The Green Mountains Alternative to Michigan if Fuel is Too Expensive ⛽

I’ve been giving it more though on what summer vacation may look like if gas is unavailable or too expensive. I think $6 a gallon is a practical limit in my mind for the Michigan Trip – still quite a bit more than today – but things remain quiet uncertain with global oil markets. But what is the alternative? Maybe a quiet vacation in the wilderness closer to home.

National Forests are kind of nice because you can set up camp and stay 14 days no permit required. Indeed, I liked it when I did that last summer at the Finger Lakes National Forest during the second half of August. Many days just hanging out at camp, laying back in the hammock, smoking weed and drinking beer, cooking up good food of the stove, hiking or riding the mountain bike, not driving anywhere. Just relaxing.

Maybe that’s a good option this year if Michigan is too pricey with fuel. I could to the Green Mountains not too far from Bennington and set up camp for a week plus. Still have to head into town occasionally for ice and other supplies I use up. Or I could do the Finger Lakes again – it’s not that far from home in the grand scheme of things and outside occasional trips to Burdett for ice or Watkins Glen for recreation, additional and ice cream, it doesn’t have to be that many miles driven. Got to have ice to keep the beer cold. It is vacation, only so many compromises are warranted.

I don’t know I’m still pretty committed to Michigan regardless of the cost of fuel but things could change by summer, the world is such an uncertain place these days.