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Travels with Bonnie: Moitié-Moitié

Monday June 4 2007

Windy day, partly sunny at departure. Increasing cloud and haze. Temperature dropped between East Hereford and Seymour Lake. Surprising to me.

Trip

A large wonderfully scenic circle, half in the Eastern Townships of Quebec and the other half in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.

Quebec

Vermont

Stops

  • 2 border crossings
  • 1 fuel stop
  • Roadwork
  • 25-minute lunch (Seymour Lake)
  • Photo stops

    Route

    As an alternative to the Valley Road and Holland Road between Seymour Lake and Derby Line, continue west on Route 111 (great hills and views) to Derby Center and then take Route 5 back up to Derby Line and the border.

    Notes

    Canadian route is mostly hilly farm country but forest from St. Malo to East Hereford.

    Norton to Island Pond (114) offers twists turns dips and rises through forest. But watch out for moose! Moose and logging trucks through the 1-lane underpass on a curve. I kid you not.

    Many parts follow high ridges and offer panoramic views.

    (Click Photos to Enlarge)

    Hatley

    Photograph of

    Compton

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    Moe's River

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    Martinville

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    Hydro Pole Cemetery, where old Hydro poles go to die.

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    Observation tower in Saint Malo

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    Looking southwest (?) from the observation tower

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    Looking down from the Saint Malo observation tower

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    Looking northeast from the observation tower

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    Saint Malo observation tower, looking west.

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    East Hereford

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    East Hereford

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    East Hereford

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    East Hereford

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    TQM Compressor. The one they blew up.

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    Vermont

    Canaan Vermont

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