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• NE 100 Highest – Jay Peak & Big Jay

  Vermont 4 Thursday, July 7, 2022: We did indeed leave before anyone else was up and hit the road for Jay Peak and Big Jay, our final Vermont 100 Highest mountains. We drove through beautiful rolling hills of farmland. I can appreciate it without ever wanting to live here, which was different than I how…

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  July 14, 2022

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  Big Jay, Black Cap Coffee and Beer, Bread Loaf Mountain, Burlington, Dorset, Dorset Mountain, Emerald Lake State Park, Island Line Trail, Jay Peak, Lake Carmi State Park, Lake Champlain Causeway, Leunig's Petit Bijou, Local Motion Bike Rentals, Manchester Center, Mt. Equinox, Mt. Wilson, Sand Bar State Park, Stillwater State Park, Stratton Mountain, Thorn+Roots, Vermont, Waterfront Park

• Burlington, Vermont

  Tuesday, July 5, 2022: First full day in Burlington. John and I ran four miles on the Island Line Trail starting at Waterfront Park, then combined our runners’ high with caffeine at #KruCoffeeCollective; John got a (so-so) nitro cold brew and I got a (meh) latte made with soy milk (only because they didn’t have…

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  July 14, 2022

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  Big Jay, Black Cap Coffee and Beer, Bread Loaf Mountain, Burlington, Dorset, Dorset Mountain, Emerald Lake State Park, Island Line Trail, Jay Peak, Lake Carmi State Park, Lake Champlain Causeway, Leunig's Petit Bijou, Local Motion Bike Rentals, Manchester Center, Mt. Equinox, Mt. Wilson, Sand Bar State Park, Stillwater State Park, Stratton Mountain, Thorn+Roots, Vermont, Waterfront Park

• NE 100 Highest – Mt. Equinox, Bread Loaf Mountain & Mt. Wilson

  Vermont 2 Sunday, July 3, 2022: Mt. Equinox. It was the perfect summer day for this challenging hike. I led the way in my typical style: non-stop. There wasn’t many people on this particular path to the summit, but we passed all we came upon. It was a steep and steady hike to the top;…

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  July 14, 2022

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  Big Jay, Black Cap Coffee and Beer, Bread Loaf Mountain, Burlington, Dorset, Dorset Mountain, Emerald Lake State Park, Island Line Trail, Jay Peak, Lake Carmi State Park, Lake Champlain Causeway, Leunig's Petit Bijou, Local Motion Bike Rentals, Manchester Center, Mt. Equinox, Mt. Wilson, Sand Bar State Park, Stillwater State Park, Stratton Mountain, Thorn+Roots, Vermont, Waterfront Park

• NE 100 Highest – Mt. Stratton & Dorset Mountain

  Vermont 1 John took a week off from work so we could finish the 100 Highest mountains that we needed in Vermont. We spent three nights at Emerald Lake State Park located near Dorset. It’s a mixed bag when spending more than a night in one place: I love stringing up the lights in the…

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  July 14, 2022

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  Big Jay, Black Cap Coffee and Beer, Bread Loaf Mountain, Burlington, Dorset, Dorset Mountain, Emerald Lake State Park, Island Line Trail, Jay Peak, Lake Carmi State Park, Lake Champlain Causeway, Leunig's Petit Bijou, Local Motion Bike Rentals, Manchester Center, Mt. Equinox, Mt. Wilson, Sand Bar State Park, Stillwater State Park, Stratton Mountain, Thorn+Roots, Vermont, Waterfront Park

• Gettysburg National Military Park – Harpers Ferry – Shenandoah National Park

  Thursday, July 13, 2017 Day #3: At the Gettysburg Visitors’ Center we started with a film that depicted the three days of fighting at Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863). I had tears in my eyes just imagining the enormity of what was going on at that time. Then we walked through the Soldiers’ National Cemetery and…

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  July 11, 2022

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• Philadelphia to Codorus State Park

  Wednesday, July 12, 2017 Day #2: After a New York-style bagel with cream cheese, John and I walked around Rittenhouse Square (a public park with random statutes: frog, lion, lady revealing a breast), saw the Liberty Bell and took a tour of Independence Hall. Lunch was at the Reading Terminal; John got gumbo and jambalaya,…

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  July 11, 2022

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• New Hampshire to Philly

  Tuesday, July 11, 2017 Day #1: After a 9 AM appointment and visit with Aspen, John and I hit the road. Our first stop was the Chesterfield Gorge in western New Hampshire. This wayside park conserves a rocky gorge with waterfalls along the Wilde Brook. We walked the .7 trail to stretch our legs before…

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  July 11, 2022

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