Sunday, September 13, 2009

A Fair Day

Amy and I continued our Labor Day get-away on Saturday with a trip to the Vermont State Fair in Rutland.  We stopped by one of my favorite covered bridges near Downers Corner in Perkinsville.

Photo by Amy

Photo by Amy

We ate our way around the fairgrounds.  We started with maple-flavored candy, donuts, and coffee at the maple barn, cheese at the dairy barn, fresh baked peanut butter cookies at the 4-H building, and topped it off with a sampling of junk food on the midway.  We checked out the agricultural and commercial exhibits and a host of other "interesting" exhibits you only see at fairs.

It was mid-afternoon before we headed back.  I checked the radio as we approached Mount Ascutney, and sure enough, there were pilots in the air.  Well, more like heading for the LZ.  We diverted around the west side of the mountain and caught up with Mike and Ryan in the "Kansas" LZ.  (Its big, as in "big as Kansas".)  They were set, so we continued on to the "Africa" LZ to see if anyone needed a lift.  (We call it "Africa" ever since a benefit for African drought victims was held there years ago.)  We offered a ride to Jeff C if he didn't mind a stop for ice cream on the way.  Funny, he didn't complain.  The other pilots had rides coming so we tossed Jeff's stuff on top and took off.

After a refreshing stop for ice cream we cruised into Morningside where pilots were packing gliders.  Jake and Rodger managed the short trip back to Morningside, but most pilots stayed local at either Ascutney or Morningside.

Allen posted this video of his tow and flight earlier in the day.


We had dinner later that evening with a group of pilots at a small bar-b-que spot before heading back for shenanigans around the campfire.

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