Just a weekend trip as I sing along with the Return of the Grievous Angel 🏕️

That’s what I’m reminding myself as I realize that soon enough I’ll have to take down camp and head back home. But it was good to get away. Last year I camped four days here but I also remote worked two of those days.

Sitting up at the logged area near Beaver Pond at the Prospect Mountain Ski trails. 🎿 Didn’t quite catch the sunrise out here though I did at camp sipping my reheated coffee ☕. Just out for a little walk before breakfast 🍳. Not in a real rush to take down camp and head home though I do want to get home relatively early this evening as I’m thinking about my clothes at the laundromat this evening though Monday after work honestly would be better.

Eyes 👀 were a bit irritated last night which is part of the reason I went to bed 🛏️ around ten o’clock plus I wanted to keep the fire 🔥 small so I could drown it with these bone dry conditions. It’s been weeks since they’ve gotten much rain here in Vermont. ☔ Looks like the coming week will remain dry too. Two weeks from now I should be well on the way to recovery from my eye surgery.

No rush to take down camp. 🚶 Out for a little walk along the ski trails, watching as the sun shines over the land. ☀️ I want to read 📖 for a while today, have some breakfast, and hang out. Thinking about visiting the Bennington Battlefield Monument or other preserves on the way home. I am also considering visiting a preserve or two on the way home, I was originally thinking about heading down to the Petersburg Pass ⛰️ and checking out the views that way but I’d think I would rather spend more time at camp and not be rushing home with darkness approaching. Another option would be to check out the covered bridges in North Bennington. Or there was the Robert Frost Stone House and Lake Paran Trail I’ve been meaning to check out. I was going to do it last year but I was remote working then and I didn’t have the time.

Part of it is anxiety too. 😯 It’s stupid but I swear I heard a new sqweak on my truck driving out here on Friday and Mom and Dad are on vacation 🏖️ and my buddies are down in the city. I want extra time in case Red 🛻 breaks down so I can catch a 🚍 or ride home in an emergency. It’s silly but it’s not like I’m that far from home but I’ve been stressing so randomly for a long time about my old truck. I’m going to miss having that big jacked up truck though come next year and having so much room for gear but a compact truck will be so much easier to drive and park in cities and parking 🅿️ lots.

I’m thinking about buying clams and corn on Thursday and taking Friday off for a long weekend at Rennselaerville State Forest. 🦪 Maybe renew my license and shoot some tree rats. 🐿️ Right now though that’s just a thought – got to check the syllabus and the seasons. I do like myself some good fresh protein. And drinking more beer and weed. I do need to see how much vacation time I have left once my time sheets are approved as I need the following Friday off for LASIK plus I want to go to the St Regis Canoe Area 🛶 to paddle and ride the new Adirondack Rail Trail probably on the leading up to Columbus Day Weekend.