Northern Vermont has been like a roller coaster. The terrain is good though, other than all the vermud everywhere. We cowboy camped again last night in an open field near Pomfret,Vt. It was a clear night and the stars were intense! We hiked about 12 today into another small Vermont town, I think West Harpford. We're camping in Steve and Nancy's backyard tonight,they have a really great setup. Steve is in the sign bussiness and appears to do really well. They have a great garden, fire pit, spring fed brook with island and bathing hole, and steve even has a pitching area with 2 sand bunkers and a putting green. They stay here for spring and summer,spending the winter on their sailboat somewhere in southern Florida. I picked tomatoes,carrots,onion,peppers,beans, herbs,and garlic from their garden,dutch bought some pork loin, and using a borrowed cast iron stove and red wine I made a pork and veggie ragu of sorts over the fire. It was bomb.com! Everyone is full and enjoying wonderful stories from steve and an awesome fire. Tomorrow marks 8 weeks I've been out here and I'll be pushing out of Vermont and into Hanover,New Hampshire to prepare for the Whites and Maine. We should meet up with Birtch again tomorrow in Hanover if all goes according to plan. The trail has been great in Vermont, I love it in New England, but I still can't wait to start heading south towards Ga.

-fresh and Bella + the Merrell Crew - 1
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