Hartlands Break-in

Some bad news re: parking on the Vermont side at hartlands, aka sumner's falls, while surfing. Apparently there was a break-in and theft today. This from Nick Gottlieb via NPMB: "Hey y'all, Our van was broken into at Hartlands today. We were parked in the upper lot, window was broken with a rock and some wallets were taken.  My recommendation is to park in the lower lot where you're in view of the river and there are fishermen around to keep an eye on your stuff." I would add to this for all y'all out there leaving your car to go shred the goods... lock your important stuff in the glovebox or bring it on the river in a drybag. Or just make your stuff less appealing. Try wrapping your wallet in your underwear and smearing chocolate on them. Ok, maybe use a back-up pair. Anyway, this is periodically a problem at the Vermont parking area for Hartlands. You could try packing and putting stickers on your car that say "I'm the NRA, and I shoot first and vote later" or something like that, though the would-be thieves may have a hard time believing you if you are a neo-dirtbag-kayaker-dude driving a neo-dirtbag-kayaker-dude car. You can also try parking in Plainfield, NH on the other side of the river. Never heard of any problems over there.  Our sympathies to those who are now down some id's, credit cards, cash money, and van windows. Sorry to hear the bad news Nick. - Jolyon