Weekend in New Hampshire

So I planned to post this earlier in the week, but life has been just too busy...starting my new job and all. BUT better late than never!

Anyway....

Last weekend Patrick and I took a short trip up to New Hampshire as a last little get away before I became a "slave to the man" again. We made the three hour drive up to NH on Saturday morning and stayed in a cute little town called North Conway.

North Conway is within the White Mountain region. The mountains are not even close in size to the Rockies....but none the less still beautiful. The mountains in this area are known for their stunning colours in the fall because they are covered with several different types of trees. We missed the really fantastic colours by a week or so....but there were still leaves left on most of the trees.

On Sunday we drove further north into the mountains so we could do a hike. We planned to drive to Mt. Washington and hike around there, but it turned out the road on the mountain was closed for the season (booo....). After spending some time in the Mt. Washington gift shop, we saw a postcard of a place called Flume Gorge that looked interesting...so we decided to go! It was on the other side of the mountain range so we had to take about an hour detour.

Mt. Washington in the background

We really lucked out because it was the last day they were open for the season. We had to pay a small fee to get into the Flume Gorge, but it was well worth it. It was one of the most beautiful areas I've ever seen.  It was about a 2 mile walk from the visitor center, around the loop and back. The map said it should take a little over an hour to walk....but we were there for over two hours. We really took our time, taking lots of pictures and enjoying the beautiful scenery. We followed the trail to the Flume Gorge and up to the Avalanche Falls, then to the Liberty Gorge and then finally to the Pool basin.

Starting at the Visitor Center

Massive boulder that was carried by glaciers

First of many bridges

On our way to the Flume

The narrow path up the Flume Gorge

Up the boardwalk we go

Avalanche Falls at the top of the Flume

Looking down onto the Flume from Avalanche Falls

These pictures don't really do the gorge justice. It's much more impressive in person! Just to give you an idea the gorge is 800 feet long and 12-20 feet high, depending on the section. Some parts were far more narrow than others. The boardwalk built along the inside of the gorge was also very impressive.

Liberty Gorge

Pool basin

One of many beautiful bridges

After our little adventure we headed back home, and on the way stopped at a NH liquor store for some tax free purchases. By the time we got home and unpacked, it was time for bed! The next morning came fast and it was time to start my new job!

Next up...for Halloween this weekend we're heading to Salem. It's exciting to have couples costumes this year. The other night we spent two hours picking out costumes in this massive over-crowded store in Cambridge. It was like a much more organized Value Village and new costume store all rolled into one. Any guesses on our costumes??