Surely one of the most energizing ways to take in the incredible sights of Vermont’s Mad River Valley is from 3,000 feet up, circling as silently as a hawk. Everyone gets a cockpit view from Sugarbush Soaring’s two-seat gliders (802-496-2290, www.sugarbushsoaring.com, rates start at $138, tax included, for 20 minutes; call about availability); you’ll see Mount Abraham, Lincoln Peak, Mount Ellen, and the East Ridge, and pass over the quainter-than-quaint towns of Waitsfield and Warren as well as Blueberry Lake. Afterward, stop by the Warren Store (802-496-3864, www.warrenstore.com) and have a Pestopalooza sandwich and a home-baked eclair on the deck, which overlooks the Mad River.