Blogs from New Hampshire, United States, North America - page 7

Well here we are back in New Hampshire, and less than two weeks away from our departure. Before leaving Florida, the group got together for a final meeting and review of the route we will be taking. Unfortunately, today we learned that one of the couples will be unable to make the trip due to illness. We will miss them, as they have been on all of our other adventures. The excitement is certainly building with the other remaining couples, . We have been checking the temperatures along our travel route and have been pleasently surprised to see that they are not as cold as we anticipated. Very excited to learn today that the gondola at Lake Louise will be open when we get there, as well as the Maligne Lake boat trip to Spirit Island. ... read more

We are a couple of days into our first ever ski trip to New Hampshire and wanted to give you all an update on how it is going. Even though it is cold here - minus zero overnight and between 9 and 16 during the day, it does feel slightly balmy coated to the Quad Cities. And we have been lucky enough to either have no wind or to be able to ski in the woods and get out of the wind. The forecast for the week does warm up into the high teens and mid twenties, so we at looking forward to that. Our plan is to cross country ski, do at least one day of snow boarding and do some fat tire biking. We are waiting for the warmer weather to do anything but ... read more

Less than 4 weeks. That's how much time I have left before leaving everything, and every one, I know and moving - quite literally - to the other side of the world. To a country where I don't know the language. To a city where I don't know a single person. To a school where I will likely be the only American / English teacher. To a place where, for the first time, I will live in a place that is 100% my own. I can't even begin to count how many times I have been asked: "Are you nervous?" or "Are you scared?" To be 100% honest: yes. Of course I'm nervous. For the first time in my life, I am moving - by myself - to a place where I have no connections or ... read more

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the once less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." Robert Frost Robert Frost was sometimes called the poet laureate of New Hampshire. He spent much of his working years in the state, and his poems certainly reflect its rugged rural individualism. Today is a story of a time I took the trail less traveled, and the difference it made. Of all the seasons, many New England hikers love fall the most. Sure, we get that glorious carpet of color, but it’s almost a bonus. The air is warm but not enough to cause sweat, the nights are pleasantly cool, humidity drops significantly, and most of the mosquitoes have been killed off (ticks remain, unfortunately). The low humidity eliminates much of the summer ... read more

Without a doubt will be the shortest entry I have probably ever written. We were "forced" to drive through New Hampshire on our way to Quebec City. Just a long weekend trip so we left our home base fairly late in the afternoon and made JACKSON, NH our destination for the night. We were able to get a room at the WENTWORTH RESORT HOTEL. Older hotel that is crazy busy during the winter apparently. Our room was huge (several rooms). We got up pretty early the next morning for a breakfast of crème brulee French toast with bacon and maple syrup and an omelet with potatoes, a blueberry muffin and fruit (all really good). We were going to golf, but it was rainy so we decided to hit the road. Right in front of the hotel ... read more