October: The first of two trips to this area of historic activity and weirdness was in late October. This was a solo trip to assess any potentiality of recent activity in the area. This was also the site of a hampered expedition with the research group that I belong to for the moment back in April, it was hampered by rain, which impedes recording as well as morale. The conditions were at least a bit more favorable this time around, as compared to what we had in April a mix of ice and swampy mud. At least in the autumn conditions were drier. I explored some of the same area that the previous expedition had covered and did manage to surprise a pair of white tail deer while out there. Conditions for the day were cool, and cloudy with a spritz of rain, but nothing heavy. While there, I wasn’t able to get any responses to the usual queues of vocals or knocks, so I took the opportunity to explore the larger area that is the Bennington triangle.

The hike itself covered 5 miles one way, and was on and off trail, starting out on a logging road which had been the main way in while there in April, but also delved into a less obvious trail, which while marked was much more over grown, and went for a few miles as well with some good possibilities for bush camping well off the beaten path. The point of doing this kind of camping given the right camping is to get far enough off the beaten to get away from human traffic and listen in on what’s actually occurring in the deeper forests, both during the day and when more nocturnal neighbors may be about. The trip lasted most of the day and while there were no obvious signs of activity it did provide an opportunity for some solo exploration that was unhindered by a more cumbersome group dynamic.