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On our second day in Vermont we headed for New York. Seems crazy, but stick with me … it was worth it.
Of course we didn’t make it very far before my husband had to turn around and check out an old Ford truck.
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It looked just like his… same year, same color except this was a 250 instead of a 150. Price tag, for a truck made in 1994? $22,000. That is beyond insane (and made me want to list his for sale as soon as we got home).
Back on the road, we pointed the car towards the Champlain Islands.
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If you’re unfamiliar with this area, Lake Champlain is large. 107 miles long, 64 foot deep. There’s often talk about adding it to the Great Lakes but nothing ever comes of it.
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There are a few ferries that cross it from the Vermont side, but the ride is pretty and we weren’t in any rush.
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South Hero, North Hero….
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And Grand Isle.
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Miles and miles of nothing but farms, mountains and lake. (spellcheck changed lake to kale. No one wants miles of that!)
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Peaceful doesn’t begin to describe it.
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And hey, look….
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COWS!!
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River's world..... 
The thought of Lake Champlain has come up on Saturday evenings, when we drink and talk about traveling. I’ll pass along your recommendation. Also, WordPress has informed me that I now have ten, count ’em, ten followers. It’s hard to believe.
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Are half of them mine as well? I’d like to take credit…
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I know of at least one. The rest? If they’re not, they should be.
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I want that truck too. Something I find myself saying at least twice a week.
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My husband paid $10,000 for his in January and I thought he was nuts. But he’s already been offered $18,000. It’s crazy.
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Lake Champlain is one place I’d love to visit. It’s nice to know that there are some places on this earth that are almost untouched by industrial progress. It’s beautiful.
As for that truck, it’s no secret I have a soft spot for anything Ford. In fact my next car will be a Ford truck. But $22K for a 1990-ish Ford F-250, that’s madness!
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The Islands are lovely. But it’s a loooong drive to the grocery store.
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I didn’t realize people were making waves over calling it a Great Lake.
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They’ve been pond-ering it for a long time.
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But does it meet all the criteria? Is there a Gordon Lightfoot song about a fateful shipwreck on Lake Champlain?
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No. But it does have a Vermont version of the Loch Ness monster.
https://www.lakechamplainregion.com/heritage/champ
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Wow. That’s pretty cool!
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Your Vermont trips almost make me nostalgic for the years I lived there – from the Northeast Kingdom to St. Albans to Burlington – lived a few blocks from Lake Champlain – it’s staggeringly huge!
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It really is. I was amazed the first time I saw it…
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You could probably have bought those five cows for the price of the truck, and then sell enough milk in a year to pay for the truck (if it’s still there, which, at that price, it may be).
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I can’t believe how many people have wanted to buy my husbands. Old Fords are popular here…
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Ah old vehicles sorry I will have to come back to that. Still thinking of those fascinating cow hobbles. Well for a second at least. PS if you value lake Champlain at all do not make it a great lake. Someone in California will want to build a pipeline and sell the water to LA.
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You make a valid point. Although Nestle is already sucking our fresh water dry to fill Poland Spring bottles.
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If only we could adapt that hobble to certain corporate and governmental officials !
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Wouldn’t that be great.
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As I was reading down the post, I was secretly hoping there would be cows. I saw your comment about the grocery store, and I think that’s something I think about right off the bat when we talk of moving to another part of the country…especially one with a serious winter. Beautiful area and pictures of it.
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It’s Vermont, there are always cows. Whether I post pictures of them is another thing entirely. But yes, it’s definitely a beautiful state.
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I want a 1979 F150. Price tag? Almost $19,000. Ya. they keep value if taken care of.
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I still think it’s crazy for an old pickup.
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Collector items. Just like my two Mustangs
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We went out in it today. Four men stopped to ooh and ahh and ask the husband about it.
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lucky you
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