last June, we took a job nannying for a family in the remote vermont countryside. we spent the sweltering summer months exploring the surrounding mountains. now, at the helm of the winter season, we collect kindling for the wood stove to heat the home after snowy treks.
- Pace doesn’t always have meaning. Pace means nothing in trails
- Cherish mid-run emotional support from an old cigarette-smoking men driving by in a Chevy truck
- Know which “Private property” and “No trespassing” signs to adhere to and which to disregard
- Maps are useful & also sometimes useless
- It’s okay to walk up a hill, or a mountain
- If you see a trail, or anything remotely resembling one, take it
- If it has hill in the name and goes downhill, it is not a dead end
- See an apple, take a bite. Side of the road apples are the best mid-run
- Take ______ Hill road, ____ Point road, or Upper ______ Road for a good burn and even better views.
- Keep a keen eye out for yard sales
- What goes up must come down
- Taking a trail and believing it will take you somewhere important, or in the least, where you’re meant to go is an exercise in trust. Do this every once in a while
- % grade signs are your friends
- Keep your friends close but the corner store guy closer
- Life moves fast even when it seems as though it’s slow-living in the north country
two running foodies 