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| Balsam Resort Hotel |
There has been lots to see and do in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. A loop drive through the Nash Stream Forest in the North Woods brought lots of autumn fall colors. The first breathtaking views came in Dixieville two miles up the mountain behind the Balsam Hotel resort where we enjoyed lunch at the golf club Panorama Restaurant. Picture us mid week at 3:00 o’clock up a top a mountain top having a relaxing lunch. Naturally a bottle of Samuel Adams for JR and glass of Pinot Grigio was just fine for starters. We marveled at the ambiance surrounding us while seated at a table with white linen tablecloth sharing yummy grilled reuben and lobster sandwiches while marveling at the fall foliage in New England. For shear decadence the day’s dessert special of raspberry moose layered cake couldn’t be passed up. A stroll outside on the restaurant’s patio deck to enjoy the spectacular view of the golf course and fall colors of the surrounding mountains in the Nash Stream Forest had to be savored.
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| Who wouldn't love a round of golf in New Hampshire fall colors? |
We were the last folks to leave the restaurant but the waitresses did not hurry us along. Afterward we stopped in at the Balsam Hotel in Dixieville to find the ballot room where the nation’s first election results are always posted in New Hampshire. It was exciting to see all the historical photos of presidential candidates displayed upon the walls. There are over 20 covered bridges in the state, but so far we have only seen three.
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| Off on a road less traveled by up to Mt. Washington. Little did we know it would take us above into the clouds. |
The Mt. Washington Auto Road after paying a $32 toll fee allowed us a thrill experience to climb a narrow road to the highest point in the Northeast to a summit at 6133 feet. Next stop found us at Glen Ellis Waterfalls down a canyon gorge trail with small rocks and a hundred stairs to descend. It has been rainy off and on a lot in NH so we plan our excursions out with the Toad around the weather forecasts. Today we are nestled in the motor home at the Country Bumpkin Campground in Lincoln keeping a watchful eye on the nearby creek rising about 50 yards away as the rain heavily pours.
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| Gotta say "Nothing beats fall in New England...other than CANADA and CALIFORNIA" |
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| Singing "I Got You Babe" and "On the Road Again" |
More adventure tales from NH to come so keep posted.
