When most people think of Vermont, the Green Mountains come to mind, and for good reason -- they are the dominant range, running up the middle of the state. In southern Vermont, however, the Tactonics are also important; they lie mainly on the New York / Vermont border. The area in southern Vermont between the Taconics and the Greens is called the Valley of Vermont. (There are many other valleys in the state, of course!)

This is a simple view of part of the Taconics, taken at peak foliage, from a bridge over the Battenkill, a famous fly-fishing river.