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Autumn 2021

Autumn is a great time for camping, hiking, kayaking and biking.

October
​4 Oct: Somerset Reservoir
6 Oct: We kayak on Branch Pond with Kate - great Fall color, warm day
8 Oct: kayak down the Battenkill with Ham and Lorna - our first river adventure that has some fast flowing water
9 Oct: attend the GMC Potluck and Robin takes to find giant mushrooms 
13 Oct: precheck and 16 Oct: lead a hike in Tibbett's Forest where Kate finds some good eating mushrooms
14 Oct: bike along the Somerset forest road with Harda's crew
17-20 Oct: We make another trip to North-South Lake where Margie and Hal were going to come with us, but had to cancel when Margie got sick. While there we met some cold and rain, but also hiked up Black Head Mountain and along the Escarpment trail.
29 Oct: hike along the Broadbrook Trail on a beautiful day, where we have to shimmy across a fallen log to cross the river - fun!
Pitcher plants that eat insects at Branch Pond
Reflections at Branch Pond
Branch Pond with Kate
Branch Pond
Road into Branch Pond
Trail down to launch kayaks at Branch Pond
Color at Branch Pond
Kayaking on the Battenkill with Ham and Lorna.
Robin with giant mushrooms.
Finding the giant mushrooms.
Other forest mushrooms.
Tibbett's forest
Along the Somerset road on biking trip.
Harda and bike crew.
Kate finding edible mushrooms in Tibbett Forest
North-south Lake
North-South Lake
Katerskill Falls
Along the path
Katerskill Falls
Black Head Mountain trail
Looking back at Black Head Mountain
Along the trail
View from the Escarpment
View along the Escarpment
Broadbrook trail
Crossing the river
Plants grow anywhere they can!
November

4 Nov: Bald Mountain
6 Nov: lead a hike up the Dome Trail - nice day, good company
7 Nov: Prospect Mountain hike with Tim and Julie
11 Nov: bike the Ashiwillticook with Harda and crew
​21 Nov: hike with Lin, Margie and Hal
25 - 29 Nov: Trip to LI to see family, Mike and Shirley fix Thanksgiving dinner, visit with all the brothers, do beach walking, take a super windy walk out to the end of Orient Point with Roger and Erin
30: return to Vermont to find a lovely snowfall and do the first ski of the season
View from top of Bald Mountain - trail maintenance
Old ski lift on Prospect Mt.
Julie and Tim at top of Prospect Mountain
Hike with Margie and Hal and Lin in Hancock
Thanksgiving dinner with Mike and Shirley
Orient Point on a very windy day!
Erin and Roger at Orient Point.
Return to a snowy Vermont!
December

December started with great snowfall, then didn't do much for the rest of the month.
9 Dec: Ski at Prospect
15 Dec: hike up Mt Anthony
17 Dec: hike up Harmon Hill
24-27 Dec: trip to CT for Xmas with Greg, Jess and Flint

Video is of a bird that befriended Billy while skiing at Prospect
Tree work
Hubey, Robin, Reed and Billy
Martha, Lin and Barb
Top of Harmon Hill
Happy kid
Xmas in CT
Out for a hike
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