The Resort
We Flew From Cincinnati to Burlington, VT and Drove to Smugglers Notch Outside Jeffersonville, VT.
The Complex
We Stayed On the North Slope in ...
The Address
... Tamaracks Unit 45 - a Luxurious 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Home.
Kitchen #1
The Unit Was Clean, ...
Kitchen #2
, Spacious, And...
Dining Area
... Well Appointed.
Living Room #1
We Had PLENTY of Room to Relax, ...
Living Room #2
... Stretch Out And...
Fireplace
... Enjoy Celebrating...
Reverse View
... Our 10th Wedding Anniversary.
Master #1
The Resort is a RCI Gold Crown Award Winner (20 Years Running).
Master #2
We Made Use of the Gas Fireplace, But...
Jacuzzi
... Did Not Use The Jacuzzi Tub Or...
The Crapper
... the TV in the Bathroom!
Vanity
Plenty of Space in the Master Bath, With...
Rain Closet
... a Shower Stall.
Transition
The Additional Bedrooms Were on the Other Side of the Unit.
Extra One
We Removed a Pillow From This Bedroom, And...
One More
... Stored Our Luggage in This One.
Head-to-Head
One of the Benefits of VIP Status With Wyndham - FREE Upgrades!
Our View
It Was Bitter Cold The First Few Evenings, Down to Single Digits.
The Slopes
The Slopes Had Snow, But...
Sunset
... Anita Doesn't Ski, So...
More Mountains
... We Remained Inside.
Some Woods
We Slept, We...
Worker
... Worked, And...
Puzzler
... Anita Puzzled!
More Puzzling
And Puzzled, Until Her Puzzler Was...
It's Done
... Complete!
The Guide
Looks Familiar.
Tuber #1
The Resort Had Free Snow Tubing, So...
Tuber #1 Zoom
... After It Warmed Up a Bit (Into the 20's and 30's)...
Tuber #2
... We Headed Out to Ride The Slope.
Tube Away
Sliding down the tubing hill.
Burlington
On Wednesday We Drove Back to Burlington to Have Dinner With Kevin and Christine Mulholland at Leunig's.
The Barn
Our Big Event For The Week Was...
Where To
... Dog Sled Riding!
Breaktime
Is Anybody Ready For a Ride?
Lead Dog
Here's Our Leader - Not Anita, the Pooch!
Happy One
She Looks Very Happy.
Pick One
Time to Select a Harness, And...
Which Way?
... Get Our Team Ready!
Ready?
Are You Ready?
About Ready
The Day Started Cloudy and Overcast But The Clouds Broke During Our Trip.
Our Driver
No, No Anita - We're IN The Sled!
They're Ready
Our Team Is Ready.
Where To?
Our Direction Is Clear, And...
MUSH!
... We're Off And Running!
Our Team
Our Team of 8 Dogs Were Dedicated, Hard Workers, And...
The Trail
... Nathan Our Musher Worked Hard Too.
Serene
It Was a Beautiful, Peaceful Journey.
Our Pace
We Traveled 7 to 8 Miles in Just Under A Hour.
Some Hills
Some of the Trip Was Like a Rollercoaster!
Ground Cover
They Had Plenty of Snow at This Elevation.
Pondage
We Circled A Frozen Pond The Dogs Use to Cool Off In The Summer.
They Know They Can
They Worked Their Little Legs Off On This Hill.
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away we go on our dog sledding adventure.
Arctic Experience
WOW - What a Fabulous Experience!
Rounding Third
The Home Stretch!
Refreshing Drink
Anita Took The Task of Watering Our Team.
Baited
The Water is Baited With Meat to Encourage Them to Drink.
Our Team
Posing With Our Team.
My Team
Where's Our Drinks?
Pooped?
Do They Look Winded?
The Host
Our Host Jim and His Favorite Dog.
More Rest
Nice Life.
Our Musher
Posing With Our Musher Nathan Who...
Musher Zoom
... Spends The Summer Giving Dog Sled Tours on a Glacier in Alaska.
Comfy
Good Bye, Hope to See You Again Soon.
The Peak
We Then Headed For Jay Peak - Close to the Canadian Border.
The Layout
We Experienced Spring-Like Conditions.
Trammers
We Purchased a Ticket and Headed Up The Tram To...
The Top
... Jay Peak!
WAY Down
It Was a Pleasant Ride Up, And...
Snow Covered
... Conditions Were Noticeably Different.
The Alley
We Exited The Tram And Discovered...
Where To?
... Our Guidepost, With...
My Guide
... The Best Looking Guide On The Planet.
Elevation
I Think This Was The First Time Anita Had Been This High In Winter Conditions.
Experts Only
She Marveled At The Beauty, And...
Attention
... And The Grandeur.
Stairway to?
Hey, Where Do These Steps Lead?
Downers
Going Down?
Frosty
Not Us, We're Headed...
Wind Blown
... To The Frozen...
Topper
... Top of the World.
Close Enough
Or At Least As Close As We Could Get To It At The Time.
Zebra?
This Reminded Me of Ice Station Zebra.
Our Perspective
The panoramic view of our visit to Jay's Peak.
Looking Down
Here's The View From Above, While...
Looking Over
... Here's The View From Below.
Rightie
The View To Our Right.
Warm
She Looks Snuggly Warm.
Cold Hander
My Hand Was a Bit Cold From Taking Pictures.
Joyful
Look Ma...
Getting Ready
... I Really Am...
At Altitude
... At The Top!
Buddy
Nice Memorial For "Buddy".
Selfie
Self Portrait - I Don't Think My Arm is Long Enough.
Swapped
We Swapped Photo Ops With Another Couple, To...
Lovers
... Capture Our Frozen Love.
Sticky
Sticky Snow?
Decked
Frozen Deck?
Choices
Which Way?
Exploring
Let's Go Down Here To Find...
Closed
... Most of the Expert Runs Were Closed - Not Enough Snow!
Covered
It's Warm Inside, But...
Wintery
It's Definitely Winter Out Here.
Stand Out
Watch That First Step Anita, ...
Wrapped
... It's a BIG One!
Shaded
Thanx For The Advice.
Heading Back
Back To The Tram Stop, But First...
Backside
... Anita Shows Us The Back Side.
Deck Party
I Think They Need Hot Chocolate.
Charriott
Here Comes Our Ride Back Down The Mountain.
Going Down
We Had Hoped to Wait Out The Storm, But It Wasn't Scheduled For Hours.
Storm
It Sure Looks Wintery.
Returning
We Had a Great Visit To Jay Peak.
Starting Point
The View From The Bottom Tram Stop.
Happy One
OK Honey...
Condo Bound
... Let's Head Back And...
Even More Puzzling
... Finish The Next Puzzle!
Done
SUCCESS!
Celebration
We Had a Wonderful Celebration of 10 Years of Marriage. We're Looking Forward to 50 or More Years Together.