"The Bagel" on safari on the eleventh hole at Green Mountain National

"The Bagel" on safari on the eleventh hole at Green Mountain National

All this morning, delivery trucks are driving up and down the Killington Road visiting every establishment to get ready for Independence Day weekend and the kick off of the summer season at Killington. At the Birch Ridge Inn, for instance, we have had deliveries from 3 different beer and wine distributors, and 3 different food purveyors. And we are not alone in firing up our kitchen for the summer.

The Killington Resort begins it's operation today with the official opening of mountain bike season. The K1 Gondola is running, taking people to the top of Killington Peak. There should be some spectacular summer views from the Killington Peak walkway that the resort installed last fall.

Elsewhere in town, the golf courses are lush with all of the spring rain the area has received. I played yesterday with some friends at Green Mountain National Golf Course. While it was damp in a few predictable locations (Hole 4 for instance), overall the greens and fairways are in superb shape. Of course, my golf game needs a little work, but the summer is still early.

Stating the obvious, however, as todays picture shows, to enjoy the greens and fairways at Green Mountain National, you have to hit the ball on them. "The Bagel", demonstrating the fine art of the recovery shot, had a few errant shots during yesterdays round. Today's picture is of him on the 11th hole at Green Mountain. He hit his drive deep into the woods to the right of the tee, but before an area that is 'red staked". He found the ball, and was able to successfully hit it out of the woods into the fairway, setting up a third shot to the green on the 350 yard hole.

The restaurant at Birch Ridge reopens for the summer season tonight with dinner service this weekend on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening starting at 6:00 PM. Next week we begin our normal summer dinner service with dinner Tuesday thru Saturday evenings. If you have a chance to visit Killington this weekend, stop on bye.

Where ever you may be, keep it in the fairway, and don't forget your sun screen!