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#Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. #ClimateCrisis
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/vermont-1st-state-require-oil-companies-pay-damage-110709150
A few pics from the Vermont trip during 4th of July, in Woodstock VT.
Pic 1&2: in celebration of 4th of July, I went on a ride with an American themed tank top, instead of tight cycling jersey. Took a bit aerodynamic penalty.
Pic 3: Rode up Mt Ascutney - one of the most difficult climbs in the US. 3.5 miles long, 2300 feet elevation gain, 12% average grade. My legs were screaming all the way to the top, but I enjoyed it a lot. It was a humid day, and mosquitoes were crazy when I was moving slow. Were they laughing at me? 😅
Pic 4: Quechee covered bridge.
#vermont #vacation #Cycling #july4th
Today's cycling in Vermont:
Quechee - Hartland - Taftsville loop
20 miles on all paved roads. It's hard to find a short ride all on paved roads here in Vermont. Most paved roads are numbered highways.
In the pic: the Taftsville covered bridge.
#Vermont #cycling #VermontCycling #NewEngland #CoveredBridge #Quechee #selfie #RoadCycling
Today's ride in Vermont: Woodstock - Pomfret - Bethel Loop
Woke up at 5:30, headed out by 6:30am
Open road, beautiful mountains, and morning glow. Just me and my bike. Felt awesome.
Cycling is therapeutic hahahaha
Today's ride in Vermont: Quechee - Hartford VT loop
Biggest enemy today is my own sweat. Somehow a lot of sweat got into my eyes and stung my right eye so bad that I literally screamed while I was sprinting hard on relatively flat road along White River. I had to stop twice to wipe out the sweat around my eyes using my bare hands. The problem might also be the excessive sunscreen I put on my forehead, which was probably washed into my eyes.
I have had sweat stinging my eyes before, but never this bad. I don't know what's different today besides the possible sunscreen mixture. Did I push too hard so I was sweating more than ever? Maybe. But my power number was just a little higher. Though my heart rate stayed in Zone 3 for most of the ride.
Fun thing: while I was charting this route last night, I noticed a road called "Jay Hill road" and it loops back to the main road leading back to Quechee. So it must be a road leading up a hill. As a cyclist I have to ride up that hill 😋. That separates cyclists from normal people. Normal people will try to figure out how to get around it when faced with a mountain; but cyclists will climb up the mountain, and try to ride as fast as possible 😋😋😋.
#Cycling #Vermont #cyclists #CyclingLife #QuecheeVermont #HartfordVermont
Boulder in the stream, for my #SilentSunday #cinemagraph
From the river near where I grew up, in #Vermont.
Went to the post office to buy a few postcard stamps and they said they were nearly all out. People had been buying them by the roll to send out Get Out The Vote cards. "One lady bought a thousand! I've never seen someone buy so many stamps." said our postmistress.
Our little state's electoral votes may not matter much in the grand scheme of the general election, but we're all doing our part.
Mastodon for Harris late afternoon update, 10/14. We are moving along, with recent contributions from #Washington #Vermont #illinois #Nevada. Join in at
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris
Funds raised as of this post: $647,485.73
# of contributions: 7048
Current target:$650,000
Once again, my deep gratitude to all those supporting this fundraiser. Thank you for your enthusiasm, your boosts, and your contributions.
Shelburne Farms is really magnificent! It finally got sunny for a while when we approached the inn by the lake and damn it made such a big difference! We hadn’t seen sunshine since we arrived in Burlington…
#vermont #ShelburneFarms #ShelburneVT #GreenMountain #LakeChamplain
We'll be in Burlington VT for NYE this year and the programs sound wonderful, all for a single admission ticket of $18
Wonderful FLO Ultra charger in Montpelier VT!
Full house when we arrived, but only waited 1 minute before the Rivian finished and left.
Very snappy and responsive touchscreen. FLO RFID card payment went through very smoothly and quickly. And it started charging in no time.
Maximum 160kw though. But the spec of the charger says it can support 320kw if only 1 car is charging and it is dynamically power shared between the two plugs. But I’m not sure if it’s the case at this one.
Beautiful view with mountains and VT state house in the background. Close to downtown and many options for food, coffee and shopping. Also right next to a grocery store.
#EV #EVcharging #charging #Vermont #FLO #FloCharging #Montpelier
Some cool trains of Vermont Railway spotted by the Burlington Greenway
#train #locomotive #vermont #railway #burlingtonVT
Welcome to your Boston Weekend thread for July 4th-6th, 2025, the 'Oops, all fireworks' edition. You thought there was nothing to do but eat grilled foods & watch the Pops, eh?
#BostonWeekend 1/?
#Boston #Massachusetts #NewEngland #RhodeIsland #Vermont #NewHampshire #Maine #Connecticut
Welcome to your Boston Weekend thread for June 6-8, 2025.
Leave the house if that's an option - enjoy, enjoy your Eastern #Massachusetts and the greater #Boston metropolitan region #NewEngland #RhodeIsland #Vermont #NewHampshire #Maine #Connecticut
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Welcome to your Boston Weekend thread for June 13-15, 2025.
Leave the house if that's an option - enjoy, enjoy your Eastern #Massachusetts and the greater #Boston metropolitan region #NewEngland #RhodeIsland #Vermont #NewHampshire #Maine #Connecticut
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