Like I said.

I needed a break today.
Did a little fabric cutting, and headed north, over the South Bay bridge.

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I told my helper we would go to Mt Defiance, in my home town of Ticonderoga. I went on and on about the fantastic view, in fact, I said that it was hands down the best view in the area, with the LEAST amount of effort.
Yeah.
Then we got there, and the gate across the bottom of the road was CLOSED.
And LOCKED.
Yeah.
Well, we coulda got back in the car, but we didn't. We had just driven for an hour, and we were on a mission.
So we walked up.
We crested the first hill.

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OUCH.
It kept going straight up.......it was really steep.
Looking back.....

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Finally, a half hour later, we were almost there.

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Whew. What a walk.

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But the view at the top was worth every bit of pain.
Without further ado....views of Fort Ticonderoga, Lake Champlain, Vermont.

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And finally, the way down.

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Ah, my Hyundai.

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Hope you enjoyed my day off.......I did.