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August 2009

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We got gas and then I wanted to take a country road shown on the tourist map. It was a great choice, a well maintained dirt road. On a side road we found some cows.

Paul is putting gas into the Tundra pick-up truck

A gren field with woods and then mountains in the distance

A green field with woods and then hills in the distance

Cows eating in a field, most tan with one black

A red barn sits near a dirt road

Green fields edges by trees

A rolling countryside of fields, trees, and hills

Wild flowers in a field

We stopped at a store called Green Top Market. If for some reason you find yourself in Morristown Corners, check it out. Nice spot. (Update 2020: It looks to have been replaced by Black Diamond Barbeque - unfortunate, although the menu here looks good, even including a homemade vegan burger.)Driving back to Stowe we found a lovely mountain cemetery.

A metal arch that says Mountain View Cemetery stands with tombstones behind it

Tombstones on a grassy field with a mountain on the horizon

Close-up of a tombstone dated from 1863

View across a cemetery to trees and a large hill

View down a row of tombstones in a cemetery

A green field with a large tree and a low mountain in the distance

A mowed field has trees and a ridgeline in the distance

Mowed fields are seen behind a couple of trees, with a low mountain in the distance

Another nice drive from there south to Stowe. The road we took provided an excellent view of the profile of Mount Mansfield. We stopped at the well maintained entrance to a house to take some pictures.

View down a paved country road with mountains in the distance

Flowers planted next to a large green field

Flowers next to a large green field with Mount Mansfield in the distance

Close-up of little purple flowers with yellow flowers out of focus behind them

Back in Stowe, just down the road from our lodge, is a corn field. Unfortunately, the Minnesota experts (Pat specifically) said that they could not find good corn locally; our timing might have been off.

A corn field with mountains in the distance

A corn field with a mountain in the distance

Paul, smiling at the camera

Dad, Cristina, Cori, Jeremy, & children made supper that night. We also had a little celebration for Ted's birthday. Matt had arranged to get a cake, and specified a beer theme. We were all very impressed by the results.

Jim and Corinne by a table loaded with food ready to serve