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Perfect beer to cruise down the Erie Canal on a hot day? Ruby Red.

Genesee Specialty Ruby Red Kolsch 12 fl oz can on a wooden table next to a water bottle and an Erie Canal map.
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Erie Canal at Pittsford, NY.

Erie Canal waterway in Pittsford NY with a tree-lined promenade, wooden bollards, moored boats, and a green truss bridge in the distance.Village of Pittsford Erie Canal Park gazebo with people sitting on benches overlooking the canal with boats moored nearby.

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Hot day! Ice cream stop at Pittsford Farms Dairy. 🍦 We stopped here in 2018 and wanted to return. Great place.

Family of four smiling in front of the red barn facade of Pittsford Farms Dairy decorated with patriotic bunting Four people holding ice cream cones and cups with colorful scoops over a grass lawn on a sunny day
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Arrays of knobs and dials are mesmerizing. Even old ones. At Rochester Museum & Science Center.

Large vintage audio mixing console with rows of colorful knobs and VU meters at a museum exhibit.
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POAP 735405 at Micro Camp 2021.

Micro Camp 2021 logo with a tent and pine tree on a dark circular badge rimmed with emoji icons.
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The kids are sleeping on an actual air mattress tonight, fulfilling the origin story of Airbnb! 😊

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Updated COVID-19 graphs from today’s New York Times. The case count in Florida is pretty stunning. Minnesota is doing well. The best news is the continued low death rate.

Line chart of US daily COVID-19 cases Feb 2020 to Aug 2021 peaking near 300000 in January 2021 then rising again in August 2021 Line chart of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 by US region Feb 2020 to Aug 2021, with Florida spiking sharply above 100 cases per 100,000. US map showing COVID-19 average daily cases per 100000 people, with the Southeast and Florida showing the darkest red highest-case counties. US county map showing COVID-19 vaccination rates for residents 12 and older, shaded from light to dark green for 30 to 60 percent fully vaccinated. Line chart of new reported US COVID-19 deaths per day from Feb 2020 to Aug 2021, peaking near 3,000 in Feb 2021 then declining.
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Vermont Road Trip Log: Day 11, Tuesday

Weather: Good weather, pretty hot. Started raining after we got settled in Rochester. Hot and humid in the evening.

Google Maps showing 3 routes from St. Johnsbury VT to Rochester NY ranging from 381 to 409 miles and 6h40m to 7h5m drive time

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Vermont Road Trip Log: Day 10, Monday

Weather: Nice, clear day. A bit hot in the afternoon with temps nearly 90 °F.

  • 9:09a: Depart Treehouse.
  • 9:22a: Enter New Hampshire!
  • 9:45a: 1h 15m wait for table at Polly’s Pancake Parlor. Switch up plans.
  • 9:50a: Worst coffee ever at REDACTED. 😤
  • 10:40a: Flume Gorge hike. Amazing! Wow! 🤩
  • 12:00p: Return to Polly’s Pancake Parlor after calling ahead this time!
  • 12:30p: Seated at Polly’s.
  • 1:00p: Pancakes!
  • Check out downtown Littleton, NH and shopping.
  • Found ourselves a bit without a plan in the late afternoon. Mazie suggested we park along the River and Tyler and her could jump around the rocks. Tammy suggested I get a coffee so I get an iced coffee, sparkling water, and a bottle of water. Dehydrated! We had a nice hour or so with our feet in the water and the kids playing.
  • At the end of our tranquil River cool down time the kids were getting out and Mazie fell into a bit of water. Nothing huge, but it happened to have a pocket of baby leeches! When she stood up we though she had algae on her legs, but they were actually baby leeches and she justifiably FREAKED OUT! We spent the next bunch of time clearing centimeter long baby leeches off her legs and calming her down. Whew!
  • Delightful dinner at Schilling Beer Co.
Rocky rapids flowing over flat ledges on the Ammonoosuc River through downtown Littleton NH with a church steeple and brick mill buildings behind

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Delicious “short pours” at Schilling Beer Co. tonight. Combover, Hopfenweisse, and Moonship on Blackberry. 🍺

Three short pour beer samples on a wood table with a printed order receipt showing Combover, Hopfenweisse, and Moonship on Blackberry at Schilling Beer Co.