It seems hard to believe that three months have gone by since our first Vermont foray this year but they have and now it's coming time to close up camp. We absolutely hit peak foliage this year and it's unimaginably beautiful. The maples this year are just stunning. I guess a wet year makes for good foliage because the one unifying theme of 2008 has been rain! It is pouring right now as I sit in front of a roaring fire waiting for Alan to bring me some cheese and crackers. Dinner is going to be a Canadien yellow split pea soup that I started yesterday. Perfect for a cold, rainy night.
We did get a bit of sunshine yesterday and took advantage of it by breaking out the kayaks. Beautiful views of Brousseau and Averill. The western flanks of Averill are just a sea of oranges and reds. You'll notice that the Coaticook Power company has the dam at full release because there's more beach than I've ever seen--you can literally walk from one beach to the other.
Flocks of geese settle into the cove every night on their way south and the loons are doing their fall socializing before their journey. Lots of calling going on. We had dinner Monday night at Rainbow Grille and got to catch up with Guide Bill who is bartending there now. Yummy food and a good conversation. We're going to head out fishing Sunday morning. Breaking in Pinky2 this week, it being confirmed once we got up here that Pinky had been a victim of the great Burlington airport fleecing. Yeesh, that pisses me off.
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