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Vermont Weekend 2011 - A New Experience at Stratton Mountain
July 29 - Aug 1
After more than 20 years of sleeping in hot, unventilated rooms on plastic mattresses and sharing showers, toilets, and sinks with our 100 closest friends (both sexes), we will stay in comparative luxury this August holiday weekend at the Inn at Stratton Mt, Vermont.
Stratton Mt is approximately a six hour drive from Ottawa near Manchester, one of the prime shopping areas of Vermont.
The package cost based on double occupancy is $280 per person. These are rooms with two queen beds, air conditioning, cable TV, and private bath. Special rates are also available for three and four people per room
Accommodation is Friday thru Sunday nights with breakfast on Saturday and Sunday and Saturday dinner.
Stratton Mt is a beautiful resort and the cycling is excellent in the area
The club will provide maps with suggested routes and the website will have pictures and more information in the coming weeks.
Cost per person based on double occupancy isCA$ 280.00 and includes Friday, Saturday and Sunday accommodation
3 breakfasts and Saturday night dinner
Cost per person based on single occupancy is CA$440.00
For anyone also going on the inn-to-inn tour, there is a special rate for Friday and Saturday night only. Check with the office if you are on this tour and want to do the weekend as well.
Further Info
For further information, please contact the OBC Office.
Available to OBC members with a valid bulletin board account in the Members-only Forum
Application Deadline July 1, 2011 (this is the very final date)
Vermont Inn to Inn Tour 2011 - with a twist
July 31 - Aug 7
As stated in the last two Newsletters, the format for this year is a ‘van-less,’ two-Inn format, with participants using their own vehicles to move from the first Inn to the second Inn midway through the week.
Tour participants will congregate on Sunday, July 31, for an evening meal at The Old Tavern at Grafton, (www.oldtavern.com), which began operation as an Inn in 1801. This Inn will be our base for three nights. Inn amenities include a swimming pond; tennis courts; hiking trails at the Grafton Outdoor Centre; Phelps Barn serving Brattleboro microbrew McNeill’s Ale; and rocking chairs on the large front porch
Northern cycling routes are planned for Monday August 1st, with distances of 41, 61, 67, 93, and 110 km. These will allow riders to explore the Chester, Proctorsville, Springfield, and Saxtons River areas.
Southern routes are planned for Tuesday, with distances of 28, 52, 62, 76, 89, 102, and 116 km. These will allow riders to explore the rural Connecticut River valley which provides an interesting diversity of water scenes, farmland, orchards, and dense woods. The terrain is moderate, with some hills which are generally short and steep
Wednesday, August 3, is a transition day with participants driving from Grafton in the morning to a remote start in Dublin, New Hampshire, where riding loops of 50, 65, and 84 km will be available. After a day of riding, participants will drive the remaining distance to the Colby Hill Inn located in the small college town of Henniker, New Hampshire.
The Colby Hill Inn (www.colbyhillinn.com) will be our base for four nights. OBC tour participants will be the only guests at the Colby Hill Inn and will have exclusive use of the facilities, including a swimming pool
Cycling routes for Thursday, Friday and Saturday (August 4-6) will allow tour participants to explore the Henniker countryside, with loop options on roads heading north, south, and north east.
Northern routes are currently set at 42, 52, 80, 85, and 111 km, exploring New Hampshire’s Lake Sunapee Region, including the Franklin Pierce Homestead, Lake Sunapee, the town of New London, and, for those seeking to put their lower gears to good use, an optional climb up Mt. Kearsarge.
Although of only moderate elevation (2,937 ft./895 m) compared to other peaks in New Hampshire, Mt. Kearsarge’s isolation gives it 2,100 ft. (640 m) of relative height above the low ground separating it from the higher mountains farther north. That makes Mt. Kearsarge one of twelve mountains in New Hampshire with a prominence over 2,000 ft. (610 m). On a very clear day, skyscrapers in the city of Boston, Massachusetts 80 miles (130 km) away are visible from the fire tower on the summit. The road to the summit ascends to an elevation of 800m.
Southern routes will explore New Hampshire’s Monadnock Region, which is sometimes referred to as the "Currier and Ives" part of the state. Planned routes are 43, 61, 78, 85, and 105 km in length.
North eastern routes will include the northern part of the Merrimack Valley Region, with routes of 45, 68, 80, and 87 km.
The Inn’s website includes a list of area attractions to tempt tour participants off the bicycle. These include the Tanger Outlet Shopping Centre in Tilton; Main Street Bookends of Warner (lauded as “The best community bookstore in New Hampshire”); outstanding gardens at the historic Hay family estate in Newbury; the Canterbury Shaker Village; and The Currier Museum of Art, located in Manchester which includes works by Picasso, Monet, O’Keefe and Wyeth.
Sunday, August 7: A short ride will be available for those wishing to take advantage of an additional half-day of riding in the area. The Colby Hill Inn is located approximately 13 km from Interstate 89 for the return journey to Ottawa.
The Tour can accommodate 28 participants. The cost includes 7 nights’ accommodation based on double occupancy; 7 full breakfasts and 7 three-course dinners. Cost for this Tour is $1100.00 per person.
Further Info
For further information, please contact the OBC Office.
Available to OBC members with a valid bulletin board account in the Members-only Forum
