and exercise both
the opportunity for changes in outdooryourself and your dog. There are also many
activities. In Vermont you can participate inother ways to get outside and play with or
a wide range of activities not available inwith out dogs. Of course Vermont is know for
many parts of this country. You'll be amazedit's down hill skiing and there are many
at what you can find to do in the greatcross country ski areas as well. The
outdoors  of  Vermont.Catamount Trail System runs the length of the
state makes for a good long ski trip or you
During the summer months we have road andcan hit short sections of it for a day ski.
back road cycling with the advantage of manyThere is awesome sledding and performance
low traffic roads to ride on. We have asleds made right here in Vermont. Take one of
multitude of old dirt roads, logging roads,these sleds and hike up a mountain for a fun
and single track mountain bike trails andbackcountry sled trip. Snowshoeing has become
even lift serviced down hill biking at localvery popular and you'll often see folks
ski areas. Due to our numerous lakes andsnowshoeing on the hiking trails around the
rivers there are many opportunities forstate.
canoeing, kayaking, wind surfing and kite
boarding. There are many brooks and streamsSpring completes the cycle with the snow
with great swimming holes through out themelting away and all the trees and plants
state. Don't forget hiking! The Long Trailspringing to life. Again, it's just
runs the length of the state and there areincredible to watch everything go from a
many day hikes through out. Many of these dayfrozen state to being lush and green all over
hikes lead to the tops of mountains withagain. Spring can be one of the more
beautiful vistas. Vermont is also a greatchallenging seasons to play outside. In the
place to camp with a wonderful state parkmidst of spring we have mud season during
system offering family camping at manywhich time you can't really mountain bike or
locations  through  out  the  state.hike due to the mud. We stay off all trails
until things have dried out to help reduce
Fall is an amazing season to just be outdoorsthe erosion and trail damage. It's too cold
and watch the daily changes as the maplesto swim and many of the smaller ponds and
begin to change color and prepare for winter.lakes will still have a layer of ice on them
It is often rainy in November but we alsoso kayaking and canoeing isn't possible
have lovely low humidity crisp clear dayseither. Many people start road biking as soon
that make for some of the best hiking of theas the roads are clear to start getting in
year. Being cooler it is also a nice time toshape for the coming season. Running works
get out for those end of the season bikeand  there's  always  the  gym.
rides. Fall is the time of year we mushers
start to be able to run their dogs since theThen we start all over again which keeps life
temperatures are lower and there is lessinteresting and keeps one from being burned
chance of the dogs overheating. If you onlyout from doing and seeing the same thing year
have one or two dogs you might want to tryround.
running your dog with a dog scooter. This is
a growing sport and a fun way to get you pupsFor more information on dog powered sports in
out for a run. Deer and moose huntingVermont check out Peace Pups Dog Sledding and
seasons take place in the fall so if you areBicycle Tours.
recreating outdoors you should be aware of



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