Today we awoke in a nice warm house... the lows were in the 40s this morning. We watched the weather channel while we packed up and saw Hurricane Frances off the coast of Florida. It looks really big - like the state of Texas big - and my thoughts are with all my family and friends in Florida. The storm is predicted to make landfall tomorrow at Jupiter Inlet, about 30 minutes south of where I lived.
Today was a beautiful blue-sky day with few clouds. The forests of Vermont continue to impress me (despite the muddy trail)... and there are views from most of the uphills, too. Today we had the best view in a long, long time. We climbed Killington Peak after dinner to watch the sunset and it was phenomenal. This is the reason people climb mountains. We had a 270 degree view of the area from the top. To the west are the Adirondack Mountains, and to the northeast is our future destination - the White Mountains of New Hampshire. All around us were mountain peaks and ridgeline after ridgeline.
Today was also a good day because Blackfoot and Mickey and Mallory caught up with us. Its really good to be back in their company. Blackfoot - ever the consummate planner - informed us he had reservations for a double room at the Inn at the Long Trail for tomorrow night in anticipation of meeting up with us. We missed our Blackfoot!
The weather is turning quite cold and its caught some of us a little off guard. I might need my long johns sooner than I thought. Hot tea and cocoa are definitely on my horizon.
Thats all for now,
Steph
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