A nice and easy 171 mile day leaving Quechee, VT around 8:15am and riding through the Green Mountains and along Lake George in New York before arriving at my hosts for the night, Mark and Shelley Hachenski in Greenfield, NY not far from Saratoga Springs by 1:30pm. 
The first leg of the trip took me north on VT100 along the eastern edge of the Green Mountains. 
Good to great roads and pastoral views for the whole ride. 
VT125, another Vermont scenic route bisected the Green Mountains east to west. The Green Mountains were scenic and the ride was great but they don't compare very well against the White Mountains in New Hampshire. Sorry Vermont. ☹️ After popping out on the west side I was ready for my breakfast at Rosie's Restaurant in Middlebury, VT. 
As I road east towards Lake Champlain it became clear I was in a big valley now and much more agricultural uses could be seen. 
The scenery and the skies were beautiful today. The forecast had called for chances of rain all day long, especially by mid-afternoon, so I had planned my day to try to be at Mark and Shelley Hachenski's place before 2pm. I got a little rained on for about 10 minutes in Corinth, NY just before arriving. Within an hour of arriving a big storm broke out with a downpour and even blew over a nearby tree. It was nice to be sheltered with a beer in my hand. 
Approaching the bridge over the southern tip of Lake Champlain. Had the forecast been more optimistic about sunshine today I would have preferred to have ridden further north into the midlldle of the historic long and big lake. 
Crossing the Lake Champlain bridge put me into New York on Hwy 9N where I would spend almost all of the rest of my ride today, heading south on the western edge of Lake George which lies immediately to the south of Lake Champlain. It was an excellent motorcycle road and the traffic wasn't too heavy.
Mark told me I couldn't miss his house because of the red barn and flag. He was right!! People in Vermont can't miss it either! Their house sits on 16 acres and was built in 1810. It's a beautifully restored farmhouse with well kept grounds. They even have chickens!! I slept in my own little self supported guest house just off of the pool. Very nice accommodations and wonderful hosts for the night. Thanks Mark and Shelley!
Mark's a longtime good friend and colleague from GE Engineering Services and is now heading up GE's Digital Program for gas turbines. It was great catching up on old times and new GE business. We both enjoyed an Ugly Burger from Druther's Brew Pub in downtown Saratoga Springs. 
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