Anon, thank you so much for the suggestions as I haven't really thought about WHY they are in the woods yet. One thing I know for sure though: I'd much prefer to write something relaxing and laid back rather than having them deal with stress caused by some superhero shit going down or them still being in a corporate setting in a way. Family gathering sounds like a good idea, although Foggy putting forward an office holiday trip of some kind wouldn't be too bad either (including Karen in what's happening is always fun). Thoughts?

Dear friends, do you think a 4 hour drive upstate is reasonable? I feel like I'm getting too much into geography now, but I just can't help it and now I'm looking for a semi-reasonable place they could actually go to. Writing is always so much easier when you know what to expect in a given area, especilaly when the story will rely quite heavily on the environment... And yeah, I'm a geographer. Maps and trip planning are fun. Indulge me.