Happy Trails!

Here we are in Middlebury, Vermont on our way today to Burlington. We crossed the border yesterday and put in our biggest day of 75 miles! Vermont is beautiful with big green fields, red barns with silos, and all the red, orange and yellow leaves you could ask for.

We climbed the Middlebury gap this morning and were greeted with a friendly hiker who ran across the road to offer us local apples and Oreo cookies! Got to love the locals :) Onward north just a few miles and Scott broke one of the clips of a bag... I'm not the only one, although I have broken all 4 of mine off (one twice). I would like to blame it on the bags, but maybe I have packing issues :) We also had our first flat tire here in Middlebury, it had to happen sooner or later!
The riding is still beautiful and it is very exciting to make progress on our maps. Weather is great; warm and sunny during the day, cold at night (I'm getting used to it). I do have to point out that local folk we talk to all have a common conversation topic... the good weather. "Nice day for a ride" "It's a great day for it" "lovely weather we're having" "can you believe that sky" Well, yes I can believe the sky, it looks just normal as can be to the So Cal girl! We can't decide if the weather right now is abnormal, fleeting, or just fantastic because it's not snowing right now. I think it's all of the above really.
Here's to good weather!