Ascutney - Woodstock Trip

I’m on a 5-day research/mapping trip in Southern and Central Vermont; Trying to find the best places to train in this area. Saturday afternoon, I drove up and stayed in Ascutney State Park. I set up my tent, made a fire, and ten minutes later, got hit with a wicked thunderstorm. After a stream formed in my site, I packed up my tent, and made for a lean-to.

Sunday morning, I was up and off to check out the pool at the Ascutney Mountain resort. It’s a pretty nice place – an $11 pass gives you access to 25-yard indoor and outdoor pools. The outdoor pool was still cold from the previous nights rain, so I got in a good workout indoors.

Then, I spent the rest of the day checking out the area roads. Found some good stuff. Nothing great, but plenty of solid riding. Last night, I found a real nice campsite in Coolidge State Park (see below for pictures).

Today, I’m doing more of the same – looking for good roads/trails to ride and run on. I’m in Woodstock, VT right now, and am making my way North-East. I’ll spend the night (and the next few days) at a friends place in Hanover, NH. I really like Hanover, so I’m psyched to spend some time there, and excited to check out all the good training on both sides of the VT/NH border.

Pics from my trip so far: The first two are from my drive up to Ascutney, on Route 5. The next two are of me working - giving the thumbs up to a road for biking and the next putting down some oatmeal before a swim at the Ascutney pool. The last two are the view from my campsite, both yesterday evening and around 6:30 this morning.