Bridge Over Troubled Water

This water, Gulf Stream, in Pomfret, Vermont, is no longer troubled, but it certainly was back in August 2011, when tropical Storm Irene ravaged the State.

The Appalachian Trail is very accessible in this area, because it crosses several roads as it undulates up and down over the rocky tree-clad hills between Cloudland and the Chateauguay Wilderness - names to conjure with.

The AT is a trail full of surprises, which is not surprising: after all,  - in 2000+ miles who would expect homogeneity?  

The bridge that was torn away has been rebuilt, two years later. How have hikers been crossing the Gulf Stream for the past 24 months?  I wonder!