Swimming holes

Like any group of people who deal with long winters, the folks in northern Vermont enjoy summer with some gusto. And since there are a lot of hills and mountains, there are a lot of streams, and the roads tend to follow the streams through the valleys. As a result, there are tons of swimming holes all over the place where people can just pull over and pop it for a dunk. Most aren't really huge, and you won't be swimming laps or any thing, but they are fun and refreshing. So if you are up here in the summer, and you see two or three cars on the side of the road every mile or so, you know the stream you are driving along has a lot of good swimming spots.

Of course, if you don't mind a walk or a hike, the world of swimming holes increases exponentially. I was walking down from our big field yesterday scouting out spots along the stream that runs through our property. I actually think there is a good spot below the beaver dam, and since the water at this spot has been sitting in a shallow the beaver pond, it should be a little warmer than the rest of stream. It is too early to try it out now, but soon!