Top of Sterling Trail. I was happy for my Maine hat, it was cold!

The Notch was named for people hiding their contraband under and around the huge rocks. The rain and wind had cleared the leaves but it...

We drove back up to the Notch and hike the Sterling Trail. It was about 4.5 miles with some elevation up to a pretty pond and the top of...

We tasted a new wine made from apples and grapes. Ice wine! They take either apples or grapes and freeze them; take the frozen ice off...

I am not sure these won a prize but these are real and huge!

It is such fun cooking with our friends, the Davidson’s.

This was at the Burlington Farmers Market. It was a great time and smelled wonderful.

Yum! This market was wonderful!

We drive the Champlain Islands north to Champlain, NY. Just a mile from Canada, Champlain did not seem spectacular. The islands and the...

We drove about an hour from our campground in Shelburne. The first day Leah and Danny were here it was rainy and cold. We are so glad...

Green Mountain National Forest We tried to get some artsy shots to frame, this one is good!

It was super cold and rainy so we went sight seeing to Smugglers Notch, Stowe and Cabot Creamery.

I took a train from Albany to Manhattan just in time for the opening of the Empire Mock Trial tournament. These kids, their coach and...

Beautiful course next to lake and Cooperstown, oldest in the area.

Small mouth, large mouth, rock bass, yellow perch and a pike. I went to NYC to see my mock trial kids; Scott went fishing!

Wearing his game face, Scott always knew he would make it to the Hall of Fame. We spent the whole day with only a short lunch break. It...

The town is focused on baseball. Their economy evolves around baseball tournaments and visitors to the town and the hall of fame. It...

JF Cooper was a historical romance writer, 1789-1851. He was famous for his stories of American frontier life. Cooperstown is a...

This campground has a pond, rv camping and several cabins. It is a sweet spot! The leaves are beautiful and we were basically the only...