Over the river and through the woods, Mary leads the way as we hunt down Christmas Trees.

Over the river and through the woods, Mary leads the way as we hunt down Christmas Trees.

Some people call this Cyber Monday as people flock to the internet to shop but at the Birch Ridge Inn we call this "Christmas Tree Monday". 5 of us this morning left the inn about 9:00 AM in 2 trucks and headed to Danby Vermont to cut this years Christmas Tree for the inn. In the process, we also got 3 other trees for other families in Killington.

This years tree stood roughly 19 feet in the wild. After cutting it to size to fit into the inn, it now stands at approximately 14 feet. The tree has been raised in the Great Room of the inn, where it is "resting" before being decorated. Throughout the remainder of the week, Mary will be decorating the tree to have it ready for the guests to the inn this coming weekend. This year tree will be decorated in a Crystal theme.

The first cut is the deepest! (Click to enlarge.)

Hauling the tree back to the truck for the ride to Killington. From Left to Right - Howie, Peter Smith (owner of the Forerunner Ski Shop), Billy B, and yours truly. (click to enlarge.)

Raising the tree in the Great Room. (Click to enlarge.)

The Birch Ridge Inn 2007 Christmas Tree waiting to be decorated. (Click to enlarge.)

Let it snow!