Enjoying the Day.

Last week Emily and Derek had spring break. We took Emily back to school yesterday. The weather was incredible. It hit the high 70’s. After we dropped her off we stopped along the way and took some photos. The sky was such a beautiful blue. Above is a panoramic shot taken from the hairpin turn.

 

We’ve driven by this monument many times and finally stopped. It’s the George W. Emerson Memorial Walk and a tribute to the Indian. Greg is looking at a fountain with tribe names and info around it.

This is the view as we looked up to the Indian who was honoring the sunrise.

This area of the drive was hit hard by the storm at the end of August. Parts of the road were washed out and banks slid into the stream as seen by the above erosion. The road didn’t open until the end of December. It’s such a pretty stretch of the Mohawk Trail it helps to make a long trip a little more fun.

This area had tubing woven from tree to tree collecting sap for maple syrup.

Our last stop was at the Gould’s Sugar House. On the way to Em’s school the stack on the back of the building was pushing out huge volumes of steam. On our way home it was off. There was a little gift shop so we bought a few things. The woman running it said they just finished the last boil of the season. They have a small restaurant that is open in September, October, March and April. We couldn’t help but take the below photos for Gary and Paula. As a point of interest they charge $50 for a gallon and $28 for a half gallon of maple syrup.

Now there’s a boiler.