The view from the 10th Tee at Green Mountain National Golf Course

The view from the 10th Tee at Green Mountain National Golf Course

As it has done for the last several days, early morning today featured a heavy fog/overcast which cast a pall on the Green Mountains. At 9:00 when I teed off at Green Mountain National, the ceiling was barely a couple of hundred feet above the ground. With temperatures in the 50's and a light breeze, the dampness had caused me to surrender my bermuda shorts in favor of long pants and a wind jacket.

Through out the round, the cloud deck rose into the sky, finally breaking around Noon time into a patchwork of white puffy fair weather clouds. The fall colors along the golf course were spectacular, and as long as you kept your ball in play, there was not a lot of difficulty finding the balls through the fallen leaves. It's hard to tell when the last official round of the year will occur in Killington, as the weather this time of year can be unpredictable. But after posting an 87 for today to back up an 82 last week, I would be happy if we got in a few more rounds before the skis make an appearance.

Tonight is "Meet the Artist" night at the Birch Ridge Inn. The Killington Arts Guild will be featuring Susan Wacker-Donle, a photographer and graphic designer with a presentation on techniques for shooting waterfalls and moving waters, which we have in abundance in Vermont.

The presentation will begin around 6PM in the Great Room Lounge of the Birch Ridge Inn. It is free and open to the public with light hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. For more information, or for dinner reservations following Susan's presentation call the Birch Ridge Inn at 802-422-4293.

Where ever you may be .. keep it in the fairway...And take in some of the fall foliage beauty of Vermont.