Will depend on elevation, sun exposure, etc. I live in the hills about 35 minutes south of St J, and we still have plenty of snow, but down in the valley below our place, we're beginning to see dirt. Some places will be snow free this week, others might see snow until late April. If you're moving into dirt road country, mud is going to be a bigger impediment to moving, generally speaking (can't speak to your specific circumstances, but it is much easier to move around here when the ground is frozen rather than squishy... large trucks are prohibited from the pavement to my place this time of year, for example.) Sorry you're not coming by choice, but welcome to VT!

As an independent northern New England Gen X left libertarian, I don't particularly disagree with any of your analysis, though I disagree with some of your prescriptions (other than your legislative prescriptions, I'd vote for them, probably) and have grown less... fire-y over time about it all, especially when it comes to talking about isms and ists.

At this point in my life, I'm a fan of the patient, committed approach summarized well by John Lewis'

"Use the words of the movement to pace yourself. We used to say that ours is not the struggle of one day, one week, or one year. Ours is not the struggle of one judicial appointment or presidential term. Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in every generation must do our part. And if we believe in the change we seek, then it is easy to commit to doing all we can, because the responsibility is ours alone to build a better society and a more peaceful world."

Get a job working for state government, run for office, vote, work for NGOs, be a model for youth... give what you can when you have surplus... love, love, and love, fully agape.

I guess I no longer believe it possible to immediately change the world (or anyone's mind), any more than I believe it possible to boil sap into syrup in a second, but I do believe millions of people committing from their hearts and of their own free will to "be the change you want to see in the world" can make a real, meaningful difference, over time.

While we should remain ever vigilant to not "fall backwards" as well as do our best to "skate towards where the puck will be"... "two steps forward, one step back" seems to be the reality of [mostly] non-violent progress. While, without a doubt, there remain tragic stories at an individual level, I believe we are, from 10,000 feet, in a better place, across the board, than where we were 100 years ago. Hopefully 100 years from now our descendents will look back and feel the same.

Agape, stay on course!

Though I have seen folks post misinformation, disinformation, laughably wrong information masquerading as fact, opinions that I disagree with, and even some words which repulse me to my very core, not once here have I ever thought "that person should not be permitted to talk."

We can downvote, we can countercomment, we can block folks, we can just ignore and go on with our day. There is a mechanism for reporting egregious harrassment and whatnot.

Even the bots don't bother me, it gives me a chance to be like "wtf?!! Oh, its a bot... haha... almost got me there, User93736642".

It's all good.

What problem are you trying to solve??

Might be a bit of a drive for you, but Night Owl in Fairlee and WRC in Chelsea are both awesome.

Thanks for the puzzle! :)

I think what you are looking at is the Nulhegan Basin. Google for "Nulhegan Basin geologic history". One source: "The Nulhegan Basin was formed when a pool of magma formed within existing metamorphic rock. The magma cooled into a relatively soft granite rock called quartz monzonite. Once erosion wore away the cap of metamorphic rock, the softer monzonite eroded more rapidly than the surrounding metamorphic rock. This resulted in a relatively flat, circular area, roughly 10 miles in diameter, surrounded by hills. " (https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC4J611_the-nulhegan-basin?guid=035bf082-3180-40c9-8190-095bf75b5da1)