Capturing the Moment

 I try to do this short and sweet hike a couple times a year. It is called the Sunset Rock hike, and starts right from beautiful downtown Stowe. You can see one of the last times I did this hike with my other daughter, here: Sunset Rock with Catalina .  This time my hiking companion was even younger, Dela at one a half years old. She happily rode along in the hiking backpack that has carried my kids so many times over the last five years.   We had the trail to ourselves on this beautiful morning. The temperature was in the low 60's, just perfect for hiking. The view from sunset rock was beautiful as always, especially with the early morning sun shining down on the buildings. Off in the distance we could see Stowe Mountain Resort, where we do our skiing in the winter. Now it is covered in green, as is everything here in Vermont at the moment.    The hike didn't take us too long, but I still managed to work up a sweat. It is another benefit of carrying a baby...

  Continuing my series during the Covid 19 pandemic semi-lockdown, today Catalina and I explored the nearby trail to Sunset Rock, here in Stowe. Even though she is getting to be a much better hiker, I still carried her in the hiking backpack for about 4/5 of the time. She is rocking her new trail runners and as you can see by her outfit, the weather has turned cold. We woke up the temp in the upper forties today...and it is still August. It was quite refreshing though, as it means we can turned on the fire here at the Stowe treehouse and sip coffee in front of the heat producing flames. We'll see how it is when the temperature goes negative, but this is quite doable, and just downright pleasant.    To get to this trail we had to park right in the middle of the 'downtown' old town part of Stowe. The buildings actually butt right up to the base of the mountain where this trail starts. Cute little inns and b&bs dot the side road, while the church bells of the ma...