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Published: June 20th 2009
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In the flume
A cool view of the middle of the flume at Flume Gorge. Friday, June 19 (White Mountains Day 1):
We got up early enough today, but having noticed a Jeep dealer nearby, we’d decided to have an overdue oil change done and the tires checked. The mechanic said the tires had some wear left on them, but that the front brakes were in need of replacement, with 2mm left. I told them I’d like to get it done now, but that we were on vacation and didn’t want to lose the 3 hours or so it would take to do. Happily, the service guy told us they’d left us have a free loaner for the day, so we jumped in their KIA Sportage and away we went, around 10am. We decided to drive south and east on smaller roads rather than the Interstate so we could check on an interesting sounding handmade furniture place in Sugar Hill. Unfortunately, we never saw a sign for the place, so we kept going until we got to I-93 then south to Franconia Notch State Park to check out The Flume Gorge. Last night the weather had said today was going to be rainy, but when we checked this morning it was saying mostly clear today but
Covered Bridge in Flume Gorge
A neat covered bridge at the beginning of Flume Gorge in Franconia Notch State Park. rainy tomorrow. We arrived at the Flume Gorge Visitors Center in a slight drizzle and after checking out the gift shop and using the restrooms, decided to try it anyways. It cost $13 each to get in, but was well worth it, even though it drizzled the all the way to the top, stopping just as we reached the turnaround. The scenery was nice to begin with, and just got better as we went. I can’t really describe it, so you’ll just have to check out the photos. It was about a two mile, hour and a half trek. We returned to the entrance about 12:30 or so and after grabbing a hot cup of coffee, headed towards the Woodstock/Lincoln area for lunch. We decided to eat lunch in a breakfast/lunch place called Peg’s Café I think and after sitting there waiting for 10 minutes or so, the waitress came and started taking orders from a group of 7 or 8 bikers that had entered well after we had. So, after another 5 or 10 minutes of waiting, we left! After another loop thru the two small towns, we settled on the Gypsy Café. Parking was a bit limited, but
The beginning of the Flume
The walkways at the beginning of the flume at Flume Gorge. the place seemed quite homey and pleasant, so in we went. Our smiling waitress came right over and we placed our orders. Manoli had a House Salad with grilled Portobello mushrooms and I had a New Yorker sandwich with chips and a dill pickle. A New Yorker is like a ruben, but with turkey, gruyere cheese, and sauerkraut and a nice sauce. The food was great, delivered in a timely manner and the service was good too! After lunch, we checked out the famous Clark’s Trading Post, with the trained black bears and small steam railroad. By the time we’d finished browsing the gift shop , where I got another flattened penny, it was getting a bit late to pay the $17 each admission, so we opted to head back to pick our precious Jeep Liberty up from the dealer, again by a more scenic route than the interstate. Going across from Woodstock, on Route 112 I think, we got to Bath and decided to check out the lauded Brick Store and nearby covered bridge. The Brick Store was pretty cool, having a lot of home made and local things like cheese, pepperoni and root beer (buying a bit of
J.C. filming Manoli in the flume)
Manoli taking a phot of me filming her in the flume. each). The covered bridge is the longest in America and one of the oldest. We then returned to Littleton, picked up our Jeep, returned one DVD movie and checked out another. For dinner we had some of the cheese and pepperoni from the Brick Store in Bath, with Ritz Pretzel crackers. I’d planned on getting something more nearby while Manoli ate her fruit, but never got around to it. Well, tomorrow we’re planning on hitting the northern area of the White Mountains around Lancaster and Conway, and a stop at Mount Washington.
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tanyason
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Awesome pictures dad! I particularly like the flume of course. Glad ya'll are having a good time and getting some excercise in too...love you both! Father's Day tomorrow... :o)