And this is Vermont, looking across Lake Champlain as I drive down the hill into Plattsburgh. That's Mount Mansfield, which my father really liked when we lived in Vermont. I guess he had a few favorite mountains, didn't he. This view is always a good barometer for what kind of weather there is in the Champlain Valley. Sometimes in the winter, before the lake freezes or after it thaws, the lake looks like a huge steaming vat.

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