Day31 Roads taken 65 miles

Started out yesterday crossing the Champlain Bridge into Vermont. The road and atmosphere changed immediately to narrow and little traffic and more of a country feel ( and the mini marts now have maple soft serve ice cream). We rode to Middlebury where there is quite the college there. Robert Frost taught there and the first college level classes for women in America were taught there. We climbed several gaps ( or summits) at 12 percent grade or higher- the most notable being Rochester Gap. We also passed Robert Frost's home in the woods which we would not have past had we taken the premapped route. At lunch we waded in a mountain stream and after more climbs turned off the river road in Sharon Vermont and up a steep hill to Joseph Smith's birthplace. The Montpelier Stake manages a camp adjacent to the memorial and we stayed in a small cabin. We attended the home evening with the missionary couples at the visitor center. Only one other family is here so it is very quiet- even the bugs aren't too bad. So...
Sleep tight,
Don't let the bed bugs bite,
Wake up bright,
In the morning light,
To do what's right,
With all your might.