Oh Vermont, Is the mud real?

So as you may know, the state of Vermont is also referred to as "Vermud." We have been trudging in this rain from just out of North Adams, Mass to enter Vermont on the Long Trail and have been following it through the state and should be exiting into New Hampshire on Tuesday. Oh how the excitement of walking through mud and rain in Vermont has not destroyed the morale, but instead it has added a new level of excitement and entertainment to the journey. If it were all so easy and nice all the time, it would not be such an amazing adventure and we would not be so thankful for days like today. It feels like a fall day outside today as we sit inside the Mountain Meadows Lodge and use this unique device known as a computer. As a celebration for the 4th of July, a group of about 9 of us stayed in Gifford Woods state park at a rentable lean-to. It was fun to celebrate with a trail magician named Paddy-O and we escaped the rain. Today is sunny and nice and hopefully it is a sign of things to come. Looking forward to a 30.3 mile day tomorrow with the Stunned Mullet, one of the most well traveled and cultured New Zealander on the trail, and we will be in Hanover, NH soooo soon. Come tuesday, we will be in our second to last state and terrified of the world to come, but its time take in the White Mountains and leave these puny Green Mountains, and soon and very soon tackle the great state of Maine. Thanks to everyone for thinking about me and faithfully following this blog, and be assured, it is greatly appreciated. The woods are calling and we must return, this internet thing is so absurd. Singing off and advancing north....
- Topo