West Branch

Stowe is a town in northern Vermont and it's our last stop in Vermont

It’s overlooked by Mount Mansfield, known for its trails and ski slopes and is nicknamed "The Ski Capital of the East". It certainly looks very alpine. Lots of Aprés places around.

The centre of Stowe is very pretty with plenty of nice shops and restaurants but the town is spread out along Mountain Road going up to Smugglers Notch.

Stowe is a good base for hiking, tasting ice-cream at the nearby Ben & Jerry's factory and visiting some of the local breweries - especially after an energetic days hike at Smugglers Notch.

And then there is the Trapp Family Lodge and Bierhall - it is managed by Sam von Trapp, son of Johannes von Trapp of the Austrian musical family, the Trapps. Their motto 'a little bit of Austria and a lot of Vermont '.Okumaya devam et