Twice a day balloons rise from the Village
Green near Quechee's Simon Pierce Glass
Works and float off towards the Ottauquechee
River and the chasm called the Quechee The
pilots know the winds as they ascend and
descend to catch the air currents that course
descend to catch the air currents that course
descend to catch the air currents that course
through the valley. Moving silently, the
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 balloon chase team
as it arrives for the traditional Champaign
toast.
Green near Quechee's Simon Pierce Glass
Works and float off towards the Ottauquechee
River and the chasm called the Quechee The
pilots know the winds as they ascend and
descend to catch the air currents that course
descend to catch the air currents that course
descend to catch the air currents that course
through the valley. Moving silently, the
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 balloon chase team
as it arrives for the traditional Champaign
toast.
Colonial Woodstock with a population of 3,500 spends fall decked out in
harvest time splendor with pumpkins and chrysanthemums lining the sidewalks
in a village center that anchors farm country of rolling hills. Still supplying milk,
cheese, and Maple syrup to nearby cities, the region will as often host crafts
artists, equine eventing, simulated fox hunts, and elegant shops.
Antique covered bridges and postcard-like farms attract artists and
photographers, others come for the golf, tennis, and museums
Equestrian events attract horse owners to Woodstock. May and July see the
Green Mountain Horse Association's Hunter Jumper shows in South
Woodstock and weekends bring equestrian events.
The end of August brings the Annual Scottish Festival with bagpipe music,
Scottish fiddles, Celtic harp, and Scottish dancing along with sheep herding
dogs and a road race that requires kilts.
The villagers have preserved the old houses and three covered bridges, two
date to the mid 1800s.
harvest time splendor with pumpkins and chrysanthemums lining the sidewalks
in a village center that anchors farm country of rolling hills. Still supplying milk,
cheese, and Maple syrup to nearby cities, the region will as often host crafts
artists, equine eventing, simulated fox hunts, and elegant shops.
Antique covered bridges and postcard-like farms attract artists and
photographers, others come for the golf, tennis, and museums
Equestrian events attract horse owners to Woodstock. May and July see the
Green Mountain Horse Association's Hunter Jumper shows in South
Woodstock and weekends bring equestrian events.
The end of August brings the Annual Scottish Festival with bagpipe music,
Scottish fiddles, Celtic harp, and Scottish dancing along with sheep herding
dogs and a road race that requires kilts.
The villagers have preserved the old houses and three covered bridges, two
date to the mid 1800s.
- Woodstock Sightseeing
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.
A Woodstock Vermont Balloon Will Change that Classic
Autumn Vermont farm scene
See fall foliage by soaring 200 feet above it. You can fly in a wicker
basket hung from a multi-colored balloon full of heated air. While
ballooning Vermont's foliage and bringing excitement to an old theme.
You sail over Woodstock's crimson hills and covered bridges and
make autumn in Vermont something special.
Autumn Vermont farm scene
See fall foliage by soaring 200 feet above it. You can fly in a wicker
basket hung from a multi-colored balloon full of heated air. While
ballooning Vermont's foliage and bringing excitement to an old theme.
You sail over Woodstock's crimson hills and covered bridges and
make autumn in Vermont something special.
Woodstock Vermont Hot Air Balloons of Vermont
Balloons of Vermont
Pilot Darrek Daoust
secures the balloon after
a flight
secures the balloon after
a flight
Woodstock Vermont Balloons, Hot Air Balloons of Woodstock, Vermont
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. over the ski mountain to
the northwest.
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. over the ski mountain to
the northwest.
Sightseeing in Woodstock Vermont
| Quechee Gorge Village |
Simon Pierce Glassworks
Quechee Gorge Village
Woodstock Vermont
Fall Food Festival
Fall Food Festival
Getting to Woodstock: Traveling 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 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 River
Junction Vermont. Then take Rout 4 to Woodstock, VT
Getting to Woodstock: Traveling 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
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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Woodstock Vermont Fall
Balloon Rides
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Woodstock Vermont Balloons, fly over Woodstock twice a day from
the Village Green near Quechee Vermont's Simon Pierce Glass
Works. The balloons catch the wind and float towards the
Ottauquechee River and the Quechee Gorge.
the Village Green near Quechee Vermont's Simon Pierce Glass
Works. The balloons catch the wind and float towards the
Ottauquechee River and the Quechee Gorge.
| Annual Hot air Balloon Festival and Crafts Fair, 2011 dates, June, Friday June 17, Saturday June 18, Sunday June 19 |
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