Into Vermont !

I made it into Rutland, Vermont today, three days out of Hanover, NH and did a resupply at the local Walmart. I did a mail drop of supplies to Manchester Center which is about 4 days out and bought a lighter sleeping bag and mailed my heavy one home. I'm going to be staying at the Back Home Again Cafe tonight, it kind of has a religious tone to it..... let's hope there's some good discussions with our meal, as I have my own opinions & beliefs.

I've experienced some trail magic over the last couple of days. On the first day out of Hanover, I went thru a small town called West Hartford, very small just a general store and a few homes and I was talking to old guy on his front porch. We were talking and he said to go to the general store, they make awesome sandwiches at the deli. I explained I was on a budget and had some supplies, to which he opened his wallet and gave me $20 for a sandwich ! He was right, it was awesome ! I got his name and address so I can send him a thank you. I also experienced trail magic when I found cans of pop (or soda as they say here) spread out about a mile or so apart.

Vermont is nice, there's been some blackberry fields where I've picked a few to snack on. The trails are a little easier because they are switchbacks and not straight up like they are in Maine and New Hampshire. I'd describe them kind of like Carrollton, rolling hills.

I met someone that Austin and I ran into when we were hiking in Pennsylvania, his name was Bloodhound ! I walked into a shelter the other night and there he was, small world, even in these parts.

That's all for now....oh, I finally was able to upload about 50 pictures from my phone to my email in Hanover, had something to do with being in a 3G network area. So look for them here soon, Dad is going to transfer them over. If you can see my Facebook, I have them up there.