@ bobolikebeer

I too was taken aback by the scenic photo and had that feeling of being at this location at some point. It looks very much like the surrounding area near my hometown in West Virginia. Charles Manson spent much of his childhood with family members in Charleston, West Virginia which is very close to my hometown.

Your point about Vermont could be correct as well. My father and I vacation in Vermont each summer and I may have come across this location at some time while doing some exploring. I am always shocked by the resemblence of Vermont and West Virginia.

I picked up on some oddities in his writing as well but coming from Charles Manson it could mean everything or nothing.