9 Years

It is March 1st and that means I have officially lived on my Mountain up here in northern New England for 9 years now (that's the longest in any one place.) They say you can be considered a local who can get through anything only after surviving 3 Winters - I think I have that beat. One thing I also learned up here is that you are expected to do everything yourself and so that's what I have done and will continue to do.