Hi again:

We started the day by going out for breakfast at a local restaurant. We had laid out a plan for touring today but nether of us was to enthused about it. Another day trip that was going to take most of the day. There were low lying clouds with a threat of rain but decided to go ahead and I am glad we did. Most of the was trip was over a different area that we had traveled yesterday. From Bethleham N.H. we headed east on 302, then north on 115 to 2. There we turned east to Gorham then south on 16 past Mt. Washington to Glen and then back west on 302.

As we drove past Mt.Washington we found a road going to the peak (called the Auto Road) that has been open since the 1860's. The road is 8 miles long and is very steep. They told us that the weather was 38 degrees and visibility was 100 feet and it was. On a clear day you can see 132 miles but was a little short today. One of the buildings on the summit was chained down, because they get hurricane winds during the winter. We will include a picture.

They warned us to watch ouor vehicles for overheating engines and hot brakes on the way down. We stopped several times on the way up to keep the engine cool. On the way down we did the same thing, stopping several times on the way down. We were almost all the way down when I heard a snap like a heavy branch off a tree with a couple more lighter snaps. I looked around expecting to see a branch or tree falling just behind us. Almost the same time Glenda said we just lost a hubcap. She was right, there it was laying in the middle of the road. The hubcap is held on with plastic caps that screw on over the lug nuts. The brake on that particular wheel had gotten hot enough that the plastic caps had melted off. The other three hubcaps were OK. Strange.

At Jackson on US 16 we found a covered bridge that was interesting. It was built in the 1870's (I'm sure it has been restored) and was in such good shape that it was still in use. We did drive through it. Ah, did I say there was a gift shop at the far end of it? It was gift shop was decked out nicely in fall colors and Glenda said the prices were very reasonable. I'm not sure about that one. Ha!

Below is a video of the Glen Ellis Falls, that we enjoyed. It was south of Mt. Washington. There were several stair steps on the way to the bottom of the falls, but it was well worth it.

Tomorrow we are leaving this area and moving on to Vermont. Hopefully, the trees will be like they are here in New Hamshire and not past their peak.

Take care and will be writing again soon. The Travelers