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Keep an eye out for moose in Stowe, Vt. where the Sunrise Mountain Guides service promises snowshoeing adventures off the beaten path in and around the Green Mountain State Forest.

Indeed, Pat insisted that we experience that quintessential summertime taste of the Green Mountain State: a frosty creemee.

But it’s the Green Mountain State’s winter landscape that truly sparks my photographic eye.

“Here in the Green Mountain State we chose a different path,” Condos said.

A year ago, she also co-founded Vermont Independent Restaurants, a coalition of more than 180 restaurant and bar owners who advocate for their industry in the Green Mountain State.