Here's my report on todays trip:

I left Burlington a few hours later than I had planned which of course
made me very late in arriving at my destination. The drive was about
40-50 miles from Burlington. When I arrived at the mountains in the
Northeast Kingdom, I found the place of business that I was looking
for, to find the owner, but it was already closed.
I attempted to call the owner on the phone but my Cingular/Unicel phone
had no service and my Verizon phone had intermittent signal (two bars)
on an analog system and I was unable to make any calls. I drove down
the road about 4 miles and was able to get a signal but wasn't able to
reach the person I needed to see. I went back near the place of
business and asked neighbors where I could find the business owner but
no one knew where he lived.

While at the mountains I took a short walk up a path but came back
because it was still quite muddy. I drove down the road once again and
did find the access road that would be used by the public, if this
mountain was chosen, but at that time the gate was closed and locked. I
drove again the four miles to get a cell phone signal but got the
person's voicemail. I decided to head back home at that point.

I was nearly back home when I was able to contact the business owner who
had been gone doing errands not knowing whether or what time I was
coming today (my fault as I didnt call him in advance). He asked if I
could come tomorrow but I am not sure if I will be able to so I may
have to re-schedule.

Below are several pictures taken with my camera phone. Apparently the
camera sucks because the photos are not of good quailty. These photos
were taken as I was on my way home and as an afterthought as I had
forgotten to get the photos while I was right there.

The first two photos are of the mountains I was supposed to see but was
taken after I was well past them so they don't project a real sense of
what the mountain is like.

The third photo is one that was taken the other day on my last mountain
research trip but that mountain already has a name :-(
Sorry about the crappy camera

Feedback is appreciated!

John