Goodbye Vermont

View of Lake Champlain from Mt. Philo

Another view from Mt. Philo

What a wonderful way to spend a sunny afternoon in the late fall!

We worshipped with the brethren at Milton, Vermont this morning. As always, we made connections with some of the members as we visited with them before and after the worship service. This morning we met a lady who went to F.C. with Barbara Jo, Norm, Billy and Carole. Also, the group had a visiting preacher working with them for the month of October. He was someone Olen and I had gone to college with. We were told by several members that we had come the “perfect” year as the leaves were more colorful than they had been in recent years. (We have heard this comment several times!) We enjoyed the worship service and Bible study, and the group prayed for Benjie’s upcoming surgery, so prayers from saints in Vermont petitioned God on Benjie’s behalf.


We headed south after the worship service, making one final stop in Vermont. We went to Mt. Philo State Park and drove to the top of 968-foot Mt. Philo. The mountain is not extremely high, but is high enough to afford beautiful unobstructed views of the Lake Champlain Valley and New York’s Adironack Mountains. We were not the only ones with the idea of spending the last sunny weekend of the fall on Mt. Philo. Several others were enjoying picnic lunches or just relaxing and taking in the view.


We left Vermont and crossed into New York, following the foothills of the Adironacks along the shore of Lake George for a long way. Eventually we arrived at our hotel in Albany to re-pack our suitcases, get a good night’s rest and head for the airport late morning tomorrow.


Lord willing, we should be home in Alabama by dinnertime tomorrow. We will bring home delightful memories of good times spent with our dear friends, and hundreds of photos of the sights and experiences we have shared over these past two weeks. What a special time we have enjoyed! Seeing New England (Vermont in particular) in the fall is an experience everyone should experience at least once in their life…or perhaps twice…or as much as possible.