Hi John, good to have you back in the States. I was planning on heading up to Vermont this week, but the forecast scared me away. I hope that it turns out to be better then forecast for the group. No doubt that you will be heading out to areas like Stratton pond, Grout pond (I did both a couple of weeks ago) and, Stratton Mt., as well a the other multitude of areas that are available. Enjoy the area naturally of course. No better place than Vermont for our type of recreation.