Well, it ended up being rainy despite the ‘slim’ 30% chance of rain. I drove around a bit and up shaker mountain road (i think), and saw some beautiful old houses and farms with old stone walls and ponds. The changing leaves were striking in the mist. I spoke with a woman, Judy Kessler, who invited me to take a hike on her property. She was a very friendly person, walking two large and inquisitive poodles who pulled her along into the ditch while we talked. I also drove by one of the mobile home parks, and found them very well-kept and in a nice setting- not at all the poor neighborhood I had in mind during our discussions. The only downside of the trip ended up being that my car’s check engine light came on again… after I just got it checked out. I guess I’m back to Rutland next weekend.