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  Green Mountains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Green Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Vermont.
The Green Mountains are traversed by the Long Trail, a wilderness hiking trail (with short stretches of road) that meets with the Appalachian Trail in the southern part of the state.
The University of the Green Mountain (in Latin, Universitas Viridis Montis)–the original name of the University of Vermont–were named after the mountains; the initialism "UVM" is still used to refer to the university.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Green_Mountains_(Vermont)   (256 words)

  
 Green Mountains on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The mountains also yield high-quality marble and granite, with world-famous quarries in Barre, Vt. The scenic Green Mts.
Green Mountain Energy Company Hires Two Energy Industry Veterans for Commercial Services Division.
The Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Foundation Aids Restoration of Historic Waterbury Landmark.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/G/GreenM1tn.asp   (431 words)

  
 Green Mountain Club Home - Long Trail, Vermont, Hiking, Vermont Hiking
The Green Mountain Club and its 9500 plus members from across the country share a love for hiking and a commitment to preserving and protecting the Long Trail System for future generations.
Built by the Green Mountain Club between 1910 and 1930, the Long Trail is the oldest long-distance trail in the United States.
The Green Mountain Club reminds hikers that trails are vulnerable to damage during Fall Mud Season.
www.greenmountainclub.org   (280 words)

  
 Green Mountains --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Green Mountain Boys began in 1770 at present-day Bennington, Vermont, as an unauthorized militia organized to defend the property rights of local residents who had received land grants from New Hampshire.
Her knowledge of criminal law gave an air of realism to her novels, which outlined many of the formulas that were to characterize the genre of detective fiction.
The vast highlands of North Africa, the Atlas Mountains span three countries and separate the southern rim of the Mediterranean basin from the Sahara Desert.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9037954?tocId=9037954   (819 words)

  
 Green Mountains. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Green Mountains, range of the Appalachian Mts., extending 250 mi/402 km from N to S and extending from S Que.
also yield high-quality talc, asbestos, and granite, with world-famous quarries in Barre, Vt. The scenic Green Mts.
to Canada; the Appalachian Trail runs through the S part of the Green Mts.
www.bartleby.com /69/74/G04874.html   (154 words)

  
 Visitor Information: Green Mountains Lamington National Park Queensland, Australia
On this trip, entomologist Henry Tyron suggested the term Green Mountains.
A spotlight walk will possibly reveal a mountain brushtail (bobuck) possum quietly feeding among the branches or a bush rat scurrying into the forest.
Green Mountains is 115km from Brisbane via Canungra or 70km from the Gold Coast via Nerang and Canungra.
people.hws.edu /mitchell/oz/guides/grnmtnsinfo.html   (963 words)

  
 Lamington national park, green mountains, o'reillys lodge, binna burra lodge
Green mountains at Queensland's Lamington National Park is one of my favorite spots on earth.
Perhaps the star of Green Mountains is the satin bowerbird, which builds a bower of thin sticks, then paints the walls with berry juice for decoration.
In the evening, as the sun slips behind the mountains that fall in lavender scoops to the horizon, kookaburras and crimson rosellas glow as they forage for their evening meal.
www.naturalwanders.com /lamingtonnationalpark.htm   (1209 words)

  
 The Foliage Network - Things to See and Do - Vermont - Green Mountains
The Green Mountains have it all for vacationing, sight-seeing, or just passing through.
Mountains, rolling hills meadows, stands of tall maple trees and other hardwood that flash brilliantly during the fall foliage season.
Bridge at the Green covered bridge is located in Arlington, VT (Bennington County).
www.foliagenetwork.com /things_to_see_and_do/northeast_us/VT/green_mountains.php   (574 words)

  
 Green Mountain National Forest - Welcome!
The Green Mountain National Forest is located in the southwestern and west-central Vermont, and the Finger Lakes National Forest is located in central New York.
ERWST is a special team in Region 9 that provides Special Use Permit administration and oversight to alpine and Nordic ski areas located in New England and Michigan - the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont, the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire and the Ottawa National Forest in Michigan.
The Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests are undergoing Forest Plan Revision.
www.fs.fed.us /r9/gmfl   (325 words)

  
 Brattleboro and the Southern Green Mountains : Introduction | Frommers.com
Brattleboro and the Southern Green Mountains : Introduction
Introduction to Brattleboro and the Southern Green Mountains
The southern Green Mountains are New England writ large.
www.frommers.com /destinations/brattleboroandthesoutherngreenmountains/2177010001.html   (415 words)

  
 Going Green in the Green Mountains Volume 1, Issue 1, Summer 2003 - Green Hotels Roundtable Discussion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
As far as “green marketing’ of the program is concerned, 6,000 rest area cards containing information about the Green Hotels program have been given to the gateway information centers around the state.
Need for research to be conducted about “green practices” coming from places like UVM to show the effect of practices (rather than just from other studies outside our state).
Green Hotels in the Green Mountain State is a program of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
www.anr.state.vt.us /dec/greenhotels/gggm/v1n1/v1n1_pg4.htm   (1651 words)

  
 Vermont - Green Mountains Rides with Equitour.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Located in the heart of Central Vermont’s Green Mountain National Forest we offer a great getaway with overnights at an country inn with numerous facilities and superb dining - steeped in the finest New England tradition.
Enjoy the lush, green canopy of spring, the flowering country fields of summer and the brilliant colors of autumn’s foliage on guided trail rides.
Majestically set on 350 acres in Vermont’s lush Green Mountains with sweeping views of a pristine mountain lake and an infinite expanse of National Forest, the Green Mountain getaway offers an endless array of outdoor activities.
www.equitour.com /usa/gr/vt.htm   (619 words)

  
 Green Mountain College --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
More results on "Green Mountain College" when you join.
The Taconic Mountains in the west are forested by hardwoods, hemlock, and white pine and are separated by a narrow valley from the Green Mountains in the east, which are forested by spruce, fir, and hardwoods.
The campus is on a hill surrounded by meadowland and forests and provides a good view of the Green Mountains.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9311511?tocId=9311511   (858 words)

  
 A Masochists’s Guide to the Green Mountains
At the dead end of a long dirt road in Huntington, Vermont, tucked tight against the craggy mountain flanks, there is a farm.
It was the second in a five-day quest to link five of Vermont’s highest resort mountains by the very mode of transport they seek to promote: skiing.
Vermont’s green mountains form a spine of three- and four-thousand-foot peaks that cleave the state neatly in half from end to end.
www.skiingmag.com /skiing/travel_east/article/0,12910,525841,00.html   (1964 words)

  
 Peace Corps | World Wise Schools | Connect With a Volunteer | CyberVolunteer
The name of the town where I live, Kokshetau, means "blue-green mountains." When I arrived at my site, I noticed immediately that there was neither a blue nor a green mountain to be seen anywhere, nor any mountains to speak of for that matter.
Across seven continents, filled with mountains of great heights and lakes of great depth, forests covered in snow and deserts swept with blazing sand, Aldar Kose traveled with God toward the land of the Kazakhs.
It is the pearl of Kazakhstan, the blue-green mountains of the Kokshetau region.
www.peacecorps.gov /wws/cybervol/2002/let2spring.html   (984 words)

  
 Green Mountains Long Trail - Sports & Recreation - Waterbury, VT, 05677 - Citysearch
The 270-mile Long Trail follows the verdant, woodsy ridges of the Green Mountains from Massachusetts to the Canadian border.
There are 53 mountains over 2,000 feet in elevation along the Long Trail including six peaks over 4,000 feet--Killington, Mount Abraham, Cutts Peak, Mount Ellen, Camel's Hump and Mount Mansfield, the state's highest point at 4,393.
The Green Mountain Club in Waterbury Center is your best bet for maps and guidance.
boston.citysearch.com /profile/11352588   (333 words)

  
 Inns in the Mountains - Bed & Breakfast Inns ONLINE- Travel * Lodging * Bed and Breakfasts * Country Inns
A classic 1835 VT farmhouse surrounded by acres of farmland and spectacular views of the Green Mountains.
Mountainside Austrian chalet and cabins midway between Stowe and Sugarbush in the Green Mountains of north central Vermont.
Historic Vermont Family Lodge In The Green Mountains near Stratton, Bromley, Manchester, and Weston.
www.bbonline.com /vt/mountain.html   (1730 words)

  
 Northern Forest Alliance - Northern Greens Wildland
The Northern Green Mountains Wildland stretches from the Winooski River Valley to the Canadian border and includes the parallel Worcester and Lowell Ranges.
High mountains, cold winters and short growing seasons have kept the Northern Green Mountains one of the least populated areas in the state.
Location: The spine of the northern Green Mountains from the Winooski River Valley to the Canadian border, including the Worcester and Lowell Ranges.
northernforestalliance.org /explore/wildlands/northgreens/NGindex.htm   (581 words)

  
 Ozark Mountains Fall Foliage Report, Photos, Foliage Driving Tours in the Ozarks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Ozark Mountains Website, Inc. (OMW) foliage reports are for the White River Hills area of the Ozarks, which is the north-central Arkansas Ozarks and the south-central Missouri Ozarks area.
The difference between peak and near-peak is considerable at times, but more often than not, most people would not notice a significant difference within a week of the peak in the Ozarks.
No part of this presentation may be used or reproduced in any manor for any reason without written permission from Ozark Mountains Website, Inc. This includes, but is not limited to, any or all photographs, and any or all text.
www.ozarkmtns.com /foliage   (1891 words)

  
 Green Mountains, Vermont (Mountains)
The Green Mountains form the spine of Vermont, running north-south between Lake Champlain on the west and the Connecticut River on the east.
The French for "green mountains" is "les verts monts," from which the name of the state is derived.
In the heart of the Green Mountains, this factory sits on a pasture overlooking the Worcester...
www.ohwy.com /vt/g/greenmtn.htm   (150 words)

  
 Green Mountains
Green Mountain Energy Company Announces Local Wind Purchase Agreement With Madison Windpower Facility in Upstate New York; PGandE National Energy Group's Madison Windpower Facility in Madison County To Provide Pollution-Free Wind Output for Customers Buying Green Mountain Energy(R) Electricity Through the Niagara Mohawk Renewable Energy Program.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Reports Fiscal 2004 Third Quarter Results; Net Sales Growth of 19.0% and Net Income Growth of 40.4%.
Green Mountain Energy Company and Hometown Connections Announce Exclusive Marketing Partnership to Offer 100 Percent Renewable Electricity Programs To Public Power Utilities That Serve About 15 Percent of the Nation's Electricity Consumers; Renewable Energy Program Designed Specifically for Municipalities and Offered To Public Power Utilities Could Enable People Throughout U.S. to Purchase Renewable Energy.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/us/A0821759.html   (421 words)

  
 Recreation.gov   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Green Mountain National Forest is a four season (some say six with mud and Black Fly season) recreation experience.
The most popular season is autumn when the mountains are ablaze with color.
Mountain biking and hiking on wet trails is not encouraged during this time.
www.recreation.gov /detail.cfm?ID=1089   (139 words)

  
 The Arlington Inn - VT - Arlington ~ Green Mountains Vermont Inn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Arlington Inn - VT - Arlington ~ Green Mountains Vermont Inn
Nestled in the Green Mountains of Southern Vermont between Bennington and Manchester, the Arlington Inn is a Unique and Special Victorian Country Inn that brings you back to a time of Elegance and Style.
This country The Arlington Inn in Arlington ~ Green Mountains, state VT, Nestled in the Green Mountains of Southern Vermont between Bennington and Manchester, the Arlington Inn is a Unique and Special Victorian Country Inn that brings you back to a time
charmingcountryinns.com /inns/usa/vt/arlington/thearlingtoninn/thearlingtoninn.php3   (204 words)

  
 Teacher stuff   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
In the spring, a shimmering green, thin and new
The green of my mountains fought to cover my little sky.
It was a green hinting of swings and picnics.
www.mindspring.com /~jamiro/green.html   (147 words)

  
 GORP Biking - Meccas Beyond Moab - Green Mountains, Vermont
Lush, leafy green mountains and verdant valleys make central Vermont a great natural destination for exploring on your mountain bike.
Although bikes aren't on most of the hiking trails in the Green Mountain National Forest, the riding on smooth roads originally meant for Forest Service employees can take you through some beautiful country and over some sweet rolling terrain.
This is one of the few singletrack trails where mountain bikers are welcome in the Green Mountain National Forest.
gorp.away.com /gorp/activity/biking/features/gmt_mecc.htm   (713 words)

  
 Travel to the Green Mountains of Vermont
Vermont is home to the Green Mountains of the Appalachian Chain of mountains that spans almost the entire length of the Eastern United States, from Northern Georgia up through Maine.
Here in the winding hiking trails of Killington are some of Vermont’s most impressive sweeping mountain views and heavily wooded vistas.
The impressive outdoor makeup of this land, makes for exceptional outdoor activities that include canoeing and kayaking the emerald-green lakes, hiking the beautiful Appalachian and long trails, and rock climbing the stone faces of the Green Mountains.
www.sixmountains.com /mountainadventures.htm   (131 words)

  
 Vermont Inn to Inn Rides - horseback riding in style
You will be spending your days riding smooth gaited Icelandic Horses from one cozy inn to the next, through green valleys, quiet meadows and woods, over mountains, and of course along Vermont’s famous dirt roads.
They are right at home with the mountains, waterfalls, crisp mornings, snowy winters and the luscious green of Vermont summers.
You will be spending your days riding smooth gated Icelandic Horses from one cozy inn to the next, via mountains, meadows and woods.
www.hiddentrails.com /usa/ir/vt.htm   (1004 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Green Mountains, United States (U.S. Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Green Mountains, United States (U.S. Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
Green Mountains, range of the Appalachian Mts., extending 250 mi (402 km) from north to south and extending from S Que., Canada to Vt. Mt.
More articles from AllRefer Reference on Green Mountains
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/GreenMtn.html   (231 words)

  
 UPNE | Green Mountains, Dark Tales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Vermont's best-selling collector of the odd and the arcane outdoes himself with this assortment of Green Mountain marvels, mysteries, and mayhem.
In this collection of tales, classic legends, and long-forgotten lore, best-selling compiler and investigator of the supernatural Joseph A. Citro takes us on a tour of every haunted corner of his native state.
JOSEPH A. CITRO is author of The Vermont Ghost Guide (UPNE 2000), Passing Strange (1996), and Green Mountain Ghosts, Ghouls, and Unsolved Mysteries (1994).
www.dartmouth.edu /~upne/0-87451-863-6.html   (753 words)

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