It was quite the adventure getting to my site today. The rain from the past couple of days flooded the Intervale and created a huge swampy river right over the path to get to my site. It was about 1.5-4 ft deep depending on where you were and the only way to my site was to go through it. I almost went for a swim but made it out with only one leg soaked. Having to be creative in getting to my site made it that much more enjoyable when I was sitting there.
Once I did get to my site, it was really nice. The temperature was perfect (although my leg and toes were a little chilly) and it was almost completely sunny. Today had been a stressful one, so sitting there was a nice change of pace. The sound of the breeze and the birds was peaceful to say the least and I’m glad I made it down there today.
While sitting at my site, I noticed a couple of changes since the last time I was there. First, the leaves have almost completely changed color or dropped, although the understory was still predominantly green. Many of the trees bordering the river had the majority of their leaves while those farther away and deeper into the woods had lost most of their leaves– I wonder why this is? The Winooski River was amazingly high (it has been raining a lot recently) and was moving much faster than last time.
