We left Shenandoah National Park on June 27, 2017, and began the second leg of our journey; heading for New England. Our first stop on this leg of our trip was Jamaica State Park in Vermont. We arrived at the Park around 8:45 pm and set up our camp in the dark. We have a habit of arriving late for some reason. I crawled into my little nest and snuggled down in my blankets. The coolness of the weather was something I had not mentally prepared for. Mom lent me one of her blankets and I stayed cozy warm sleeping the best I had so far on this trip.
I woke to the sound of bird song. It was a charming melodic song that entranced me and brought a delighted smile to my lips. I lay in my tent for long minutes just enjoying the sound.
The campground at Jamaica State Park is nice. I lapped the campground several times over our stay. I like to check out other folks campsites seeing the variety of ways people set about to make themselves comfortable. There was WiFi near the guardshack so we all made use of it to call home and touch base.
Everyday is an adventure. Waking up, drawing that first breath of awareness we set the tone for the rest of the day. I had never considered a visit to Vermont as being on the bucket list, sitting in my chair beside the fire, the tall trees my backdrop, I wondered what other beautiful places I may have failed to consider.
We hiked out to Hamilton Falls from our campsite. The trail starts out following an old rail bed. It is a very pleasant walk looking down on the West River. The water sparkled with the sunlight and the sound of it provided a nice background sound to our companionable hike. There are a couple nice swimming holes along the way.
We made the turn up the side trail to the Falls. The trail was rocky and steep, it was muddy in a few places. The side trail was only a mile in length then we had to descend off the main trail down to the Falls. Hamilton Falls is a pretty cascade down a rocky face into a still pool. We waded and explored around the pool.
We retraced our steps then walked on out to the Dam on the rail bed trail. The Dam was an impressive rocky monolithic structure. We admired it then headed back to camp. We hiked 6 1/2 miles all in all.
We stayed 2 nights at this sweet little State Park. Next stop New Hampshire!
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