Mt. Coolidge Motel Lincoln

... all in a short couple hour drive. We stopped in North Conway, New Hampshire for lunch and then returned to the Mountain Resort at Loon ski resort by afternoon (Our hotel for two nights). In the late afternoon we took a gondola to the top of the ski mountain. At the top, we climbed to the top of a three-story observation tower. COLD, windy, COLD, BEAUTIFUL VIEW! Finished the day having a real nice dinner with 4 of our new friends.

... from Orange County, CA. He took a “leaf-peeker” (yes, that’s what we’re called) tour many years ago and ended up buying a home and studio here 7 years ago. Says he and his wife have never been happier!

Finally, we ended up at our hotel, a ski resort in New Hampshire called the Mountain Resort at Loon. Really nice room and really good dinner. . . . good night. . . zzzzzzzz

... covered was to simply protect the wood of the bridges from the elements which meant they lasted longer –many as long as 200 years! They were certainly on to something. Viewing them internally, we were struck by how beautifully they had been crafted with amazing curves created by sandwiching several layers of planks together to form these graceful arches.

Fortunately by the afternoon, the mist had lifted enough for us to embark on the ...

... an hour of our lodge, we were stopping every 5 miles to take photos, and realized we had to get going or we won't make it in time to check in. The next day we just toured the area. Unfortunately, the weather is still raining and cloudy to start, but got better as the day progressed. We went up highway 3 known as Moose Alley.....NO MOOSE ...

Hoy de vuelta a la naturaleza. Al norte de new Hampshire quedan las White Mountains que es el 2º parque más visitado de todo EEUU. Dentro de toda la inmensidad del parque, elegimos la zona de Franconia ya que no nos queda tan lejos en carretera y parece que promete alguna buena excursión.

Primero nos acercamos al centro de información del parque para que nos den más información sobre todas las rutas que hay. Éste puede ser un ...

... I was likely the 3rd biker to head up the mountain. It was overcast but not raining, so I was psyched. I saw snow in a few patches on the surrounding mountainsides, but really I was pretty focussed on the road, esp. when it turned into hard packed dirt (forgot about that part).
I was warmly dressed, but even so the top parking lot was windy and I ...

... a dorm room which was good because then others wouldn't have to put up with our mess! We had what we called our " company's" which basically was our family for that week. Ours consisted of 10 boys and 10 girls and our councilors Andre and Nikki. We were escorted everywhere we went by the boys in our group which was an interesting experience in itself because we are just not used to that.

We had classes each day about different gospel ...

... I am not sure when we will have internet next but I cannot believe how much typing I got done this week ! Coralyn will be amazed that I am almost caught up. The kids took their last swim in the glorious pool, we played our last game of mini-golf ! It grows dark right now and after taking the tractor wagon ride they all ran off to play their ...

... we are up to - By the way - I won the golf ! Big accomplishment against 3 children ! I have not heard from Morgan and Coralyn at Plymouth University so I guess that means all is good - well only 2 more days of R&R before we hit the trail to Boston ! Thank you everyone for the emails - we miss all of you, love you and thank you for your prayers for a safe journey !

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... them away. The exciting thing about this one, is that we camped next to a small river and close to a pond. From 7pm onwards (after sunset) we kept listening different animals coming to drink at the riverside - sadly we could only imagine what animals they were. However we did feel the first rain at a campground and luckily for us, our Wal-Mart tent made in Bangladesh is good quality! We had certain doubts when we bought it that we would be able to survive wet nights.