Twice a day the balloons rise from
Vermont's Village Green near Quechee's
Simon Pierce Glass Works and float off
towards the Ottauquechee River and the
chasm called the Quechee Gorge.
The pilots know the winds as they ascend
and descend to catch the air currents that
course through the valley. Moving silently,
the balloon settles down on the river's
surface and hovers as you gasp to see
water creep into the wicker basket towards
your shoes.
Suddenly a throaty howl with a tongue of
blue flame ends your baptism as the
expanding air lifts the balloon from the
water and takes you soaring over the
treetops only to settle down again between
vermilion hillsides and into the Quechee
Gorge.
You lift again and soar high above the
farms of Woodstock and then into a field
rimmed by sugar maples to meet the
chase team as it arrives for the traditional
Champaign toast.
Vermont's Village Green near Quechee's
Simon Pierce Glass Works and float off
towards the Ottauquechee River and the
chasm called the Quechee Gorge.
The pilots know the winds as they ascend
and descend to catch the air currents that
course through the valley. Moving silently,
the balloon settles down on the river's
surface and hovers as you gasp to see
water creep into the wicker basket towards
your shoes.
Suddenly a throaty howl with a tongue of
blue flame ends your baptism as the
expanding air lifts the balloon from the
water and takes you soaring over the
treetops only to settle down again between
vermilion hillsides and into the Quechee
Gorge.
You lift again and soar high above the
farms of Woodstock and then into a field
rimmed by sugar maples to meet the
chase team as it arrives for the traditional
Champaign toast.
October brings the changing of the leaves to
Woodstock. From the Village Green beside the river,
balloons fly passengers all season down the river and
into the Quechee Gorge. Morning flights usually
follow the river southeast then fly up over route 4 and
descend into the mile-long water-cut canyon billed
locally as Vermont's Grand Canyon. Morning flights
fly above the Gorge giving passengers a great view.
Afternoon flights will follow the river through farm
country and over the ski mountain to the northwest.
Beside Ballooning the area offers the Billings
Farm Museum built in 1878 still operates as a
dairy while celebrating the farm life once so
integral to Vermont life.
The Raptor Center of the Vermont Institute of
Natural Science rescues and rehabilitates birds,
particularly hawks and eagles. They have two
Bald Eagles, two Golden Eagles and many
hawks and owls that came to them too damaged
for release to the wild.
In Quechee Gorge Village an old diner is one of
only three of its type left in the country and shares
space with the Vermont Toy and Train Museum
displaying toys, dolls, and lunch boxes dating
from the 40s
The Simon Pierce Glassworks gives you a
close-up look at the skills of glass artisans and
potters creating artworks for sale in the
showrooms. The building was once a
water-powered mill with an electric generator
within a sluice channel which architects saved for
viewing when they remodeled the old building in
the 70s. While dining at the Glassworks you
overlook a waterfall and a covered bridge and
might just see a balloon lift off from the green and
glide by as it follows the river.
The rolling hills and cleared fields make for such
great hot air balloon country that Woodstock
hosts the annual Quechee Balloon Festival in
mid June bringing live music to the green, craft
shows and a host of micro-brews strutting their
wares. Vermont farm country presents few wires,
no tall buildings, and lots of room to land.
Morning flights are the best but during the
summer the riders will have to be ready by 6 am.
Although the changing of the leaves is as fickle
as the winds that push balloons through the valley,
usually the foliage season ends by the fourth
week in October. Balloons fly year-round but the
rush of visitors tapers in November as Vermont
settles in for a long snowy winter.
Farm Museum built in 1878 still operates as a
dairy while celebrating the farm life once so
integral to Vermont life.
The Raptor Center of the Vermont Institute of
Natural Science rescues and rehabilitates birds,
particularly hawks and eagles. They have two
Bald Eagles, two Golden Eagles and many
hawks and owls that came to them too damaged
for release to the wild.
In Quechee Gorge Village an old diner is one of
only three of its type left in the country and shares
space with the Vermont Toy and Train Museum
displaying toys, dolls, and lunch boxes dating
from the 40s
The Simon Pierce Glassworks gives you a
close-up look at the skills of glass artisans and
potters creating artworks for sale in the
showrooms. The building was once a
water-powered mill with an electric generator
within a sluice channel which architects saved for
viewing when they remodeled the old building in
the 70s. While dining at the Glassworks you
overlook a waterfall and a covered bridge and
might just see a balloon lift off from the green and
glide by as it follows the river.
The rolling hills and cleared fields make for such
great hot air balloon country that Woodstock
hosts the annual Quechee Balloon Festival in
mid June bringing live music to the green, craft
shows and a host of micro-brews strutting their
wares. Vermont farm country presents few wires,
no tall buildings, and lots of room to land.
Morning flights are the best but during the
summer the riders will have to be ready by 6 am.
Although the changing of the leaves is as fickle
as the winds that push balloons through the valley,
usually the foliage season ends by the fourth
week in October. Balloons fly year-round but the
rush of visitors tapers in November as Vermont
settles in for a long snowy winter.
Autumn in Vermont offers hot air balloon ride in Woodstock
Vermont. Soar 200 feet above the changing leaves as you glide in
a wicker basket hung from a multi-colored envelope of heated air.
Balloon Vermont's foliage and bring excitement to an old
theme as you sail over Woodstock's crimson hills and covered
bridges to make autumn in Vermont something special.
Vermont. Soar 200 feet above the changing leaves as you glide in
a wicker basket hung from a multi-colored envelope of heated air.
Balloon Vermont's foliage and bring excitement to an old
theme as you sail over Woodstock's crimson hills and covered
bridges to make autumn in Vermont something special.
Balloons Woodstock Vermont
Balloons of Vermont
Pilot Darrek Daoust secures
the balloon after a flight
the balloon after a flight
Balloons, Woodstock Vermont, Hot Air Balloons in Woodstock, Photos
Woodstock Vermont: with Balloon rides, covered bridges, and working farm museums, Woodstock
has many attractions to keep a vacationer busy.
has many attractions to keep a vacationer busy.
Balloons of Woodstock Vermont
Getting to Woodstock: Travelling by air, the nearest international airport is Boston's Logan Airport
(BOS) where you can rent a car for the trip north. Follow Route 93 North as it goes through the city of Boston
towards Manchester, NH. North of Manchester pick up Route 89 north to Lebanon NH and White River Junction
Vermont. Then take Rout 4 to Woodstock, VT
(BOS) where you can rent a car for the trip north. Follow Route 93 North as it goes through the city of Boston
towards Manchester, NH. North of Manchester pick up Route 89 north to Lebanon NH and White River Junction
Vermont. Then take Rout 4 to Woodstock, VT
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Take a Vermont hot air balloon ride in
Woodstock Vermont.
Quechee Vermont offers balloon rides,
Quechee,B&Bs and museums
Woodstock Vermont.
Quechee Vermont offers balloon rides,
Quechee,B&Bs and museums
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night Lodging in Airport Hotels near your home city and in 60 US cities and hundreds of others worldwide.
The early shuttle from the hotel to the airline terminal will allow you to book an early flight and save money
on the airfare. Two weeks of free parking offsets the cost of the hotel room and you do not need to arrange
for a limo from your home to the airport. Some of the hotels in the program offer Free, 24 hour shuttles to
the airport.
Most hotels offer two weeks free parking with one night stay, some three weeks or a reasonable day rate
for extra days. Cruise passengers can take advantage of these deals also at some hotels. See more info
at link below with detailed information and photos of included hotels with reviews.
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