I will be, depending on the results of a job interview I had yesterday, heading out of the DC area north toward Vermont on Thursday, 30 July. I would like to stop in the Scranton area to kayak on the Susquehanna River and visit an old Navy buddy in Avoca or camp in the area. Should those plans come to fruition, I hope to be up at Linda Devino’s the next day around noon.
Saturday I will go to the reunion at D.A.R. State Park, which is about a 5 minute walk from the Devino’s. My good friend, Danny Mack, will be in the area visiting his mother…we hope to hook up sometime other than during the reunion. My good friend, Mike Livingston, who lives in Middlebury is another person with whom I would like to hook up at a time other than the reunion, hopefully at his camp in Ripton. I love that place. I would be happy to hook with anyone else that might be around while I am in the area.
Otherwise, I will be traveling about Vermont kayaking and camping for a week or so. I hope to get back up to Brighton State Park where I spend a very enjoyable three nights last October. I would also like to get up to Lake Carmi State Park, Grand Isle State Park, and paddle in Lake Willoughby, the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge, and Otter Creek.
I did all of this last October (see the pictures) less hitting Lake Carmi but I did it off-season. I might have some difficulties during the peak of the summer vacation season getting the awesome campsites I got last year in October. I would also greatly enjoy spending a night at Ed Devino’s deer camp in Pittsfield if I can swing it. Who is to say whether or not I will be able to fit all this in especially since I would like to get a day or two of camping and paddling in New York state either in the Adirondacks or the Finger Lakes on the way back home.
To top it all off, my brother-in-law, Ed Davidson, who is from Rutland will be there visiting his folks. He of course wants to show me some of his world and introduce me to his folks and I want to show him Vermont from my perspective. So much to do and so little time.
Oh, and we will be drinking some beers and playing some Cornhole!