Thursday at trapp

Thursday was a cooler day, thunderstorms swept through last night just at sunset. Strongest over Burlington and further south, we only had rain and a few lightening bolts near and thunder claps that echoed in the hills. With the cooler temperature we felt that this would be a good day to visit Moss Glen Falls, a little way north of Stowe off Rouye 100. There were a couple of cars in the small parking lot at 11 AM. Starting out along a narrow path, we soon came to an area where wooden walkways led about 25 feet across a marshy area. After a short distance there was another wet area with standing water. Across this was a hodge-podge of sticks, branches and stones across a 10 foot span. A misstep or slip would put your foot in the water and mud and maybe a sprained ankle or fall. At this point Donna turned back and I kept on. We had never been to this park before and had no idea of what lay ahead. Shortly I came to the base of the climb to the falls. It was a well-worn path in the woods with lots of roots and rocks for footholds, as I climbed up the slope. I could hear the stream that I had left below and soon could hear the falls above. Going over a ridge I finally saw the falls, at least part of them. Going futher up I saw the full heighth of the torrent, from the notch where it fell over the edge to the boulders at the bottom where the water spread on like a fan. On the web I found out that the falls are 125 feet from top to bottom and is the tallest waterfall in Vermont, and it's totally unspoiled except for the beaten down track to the top; no trash, no souveneir shops, no charge for viewing. Check out the video. Daniel