Happy (Belated) Groundhog Day

It’s that quiet time of year here on the website. We’d like to be out winter camping, but sadly we’re not. We did get out and about a bit this past week to enjoy a wintry Vermont, an afternoon of ice skating, a day of cross country skiing and a half day on the ski hill (or the spa). We have since survived the brief cold snap – about -22 degrees F, maybe -40 with the wind chill, that gripped New England for a couple days.

So, we thought we’d provide a quick update as we slide past Groundhog day and zip through six more short weeks of winter. I can almost see the bright green leaves on the trees and smell the campfire smoke already.

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Signs of the Times, 2022

Signs are everywhere, telling you what to do, or not. Some are more amusing than others. Here’s a few we ran across in 2022.

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Exploring the White Mountains, New Hampshire, 2022

After a little looking around Vermont’s only National Forest on our last trip, we decided it was time to check out neighboring New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest. With a birthday to celebrate and couple days off along with a favorable forecast (can you say 60’s and sunny in November?) we hit the road. In my opinion there’s no better way to celebrate another successful orbit around the sun than to get outside and see something new.

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