Headed..... South!

Dad is currently a little north of Springfield, Mass. and headed back this way! Temperatures are unseasonably cold and he and his hiking buddy ("farmer" from Boston) are going to trek New Hampshire to Maine next year :)  He is headed to DC to check out the Vietnam Wall and will head to Georgia Saturday.  We can't wait to see him!!

He says temperatures have started to fall where he is hiking.  During the day, its in the 70's but the nights are slipping into the 40's.

He sent the following and said the trail through the Christmas Trees reminded him of the Christmas Tree lot on the farm at home :)

Warrior Hike info (that I have mentioned in previous posts):
 http://www.wcax.com/story/23139979/veterans-walk-off-the-war

Also, how cool are the Bromley Mountain ski slopes during "fall"?!

He enjoyed his time with "fahmah" and his wife Mary and friend Clip, who he was able to visit with the past couple of days. :) Those folks mean a lot to Dad......

* We are sooooo incredibly proud of him... 63 years old (birthday on the trail!), hiking from Georgia to Vermont.  There are no words, we are so honored he is ours :) So very blessed.

Appalachian Trail

Christmas trees along the trail

More Christmas trees

Crossing Big Branch

"Little Rock" lake

Headed into Rutland, Vermont... ski area..

Rock Statue, people add to it each year.

Vermont ski area

ski slopes

Rock statues... Dad says THIS is what rocks are for :)

ski slopes

Another ski area

"tabletop" Christmas tree

Bridge over a wet area

Proud.