Well, Andre and I have spent the last few days enjoying Fall in Southern Vermont and Western Massachusetts, but are not on the trail anymore. About two weeks into the Long Trail hike, I felt that I just couldn't do it physically anymore and we ended our thru-hike. Andre could have and certainly would have completed the journey, had I not encountered such difficulty with the physical demands of the terrain, but as we got on together, we got off together and settled for two weeks of Long Trail memories rather than four.
Since then, we have spent the time unpacking and re-organizing, camping at a variety of places, and driving around the beautiful Berkshires and surrounding area, as well as starting to make plans for our winter in Florida. We spent a few nights in Brattleboro, VT at a hotel, giving us the opportunity to revisit one of our favorite old haunts, McNeill's Brewery. We also spent a few nights at a wonderful old campground in Savoy Mountain State Forest in Western Massachusetts. The campground was full of apple trees - it was obviously an orchard at one time - so we have been eating fresh apples to our hearts content as we contemplate our next steps.
So although all did not go exactly as planned, we are doing fine as always and finding interesting things to do each day. This afternoon we are going to a Music, Barbecue and Brews outdoor festival in Greenfield, MA and we will also enjoy listening to the Red Sox game and hanging out tomorrow watching the Patriot's game. We will enjoy our remaining time in New England, appreciating all it has to offer before we leave these parts once more. And although I am sad that I was not able to complete the trail (and in not doing so, prevented Andre from doing so either), we did come away with many wonderful memories from the two weeks we did spend hiking over 90 miles from the Canadian Border through beautiful Vermont.
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