The deal is that you get a prize if you complete the quiz and all the answers can be found on the signs along the way. Mia, Ella and Gianna each took a Junior Guide Quiz Card and pencil. Everyone was excited and we practically ran to the ticket counter. At 9 am, on the dot, the gate swung open. Just one other family was ahead of us sharing our plan to beat the crowds. We arrived at Lost River before they had unlocked the gate. In the morning we rallied the troops early and when everyone was dressed and had eaten breakfast, all seven of us piled into Charlie’s Tahoe, I think it was the first time we flipped up that rear back seat. Once they arrived we barbecued hamburgers and kielbasa, enjoyed a late fun supper and all went right to bed. The good weather made everyone in the city have the same idea to head north to New Hampshire to go leaf peeping. I say they were lucky to leave early because we couldn’t imagine how much longer it might have taken them if they had left any later.

Frannie and Mike and their three daughters left Boston as soon as the girls got out of school and it took them four hours instead of the two that it usually takes to get here. Our niece and her family came up from Boston to spend the weekend with us in Franconia. Lost River Gorge and Boulder Caves is now closed for the season but they will re-open in May. Skiers and Snowboarders are sad, no Halloween skiing in the East this year. Let me remind you that I went skiing at Sunday River last year on October 27th. For those that don’t like the cold and snow you got a better deal this fall than last. Peak foliage is behind us now and wasn’t it grand! According to the calendar, the first day of fall was September 23rd and the first day of winter will be December 21st.Īs we enter the shoulder season with its cold nights and not so warm days let’s remember those perfect fall days. Steamboat Meet Celebrates Half A Century.Of Cow Patties, Poodgies, Preacher Cookies, No-Bake & Icebox Cookies.Celebrating The Mount’s 150th AnniversaryAt The Lake Winnipesaukee Museum.The Mount Winds Down 150th SeasonAs Fall Foliage Excursions Begin To Peak.Saving A Ski Area - Fritzie Baer And Belknap Mountain Recreation Area.Mt Washington Valley Craft Fair This Weekend, Oct.These Are Not My Grandma’s Chocolate Chip Cookies!.

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