Last summer, by accident, my wife and I discovered Groton State Forest, east of Montpelier, VT. This forest totals 26,164 acres with seven state parks, eight lakes and ponds and a nature center. The civilian conservative corps was critical in developing the area - constructing roads, trails, picnic shelters and planting trees.
Due to Covid-19, last year, we drove inland away from the coast(and populated areas) on our way back from Maine. This summer we re-visited Montpelier, Vt which has the smallest capital of any state in the United States. We made a day trip to hike in the Groton State Forest in July.
This watercolor was inspired from that experience. As the picture shows, there is a great uninterrupted expanse of forest with zero development to the horizon. You really feel like you may run into some form of wildlife you have not seen before or rarely see when hiking on these trails.
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