August 27 Day 57 Saratoga Springs NY to Rutland(Poutney) VT 75 miles 3218 climbing

It started raining around 5:00 yesterday afternoon. We woke up to very cloudy skies but there is no rain in the forecast.  We are headed to Vermont today. The hills are getting more abundant too! 

We've seen a lot of American flags displayed in different ways. This one was nice.

This is part of the Saranac river. The rains have sent a lot of downed trees through this area.

I have no idea what this little building is used for. It was along side the road. Thought it was cute.

Here is Pete on his recumbent and the fellow in the next picture is his younger brother Scott, who came to ride with us for the day. It was fun having him along.

This is the early home of Susan B. Anthony. She lived here from 1832 to 1839. Most of know her from the $2.00 coin that was issued in 1979 thru 1981 then again in 1999. For those who don't know or remember, she was an American Civil Rights Leader who was pivotal in the movement for women's civil rights.

Barn for the day, I think it isn't a fixer upper.

Since we were on a secondary road there was not a welcome to Vermont sign. This sign was the first one we saw to let us know that we were in Vermont. There were workers on the road and when we stopped to take this picture, they yelled out  "Welcome to Vermont!"

There were quite a few roads that looked like this at the top of their climbs,

This was a busy little building. The Texaco sign made me smile.

The landscape is changing again, lots of hills out there.

These falls were beside a mill along the road.

Everyone is finally in and hanging out at the trailer. This has become a social event each evening. From hanging out till everyone is in, to gathering later to see what everyone is up to for the evening

This evening several of us went into town and went to the Palms Resturant. The Palms was opened by 

Giuseppe and Giovannina Sabatason on Palm Sunday in 1933. They eventually turned it over to their sons. In 1949 they had the honor of serving the first pizza in Vermont. Primo went to New York to learn how to make pizza. Another interesting first is the Resturant was the first to have a TV in 1950. All this rich history and really good food. What a nice way to enjoy the evening. Tomorrow we have a short day. It will have some great climbing. Should be fun!