Paradise Park

There were 13 of us and 4 dogs to walk in Paradise Park in Windsor, VT.  We went by Lake Runnamede and walked around the second pond,  into the town of Windsor and back and then around the Lake and spent time at the gazebo before going back to our cars.  This was an easy walk of about an hour until we stopped to chat in the gazebo.  The park is noted for bird watching and is a great place to snowshoe in the winter.  There are lots of trails we didn't explore up to the hospital and over to the Juniper Hill Inn so we will return at a future date.

The park is part of the estate of the William Maxwell Evarts who was a former attorney general of the US in the late 1800s.  Windsor is the site of the signing of the Vermont Constitution and the first capital of Vermont so the lake is named for the location where the famous Magna Carta was signed in 1215.  Writing this blog, I learn a lot of local history.

We have two walkers leaving for Nepal this week and one going to Australia and Thailand the week after so quite the world travelers. One walker just returned from Southern Spain.  I seem to be one of the mundane US traveler!

Here we are walking down the beginning of the path. Several with orange hats since hunting season for birds has started.

Waiting at the start point for the whole crew to arrive!

Thanks to Barb for taking the photos.  Several of us went to Boston Dreams for coffee after to start routing for the Boston Red Sox in the World Series.  Their  general manager Ben Cherington is a  local home town hero for those of us who live in Meriden.  Go Bosox!!