Red Cedar Students Bid Farewell to the Champlain Bridge

Last week each of the groups went to Middlebury to see the new bridge under construction, and out to Crown Point to say good-bye to the historic Champlain Bridge (or as it's known locally - The Crown Point Bridge). Along the way we also took note of every bridge we saw or crossed. It was a bridge kind of day.

Crossing the pedestrian bridge over the Otter Creek in Middlebury, below the falls.

We stopped at Frog Hollow to draw the old stone bridge above the falls.

Nadine

At the construction site for the new bridge. A set of the huge girders had been delivered and put in place a few days before. 

Drawing at the new bridge site.

Heading back through town, Zave leads the pack, about to cross over the stone bridge.

Snack at the Marble Works, by the falls.

Out at Crown Point, at the renamed (as seen on the sign) 'No Bridge Restaurant.'

The middle school group by the Crown Point bridge. The bridge opened in 1929. The bridge will probably be demolished before the lake freezes this winter.

Bo helps to keep the bridge up for now.

Good-bye beautiful Crown Point Bridge.

 

Thanks, Everybody, For a Great Party!

Red Cedar Students Start Year with Hikes and Wilderness Trips

The middle school group spent the first three days of school backpacking on Mt. Mansfield - three days of endless conversation, bantering, catching up with each other, welcoming the new students, exploring, enjoying what good shape we got in over the summer or suffering because of how little we'd done. Warm sunny days, clear nights, no bugs.

Miranda, Adrian and Parker by Cantiliver Rock 

After a trailside dinner on Sunset Ridge

Group at the summit

Late afternoon

Margot at the edge of the world

S'mores after dinner

Evan the porter

Dirty, tired and glad to have our packs off

The whole school hiked Mt. Philo on Day 4 for an orientation day with group games. Classes began on the 5th day.

Ari leads a game 

Patrick and Lena

Jez, Amelia, Ezekiel, Evan and Willy

In mid-September, we all hiked Camel's Hump one day.

Bill and Amelia, at the summit

Even our youngest student, Anouska, made it up

Lindsay, Isza and Zoe

Evan, Anoushka, Jacquie, Lena, Jez and C

 Beakie and Amelia almost fall off

In late September, the upper elementary group did an overnight camping trip at Branbury State Park.

Setting out for the Falls of Lana

Along the way
At Rattlesnake Cliffs, overlooking Lake Dunmore

Brendan

Looking out to the west

Crossing Sucker Brook

End of the day

Bo and Charlie, cooking over the fire

Red Cedar Middle School Students Send Postcards from Summer Travel

E-Postcards from Patrick and his family. Patrick has been spending time
this summer hiking throughout the Green Mountains. Patrick sprouts wings on Camel's Hump.

Patrick muscles his way to Silver Lake overlooking beautiful Lake Dunmore.

Patrick and Parker at the Montreal Museum of Archeology and History Point-a-Calliere.

Parker and Patrick at the John Brown Farm in Lake Placid, New York.