The Hunt for Red October

A couple of weeks ago, Sam and I went up to Vermont for a quick weekend getaway and to see the leaves and welcome autumn in a bit earlier. (Autumn has come slowly to New Jersey this year, so the trip made it feel like we had a bit more autumnal time.)

Although there wasn't a lot of red, there was gold. Golden leaves and golden maple syrup. And perhaps that's just what we needed after all.

[Cemetery where Sam's great-grandparents are buried]

[Campsite. Yes, it was cold.]

[Golden leaves in the Green Mountain State.]

[Who can make fire out of damp logs? This man here.]

[My first-ever covered bridge! They are everywhere in Vermont and they are cool.]

[We also stopped by Joseph Smith's birthplace in Sharon, Vermont.]

[False advertising at a Farmers' Market.]

[Bluegrass singers. It was so idyllic. Also, it was so Vermont.]

[Chicken-on-a-stick. Sam's favorite meal when he was 6.]

[Old bookstore, because Vermont is full of them.]