To get to the Salmon Hole from main campus, start by getting yourself to Colchester Avenue and then follow it East towards Winooski. Take a sharp right onto Riverside Avenue, and follow that until you get to a dirt path on your right heading downhill, into the trees. There should be a wooden railing on part of the trail, and up ahead you should see a tree with a sign about fishing and lake sturgeon. Walk down this path, go right down the stairs that are really too close together, cross two little SLIPPERY bridges, and you get to an open clearing with a bench. Take another right down a small path and follow that until the trees open up onto a rocky expanse that leads to the river’s edge. So, you’re here!
I chose this spot for a couple of reasons. I have enjoyed fishing here, not catching anything of course. I have also enjoyed swimming and running here, and I find it to be really beautiful, and I like the confluence of trees and water and rock. Since coming to UVM I have had some of my calmest times down here, and I think it is going to be awesome to keep it company throughout the year and watch it change with the seasons. I also am very excited to see it when it freezes over!!
I listed the vegetation/woody plants in order of appearance, so here they are!
Near the road:
- Cottonwood
- Green Ash
- Honey Suckle
- Poison Ivy
- Norway Spruce
- Hop Horn Beam
- Paper Birch
- Norway Maple
- American Beech
Stream/Swampy Bridge Area
- Honey Suckle
- Ferns
- White Oak
- Buckthorn
River’s Edge
- Cottonwood
- White Pine
- Striped Maple
- White Oak
- Paper Birch
- Green Ash
- Blach Cherry
- Buckthorn
- Grapevine
- Bamboo!
- Elm
- Wormwood
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