Vermont must be a peaceful place as there are rarely any posts. I keep checking in....

[glinda]

[handmade34]

1. headed there for a week

starting with the Burlington Marathon Sunday... and ending with the Discover Jazz Fest... will try to get something going...

[glinda]

2. Still checking in. Still quiet.

[handmade34]

3. my son comes down off the mountain tomorrow

for a few days break...should be wild then :party: (he leads a crew for VYCC and lives on the Long Trail)

of course I am in Texas so I can't keep an eye on him

[glinda]

4. What is VYCC and the Long Trail? Is that in Vermont?

[handmade34]

5. Vermont Youth Conservation Corps

great program! all of my kids were part of the program since they were in high school. The Long Trail (along the Green Mountain range) was developed by the Green Mountain Club and travels from the southern boundary of Vermont to the Canadian borders. The Appalachian Trail travels along the Green Mountain Trail from Massachusetts and veers off right around Rutland, Vermont to continue on to Maine. My son is leading a crew working on the trail in the southern part of the state.

https://www.greenmountainclub.org/


"The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps is a non-profit youth, leadership, service, conservation, and education organization that instills in individuals the values of personal responsibility, hard work, education, and respect for the environment. This is accomplished by using conservation projects as the vehicle for learning in an intense environment.

Each year, the VYCC hires young people ages 16-24 who work and study together under adult leadership to complete high-priority conservation projects such as state park management, trail maintenance, and backcountry construction. Through the performance of this important work, young people expand their job and leadership skills and develop personal values, ethics, and an awareness of social, political, and environmental issues. All VYCC jobs are characterized by comprehensive and intensive training, close supervision, and extensive opportunities for individual learning and personal growth"
http://www.vycc.org/