hi my name is Chris and I’ll be representing Vermont for the 2012
representing Vermont for the 2012
representing Vermont for the 2012 National Geographic feet so I live here
National Geographic feet so I live here
National Geographic feet so I live here rural Vermont lots of forests this is my
rural Vermont lots of forests this is my
rural Vermont lots of forests this is my home second most rural state in the
home second most rural state in the
home second most rural state in the country and so there’s tons of farms and
country and so there’s tons of farms and
country and so there’s tons of farms and like you there’s a lot of good views
like you there’s a lot of good views
like you there’s a lot of good views here and you can look out you can see
here and you can look out you can see
here and you can look out you can see the farms and the hills and the woods
the farms and the hills and the woods
the farms and the hills and the woods and we do our part here we have we have
and we do our part here we have we have
and we do our part here we have we have some chickens here and then we have you
some chickens here and then we have you
some chickens here and then we have you have a flock of sheep too and then I can
have a flock of sheep too and then I can
have a flock of sheep too and then I can show you one of the land so this is your
show you one of the land so this is your
show you one of the land so this is your ghen son and he was born just about a
ghen son and he was born just about a
ghen son and he was born just about a month ago and he’s one of our lamps he’s
month ago and he’s one of our lamps he’s
month ago and he’s one of our lamps he’s a Katahdin breed of sheep so they don’t
a Katahdin breed of sheep so they don’t
a Katahdin breed of sheep so they don’t really have wool if hair instead you can
really have wool if hair instead you can
really have wool if hair instead you can see the hair and we’re gonna probably
see the hair and we’re gonna probably
see the hair and we’re gonna probably eat him in the fall or maybe next spring
eat him in the fall or maybe next spring
eat him in the fall or maybe next spring yum yum yum and we get my family we get
yum yum yum and we get my family we get
yum yum yum and we get my family we get all of our electricity from the solar
all of our electricity from the solar
all of our electricity from the solar panels over a course of the year you can
panels over a course of the year you can
panels over a course of the year you can see in there even though it’s not that
see in there even though it’s not that
see in there even though it’s not that sunny here in Vermont they still work
sunny here in Vermont they still work
sunny here in Vermont they still work perfectly fine there’s tons of small
perfectly fine there’s tons of small
perfectly fine there’s tons of small farms and we’re really known for our
farms and we’re really known for our
farms and we’re really known for our local food there’s in the spring there’s
local food there’s in the spring there’s
local food there’s in the spring there’s maple sugaring where we tap the maple
maple sugaring where we tap the maple
maple sugaring where we tap the maple cheese and make syrup and then there’s
cheese and make syrup and then there’s
cheese and make syrup and then there’s lots of like farmers with their cows and
lots of like farmers with their cows and
lots of like farmers with their cows and there’s organic farms growing vegetables
there’s organic farms growing vegetables
there’s organic farms growing vegetables but there’s also a lot of people forage
but there’s also a lot of people forage
but there’s also a lot of people forage for their food just like growing wild
for their food just like growing wild
for their food just like growing wild and right here you can see we have some
and right here you can see we have some
and right here you can see we have some wild leeks and these profs we’ve pop up
wild leeks and these profs we’ve pop up
wild leeks and these profs we’ve pop up really early every spring and you can
really early every spring and you can
really early every spring and you can just pull them right out of the ground
just pull them right out of the ground
just pull them right out of the ground to eat them they taste like a green
to eat them they taste like a green
to eat them they taste like a green onion ha
onion ha
onion ha modest mountain biking there’s tons of
modest mountain biking there’s tons of
modest mountain biking there’s tons of trails around here and clearly ponders
trails around here and clearly ponders
trails around here and clearly ponders go ride through the woods come on it’s a
go ride through the woods come on it’s a
go ride through the woods come on it’s a really great place to go backpacking or
really great place to go backpacking or
really great place to go backpacking or hiking and there’s a there’s the Green
hiking and there’s a there’s the Green
hiking and there’s a there’s the Green Mountains in Vermont they run from down
Mountains in Vermont they run from down
Mountains in Vermont they run from down in Massachusetts all the way up to
in Massachusetts all the way up to
in Massachusetts all the way up to canada and along them is the long trail
canada and along them is the long trail
canada and along them is the long trail which is about 270 miles long and it’s
which is about 270 miles long and it’s
which is about 270 miles long and it’s the law oldest long-distance hiking
the law oldest long-distance hiking
the law oldest long-distance hiking trail in the US or anywhere in America
trail in the US or anywhere in America
trail in the US or anywhere in America and so I’ve hiked about half minutes
and so I’ve hiked about half minutes
and so I’ve hiked about half minutes tons of fun this is my trusty hiking
tons of fun this is my trusty hiking
tons of fun this is my trusty hiking partner here you can see him his name is
partner here you can see him his name is
partner here you can see him his name is shorty Treecko crisscrossed by tons of
shorty Treecko crisscrossed by tons of
shorty Treecko crisscrossed by tons of water waves like many sizes this is a
water waves like many sizes this is a
water waves like many sizes this is a group here this is broad brook again and
group here this is broad brook again and
group here this is broad brook again and so you can go slick canoeing here you
so you can go slick canoeing here you
so you can go slick canoeing here you can go kayaking rafting to being a lot
can go kayaking rafting to being a lot
can go kayaking rafting to being a lot of people do that this would be a little
of people do that this would be a little
of people do that this would be a little small but you could also go swimming
small but you could also go swimming
small but you could also go swimming there’s tons of little swimming holes in
there’s tons of little swimming holes in
there’s tons of little swimming holes in Vermont that you can discover like the
Vermont that you can discover like the
Vermont that you can discover like the more you live here this is one of them
more you live here this is one of them
more you live here this is one of them so now I’m going to get in
so you can see here these this bridge is
so you can see here these this bridge is quite destroyed because this fall
quite destroyed because this fall
quite destroyed because this fall there’s a huge storm here as tropical
there’s a huge storm here as tropical
there’s a huge storm here as tropical storm irene and so it brings the water
storm irene and so it brings the water
storm irene and so it brings the water levels in the rivers in the brooks by 28
levels in the rivers in the brooks by 28
levels in the rivers in the brooks by 28 feet on average here in vermont and so
feet on average here in vermont and so
feet on average here in vermont and so it just took out so many roads and mild
it just took out so many roads and mild
it just took out so many roads and mild miles of roads and bridges and it just
miles of roads and bridges and it just
miles of roads and bridges and it just destroyed them a lot of them are still
destroyed them a lot of them are still
destroyed them a lot of them are still not fixed even in the spring like this
not fixed even in the spring like this
not fixed even in the spring like this one this is right near my house on broad
one this is right near my house on broad
one this is right near my house on broad brook and then so I’m really concerned
brook and then so I’m really concerned
brook and then so I’m really concerned about climate change and if I could rule
about climate change and if I could rule
about climate change and if I could rule the world for a day I would try to
the world for a day I would try to
the world for a day I would try to combat global warming and climate change
combat global warming and climate change
combat global warming and climate change because without that then you’re going
because without that then you’re going
because without that then you’re going to have more extreme weather events and
to have more extreme weather events and
to have more extreme weather events and like tropical storms and droughts and
like tropical storms and droughts and
like tropical storms and droughts and floods like just like this and they
floods like just like this and they
floods like just like this and they would just be terrible for the world
I like to take advantage of like all the
I like to take advantage of like all the things our school has to offer and even
things our school has to offer and even
things our school has to offer and even though it’s really small there is still
though it’s really small there is still
though it’s really small there is still some pretty cool things time you love
some pretty cool things time you love
some pretty cool things time you love sports soccer and basketball and in the
sports soccer and basketball and in the
sports soccer and basketball and in the spring I do baseball and I run track I
spring I do baseball and I run track I
spring I do baseball and I run track I also scheme
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