Well, maybe not quite VT but it's definitely very continental feeling as you come up the hill northbound on 22 and pass the Watchtower. I'm almost mobile again, getting a motor in my van this week, so I'll give you a tour of the local woods soon and show you what's what.
Unless the Hutch totally shuts down I usually make it from my dads place in Oceanside to where Justin is in 90-120 minutes without driving like a moron. Like he said, access to more hill country areas is really easy from there and it just keeps getting prettier and easier traveling as you go north and northeast.