Day 1 - Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Macey and Charlotte had been staying with us since Thursday while their parents were out of town and they were coming home today. I dropped the girls off at school and came back home to finish loading up the car We were on the road by 8:16 and arrived in Mt Juliet at Bob and Patsy Sanford's about 3:00. We had a great visit with them and ate an early dinner at Longhorn. We went back to their house for awhile and then left about 9:30 to drive on to Lebanon, TN at the EconoLodge.
Conrad with Bob Sanford - friends since Adak, AK
Day 2 - Wednesday, September 29, 2021
We left the hotel about 7:10 and today was just a long day of driving. We took I-40 to Bristol, TN and then got on I-81. Traffic was pretty heavy with lots of truck traffic. Everyone was driving so fast. We put in about 500 miles and stopped at Harrisonburg, VA for the night at a Microtel.
Day 3 - September 30, 2021
Another stressful day of driving on I-81. The truck traffic is as bad as on I-40 between Memphis and Little Rock. The only difference here is that if you want over, you just signal and the trucks will let you in. We came up on a wreck that involved 2 semis and 2 SUVs that had traffic stopped. It took us about 30 minutes to go 3 miles in Chambersburg, PA, and we were close to where it happened. I bet traffic was backed up 15 miles. We stopped for lunch in Carlisle, PA. We both had broiled flounder that was really good. We saw lots of pretty farms along the way. The temperature didn't get above 68*!
Our first real stop along the way was Hershey, PA. We spent about an hour at Hershey World and rode the "train" that took us through the process of how the different candy is made. It takes 270 beans to make one pound of chocolate!
We stayed in Easton, PA at Red Roof Inn. We decided to go to Wingstop for dinner but they were only doing carry-out. So, we ordered something and waited for it. I made a run into Dollar Tree to kill time while waiting. We took our food back to the room to eat.
State #5
Farm in Pennsylvania
Hershey World
Now that's a BIG Kit Kat candy bar!
Day 4 - October 1, 2021
We chose a route that would take us into Connecticut north of New York City even though it was a longer route. But, it was still a little tense getting there! We had to make a quick move in New York on Highway 287 that caused a few words between us but were able to signal and cut in line. The drivers are pretty courteous in the north. We crossed the Governor Cuomo Bridge between New Jersey and New York. Guess they'll need to change the name of that bridge since he's had to quit his position.
Our first stop in Connecticut was at the PEZ Visitor Center. It didn't take too long to tour here. The only part of production we got to see was the packaging part. It was still interesting.
The next stop was in New Haven, CT at Yale University. We found a parking place and walked a couple blocks and found a map of the campus. While looking at it, a student stopped and asked if he could help us find something. We said we were just looking around and he told us where a lot of the really old buildings were. We walked around for about an hour or so. It is a beautiful campus and the buildings are amazing.
Then we were off to Cromwell, CT for the night at Quality Inn. We didn't see as many big trucks today but still, too many for me. The GPS took the small back roads to Cromwell but it was nice scenery. We ate dinner at Chili's. I had the Quesadilla Explosion Salad and Conrad had a Turkey Club. We both had a Sam Adams Octoberfest beer.
PEZ Visitor Center
PEZ Visitor Center - Packaging Dept
PEZ Visitor Center - Packaging Dept
All those cases in the center are filled with
PEZ dispensers from over the years.
Vintage PEZ dispenser machines
Yale University
St Mary's Catholic Church on the
Yale Campus
Yale University
Yale University
Yale University
Yale University
Yale University
Yale University
Day 5 - Saturday, October 2, 2021
Today our first stop was at Gillette Castle State Park in East Haddam, CT. William Hooker Gillette, noted actor, director and playwright, built this 184 acre estate. The focal point of his effort was a 24-room mansion reminiscent of a medieval castle. Gillette designed the castle and most of its contents personally. It was built of local fieldstone that Gillette bought for $1.00 per wheelbarrow load. It took 20 men 5 years (1914-1919), to complete the main structure. The woodwork within the castle is hand-hewn southern white oak. The built-in couches, a movable table on tracks, and light switches of carved wood all point to his creative genius. The cost to build the castle was $1 million ($23 million in today's money). The tour was great and everything was so interesting and quirky!
Gillette Castle
Gillette Castle
View from porch of Gillette Castle
Close-up of rock work and "awnings"
View of the upstairs from the living room
View of living room from the upstairs
Ceiling in Gillette Castle
like this one. The part above the curtains
is a mirror, not a window. This way, Mr Gillette
could see who was there and decide if he
wanted to go downstairs or not!
Hand-carved light switches
Mr Gillette's office with all hand made furniture
He had a track for his office chair so he could
move it around.
Of the 47 doors in the structure, there
are no two exactly the same. And, each
door has a handsome external latch
intricately carved of wood.
One of the ships on the ship lift for repair.
The shipyard
One of the ships being repaired.
The Charles W Morgan Whaling Ship
The Charles W Morgan Whaling Ship
On board the Morgan
Below deck where the sailors ate
The bunks
into whale oil
Look who's driving this ship!
Scrimshaw are objects created by whalers
from the by-product of the whale, such as
bones, teeth, baleen & bones. It was first
done by sailors working on whaling ships
out of the coast of New England between
1745 and 1759 until the moratorium of
commercial whaling in 1986.
More scrimshaw
Mystic Seaport Museum
After the museum, we headed into the town of Mystic to find Mystic Pizza, from the movie. The downtown was full of people everywhere!
There was a drawbridge in the middle of town.
Mystic Pizza
The lady at the Visitor Center told us that we probably wouldn't be able to get to Clyde's Cider Mill because it was Saturday and had just opened for the season and very popular. We headed out there anyway and she was right! Cars were lined up for probably a half mile on both sides of the road. We lucked out and found a spot to park about a quarter mile away. Clyde's is the oldest and only steam-powered cider mill in the United States. The original owner, B.F. Clyde began making cider in 1881. Since then, his family has carried on the tradition of cider making. The line to taste or buy anything was so long and they had just shut down the steam machine for cleaning after working all day. We did get to look at it before they shut the doors.
Clyde's Cider Mill
Clyde's Cider Mill
The steam cider press
You can see the line that snakes around the
building.
Since it was still awhile before dark, we headed to Stonington to see the lighthouse. It has been here for over 170 years. It was already closed but we hadn't planned to tour it. It is said that you can see Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island from the top. We parked at Stonington Point and the view of the ocean was amazing. We talked to a guy who was originally from there who lives in Ankeny, Iowa now. Then we walked up to the lighthouse, about a block away. There was a wedding about to take place behind the lighthouse when we were there.
The sun is ready to set over Stonington Point, CT.
Stonington Lighthouse - built in 1840
A wedding is about to take place behind the lighthouse.
Day 6 - Sunday, October 3, 2021
It was a beautiful, sunny day when we arrived in Newport, Rhode Island. Newport is a nice little town with so many beautiful houses. We had trouble finding a place to park since it was a weekend and the one place we found was $25 for the day. So, we kept looking and finally found street parking near the Cliff Walk at 40 Steps and paid $3.00. So many people and their dogs were also out with us. The scenic Cliff Walk is 3.5 miles and hugs the edge of Newport's shoreline of Narragansett Bay and snakes by the backyards of many of the town's most glamorous mansions. We walked probably 2.5 or 3 miles total. There had been a storm off-shore that made for some great waves and the surfers were out full force!
Sometime around 1880 a set of 40 rickety steps was built down to the bottom of the cliffs. With no beach at the bottom, the steps had no real destination. But they became the servants' own meeting place, with music and dancing breaking up the monotony of work at the big houses.
State #10
Rose Island Lighthouse built in 1869 - crossing
the bridge between Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Cliff Walk - 40 Steps
The view from 40 Steps
Cliff Walk
Cliff Walk
A car show was going on at The Breakers Mansion.
It was built for Cornelius Vanderbilt II. The Breakers
is the grandest of Newport's summer "cottages" and
a symbol of the Vanderbilt family's social and financial
preeminence in turn-of-the-century America. It was built
between 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence.
Vintage cars
There were so many surfers out today.
The waves were great for these surfers and
they could go for quite a long ride!
More mansions along the Cliff Walk
And more mansions....
Cliff Walk - Love the glassed in private gazebo!
We were hungry after our long walk and found Olmstead Park and had a picnic lunch. It was such a nice day, sunny with a light breeze. Then we were off to Plymouth, MA.
We went to Plymouth to see Plymouth Rock, the Mayflower II and Cole's Hill. It was a nice area and again, lots of people. We found a pretty close parking space for $4.00 and walked down to the water then over to look at the Mayflower II. Tour tickets were $32 each so we decided we could just see what part wasn't behind the fence! This replica was built in Devon, England during 1955-1956.
Mayflower II
granite pavilion across the street. Picture taken
from the top of Cole's Hill.
A sarcophagus contains the remains of the
Mayflower pilgrims who died during the first
year after their arrival in Plymouth.
The back side of the sarcophagus
The marker for the Boston Massacre
Old South Church
Colorful buoys
Gloucester Harbor
Day 10 - Thursday, October 7, 2021
1899 Calendar
Day 11 - Friday, October 8, 2021
Then we explored the actual machinery in the mill. I loved seeing all this and how socks were made. Below are different machines used at that time.
Next stop was just across the bay to Bucksport. We planned to eat lunch here but nothing was open. There were some really nice houses in this tiny town.
After making one round through the park we decided to head in to Bar Harbor. We missed a few places in the park because it was too crowded and no parking places so decided we would come back in the morning when the park opened and finish up what we wanted to see.
We walked down to the water. Don't know
Fall colors
Height of Land
Boats behind Plymouth Rock
After stopping at a gift shop for a t-shirt, magnet and Christmas ornament it was time for the dreaded drive to Boston. It ended up being fairly easy being a Sunday afternoon. The Patriots were playing that night so maybe everybody was there. We found our hotel, Holiday Inn Express and unloaded for 3 nights here. They ended up not charging us for parking so that saved us $60. We had some light drizzle coming into Boston but it didn't really start raining until later that evening.
Coming into Boston - This made me nervous!
Day 7 - Monday, October 4, 2021
It started raining last night after dinner and rained all night. It had stopped by the time we were ready to go out. Breakfast at the hotel was a hot buffet and really good. We got our umbrellas and rain jackets and headed to the subway, about 1/4 mile or less from the hotel with no hills. We bought a 7-day subway pass and headed to Harvard Square. Harvard was not near as impressive as Yale but still had nice buildings. We walked around campus for awhile and then back to the subway and on to Boston Common. Dating back to 1634, Boston Common is the oldest public park in the U.S. When Puritan colonists purchased the land rights to the Common, the price was 30 pounds and each homeowner paid six shillings. The pasture then became known as the "Common Land" and was used to graze local livestock until 1830. A town shepherd was paid "two shillings and sixpence per head of cow" to tend townspeople's livestock. The Common was a site for Puritanical punishments, home to a whipping post pillory, and stocks. Pirates, murderers and witches were hanged from the tree known as "The Great Elm," now gone. Mary Dyer and three other Quakers were also hanged on the Common for their beliefs. Over 1,000 Redcoats made camp on the Common during the British occupation of Boston in 1775. It was from here that three brigades of Redcoats embarked to make the fateful trip to Lexington and Concord. George Washington addressed the crowds after Independence. Early in the 1800s paths were laid out and fountains and monuments were erected.
We got lost several times but people were friendly and helped us out. We found out the best source of help were the many police we saw. One even stopped traffic for us so we could cross the street!
On our walk to the subway
Morning traffic - our hotel is the building on the left
Boston Subway - aka MBTA -
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Harvard Square
Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard Library
Harvard University
Harvard Memorial Church
Sign at Harvard
Gate to Harvard campus
Downtown Boston from the train
Downtown Boston
Love the old time street lights!
Boston Common
A little Boston history
Fountain in Boston Common
Tadpole Playground in Boston Common
Loved these fishing frogs at Frog Pond
We saw lots of these brown & gray squirrels!
Carousel at Frog Pond
Conrad loves big trees!
How do you find the Freedom Trail? Follow
the red brick road!
Massachusetts State House was completed in January
1798. The original wood dome, which leaked, was covered
with copper in 1802. The dome was first painted gray and
then light yellow before being gilded with gold leaf in
1874. During WWII, the dome was painted gray once again,
to prevent reflection during blackouts and to protect the
city and the building from bomb attacks. In 1997, the dome
was re-gilded, in 23k gold. The dome is topped with a gilded,
wooden pinecone.
Old Granary Burying Ground - This is Boston's
3rd oldest cemetery, founded in 1660.
Old Granary Burying Grounds
Old Granary Burying Grounds
Monument of Ben Franklin's parents
at Old Granary Burying Grounds
Park Street Church - The church was founded
in 1809. The 217' steeple of the church was once
the first landmark travelers saw when approaching
Boston. Samuel Smith's iconic hymn "America" was
first sung here in 1831.
King's Chapel - This 1754 granite building replaced
the original wooden chapel built on the site in the
1680s. It was closed for tours because of covid.
Tomb of William Dawes at King's Chapel Burying
Ground. Dawes was one of the three men who alerted
colonial minutemen of the approach of British army troops
prior to the Battle of Lexington and Concord at the outset
of the American Revolution.
King's Chapel Burying Ground is Boston's first and oldest
burying place, dating back to just a few months after the town was
settled in 1630.
Boston's Old City Hall was home to its city council
from 1865 to 1969.
Old South Meeting House - Built in 1779 as the largest
building in colonial Boston, this has been an important
gathering place for nearly 300 years, On December 16,
1773, 6,000 angry colonists gathered here to protest British
taxes, leading to the Boston Tea Party. Also used as a church,
Benjamin Franklin was baptized here.
Old State House - This is Boston's oldest public building.
It was once the seat of British Colonial government. It
was built in 1713 to replace an earlier Town House.
Under this balcony of the Old State House
is where the Boston Massacre took place on
March 5, 1770. In 1776, the Declaration of
Independence was first read to Bostonians.
Day 8 - Tuesday, October 5, 2021
After breakfast we headed to the subway and then to Copley Square. We were right across from the Boston Library and there was a construction crew in front, setting up for the Boston Marathon that will be next Monday. The finish line for the marathon is in front of the library. The library wasn't open yet so we walked down to Trinity Church. It was closed but is such a beautiful church. We spent quite a bit of time just walking around the outside of it.
Boston Public Library
Boston Public Library
Construction of a cover for the finish line for
the Boston Marathon.
Trinity Church was founded in 1733. It was built on this
site and consecrated in 1877. There are 33 stained-glass
windows. We really wanted to go inside!
The architecture of Trinity Church is amazing!
Trinity Church
Trinity Church
Trinity Church
Old South Church - first organized in 1669. This is
the 3rd building that was completed in 1873.
Old South Church
Old South Church
Old South Church
Finally, the library was open and we got to go inside. We didn't have a lot of time to tour it and it was huge! Here are a couple highlights from the library.
This is one of the lions at the top of the stairs, going
up to the 2nd floor. There are two of them, each carved from
a single block of marble.
From the top of the steps, looking down to
the first floor.
The Bates Reading Room - The ornate barrel-vaulted
ceiling of intricately molded plaster soars 50' high. The room
is 218' long and 42.5' wide. The bookcases (not in this picture)
and the heavy oak tables are original but the chairs are
modern reproductions.
The Abbey Room in the library. There are 15 panels encircling
this space. Painter Edwin Austin Abbey depicted Sir Galahad's
Quest of the Holy Grail.
Copley Plaza - a room here averages $400 a night.
We didn't stay here!
The yellow boat is a replica of the Tea Party Ships. There
are 2 of them here. In 1773, to protest unfair taxes, a gang
of rebellious colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into the
harbor. The protest set into motion the events leading up
to the Revolutionary War.
Quincy Market
Faneuil Hall was the original market and
public meeting place was built in 1740.
The grasshopper on the weather vane on top of Faneuil
Hall - tradition has it that the weather vane was used during
the War of 1812 to spot spies. Anyone who did not know the
answer to the question, "What is on top of Faneuil Hall?" in
those days invited suspicion.
"Boston talk"
Paul Revere owned this house from 1770 to 1800.
It was built about 1680.
Old North Church - "One if by land, two if by sea" was Paul Revere's
warning signal as the start of the American Revolution. It was from here
on the night of April 18, 1775, that Revere's signal was given, and the
sexton hung two lanterns from the steeple that the British would
advance by the sea route.
Copp's Hill Burying Ground - Boston's 2nd oldest - established
in 1659
Copp's Hill Burying Ground
Puritan churches didn't believe in religious icons or imagery,
so the people of Boston used tombstones as an outlet
for artistic expression of their beliefs about the afterlife.
Copp's Hill Burying Ground - This stone has the "Soul Effigy"
a skull or "death's head" with a wing on each side that was a
representation of the soul flying to heaven after death.
The house in the middle is the narrowest house in Boston,
measuring a whopping 9.5' wide and 4-stories tall. It is sometimes
called a "Spite House". The 1800 edifice was reportedly
built to block light from the neighbor's house and to
obliterate the view of the house behind it. It sold in Sept 2021
for $1,250,000! It was built in 1890 and is 1,165 sq ft.
The USS Constitution aka "Old Ironsides" - The building of the
ship began in 1794 and was launched in 1797. The greatest glory
came during the War of 1812. Constitution's crew defeated four
British frigates during three separate engagements. She won 42
battles, lost none, captured 20 vessels and was never boarded by an
enemy. She earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" because the cannon
fire from enemy ships seemed as they couldn't penetrate her strong oak hull.
She remains the oldest commissioned US Navy Ship and is normally taken out
every July 4 to keep her commissioned status.
The back of the USS Constitution
Bunker Hill Monument
TD Garden - a multi-purpose arena and home arena for
the Boston Bruins hockey team and the Boston Celtics
basketball team. In 2014, the US Figure Skating Championships
were held here. There are also a lot of concerts held here.
A quick shot of the Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge.
The Zakim Bridge was completed in 2003 across the Charles
River. The bridge and connecting tunnel were built as part of
the "Big Dig", the largest highway construction project in the US.
The bridge has 8 primary lanes running through the towers, and a
pair of northbound lanes are cantilevered outside of the cable stays.
The Holocaust Memorial consists of 6 glass towers.
Engraved on the outside walls of each tower are groups
of numbers representing the 6 million Jews murdered in the
Holocaust. Each tower symbolizes a different major extermination
camp but can also be taken to be menorah candles, the 6 million
Jews and the 6 years that the mass extermination took place.
Old Granary Burying Ground - This person was
one of the Boston Tea Party participants.
Old Granary Burying Ground - Grave of Paul Revere
The tall monument belongs to John Hancock. He was the
richest man in Boston at the time and first elected
governor of the Commonwealth, also served as President
of the Second Continental Congress and was the first person
to sign the Declaration of Independence in 1776. John Hancock
helped fund the American Revolution with his wealth and was
deeply loved by the people of Boston.
Samuel Adams (not associated with the beer) was
also a signer of the Declaration of Independence. At
age 73, he took over the office of Governor after John Hancock
died in office in 1793.
Cheers Bar - What more can I say?
Edgar Allan Poe
Scenes from around Boston from the Hop On Hop Off bus.
Inside Mike's Bakery
Lobster Tail from Mike's Bakery
Lobster Tail from Mike's Bakery - best
thing I've ever eaten!
Day 9 - Wednesday, October 6, 2021
I dreaded driving through Boston again but we chose to leave about 9:15 and it was pretty much a straight shot with hardly any maneuvering and light traffic. Our first stop was in Marblehead. Marblehead was founded as a fishing village in 1629. There are over 300 historic homes that date from the 17th and 18th century. Each home is inscribed with the year that the structure was built and the original inhabitants. Their professions are also listed on the plaques. We talked to a guy at the Information Center who gave us a map and showed us where things were. After finding a parking place, we went to Abbot Hall. Abbot Hall serves as City Hall but also has a museum. The clock in the tower of Abbot Hall was installed in 1877. Every week the maintenance workers ascend the tower to wind the movements.
Marblehead, MA
These flowers were all over town!
Abbot Hall - Marblehead, MA
The original painting, Spirit of '76 was originally titled Yankee
Doodle. It was painted by Archibald M Willard, of Cleveland, Ohio.
The painting is 8' x 10' It was hard to get a picture with the glare
from the windows.
Shipwrecks of Boston's north shore
Marblehead is the birthplace of the US Navy.
Grace Community Church, Marblehead
Founded in 1810
Marblehead house
House is pictured above
Marblehead house
House is pictured above
Marblehead Harbor
The oldest house in Marblehead is the Ambrose Gail
House, built in 1663.
House pictured above
Marblehead - Old Burial Hill is one of the most
picturesque graveyards in New England. It affords
a view of Old Marblehead, the harbor, and the sea. It was
established in 1638 There are an estimated 600
Revolutionary soldiers buried here.
Old Burial Hill - Marblehead
View from the top of the Old Burial Hill
Our next stop was supposed to be Salem. They celebrate Halloween all month long. I can't imagine what it would be like to be there on a weekend. We couldn't find a place to park, even far away from all the activities, after driving through town twice. So, we decided we could live without seeing Salem. I really wanted to go to the Witches Museum and the Witch Trials Memorial. Oh well...
So, we drove on to Essex, MA to Woodman's Restaurant. Mr Woodman was the first person to fry clams and sell at his restaurant. Woodman's has been a family business since its founding in 1914 and is a large employer in the area with over 200 staff during the summer months. It was really good. We each ordered a plate of fried clams and it came with fries and onion rings.
The plates were huge! They were $25 a piece.
Inside Woodman's Restaurant
Our last stop for the day was in Gloucester. This is where the movie "The Perfect Storm" takes place. The bar where the movie was shot, the Crow's Nest, still looks as it did filming a decade ago. We stopped there and Conrad had a beer and I had some water since I still had some driving to do.
Gloucester Harbor
Gloucester Harbor
Eastern Point Lighthouse - Construction of the
lighthouse began in 1831 and cost $2,579.
We walked along the waterfront. It was bright,
sunny, and an easy walk. There was so much to see!
There were several beds of beautiful
flowers.
Most of the flowers were huge!
We watched this boat for quite awhile.
A close-up of the above boat.
These houses were right across the street from
the waterfront walk.
Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Memorial -
Envisioned by the wives, mothers, daughters, and
sisters of Gloucester fishermen, the memorial honors
not only the faith, diligence, and fortitude of the wives
of fishermen and mariners everywhere but also honors
all women for their unselfish contribution to the well
being of their families and their communities.
The Gloucester Fishermen's Memorial - an 8' tall, bronze
statue of a fisherman dressed in oilskins standing braced at
the wheel on the sloping deck of his ship. It is a tribute to the
nearly 10,000 Gloucester fishermen lost to the sea. This was
built in 1925.
Panels are along the walk with all the names of those
lost at sea since 1900.
1991 - The names of the 6 men lost on the
Andrea Gail, the subject of The Perfect Storm.
Walking back to the car, we had to wait on the
drawbridge that was letting ships through the canal.
The Crow's Nest - the bar from The Perfect Storm
Inside The Crow's Nest
Inside The Crow's Nest
Day 10 - Thursday, October 7, 2021
Happy Birthday to me! What a way to spend the day! We started our tour of southeast New Hampshire today. The first stop was at Applecrest Farm Orchard. It is New Hampshire's oldest and largest apple orchard and it's the oldest continuously operated in America. They harvest over 40 varieties of apples, tree-ripened peaches, nectarines, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, sweet corn, pumpkins and an array of summer vegetables. We bought a few apples and 2 Whoopie Pies to eat as birthday cakes.
State #12
Along the way...
We got behind this tractor taking fresh apples
to Applecrest Farms.
Applecrest Farms
Applecrest Farms
Applecrest Farms
Next up was Exeter, NH. During the Revolutionary War, Exeter was the state capital, and it was here that the first state constitution and the first Colonial Declaration of Independence from Great Britain were put to paper. Our only stop here was the American Independence Museum. It is located in the Ladd-Gilman House that was built in 1721. The museum's collection of historical artifacts includes the Dunlap Broadside, two rare draft copies of the US Constitution and a Badge of Military Merit (the original Purple Heart), awarded by General George Washington to soldiers demonstrating extraordinary bravery.
The American Independence Museum
(Ladd-Gilman House)
A copy of the Declaration of Independence
Signatures on the
Declaration of Independence
Framed copy of the Declaration
of Independence
Our next stop was in Manchester, NH at the Millyard Museum. The exhibit focuses on the story of the development of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. This powerful corporation would become one of the largest textiles producing companies in the world, employing over 17,000 people. The mill churned out more than 4 million yards of cloth weekly. It's amazing what people could do back then and the working conditions were dangerous.
Millyard Museum
A model of the machines
A model of the building
Amazing!
Another one of the machines
One of the machines
A loom
Automated loom
Thread for the loom
This loom used colored thread
Long hours at the mill
Fabric sample book
Fabric sample book
Next up was Concord, the capital of New Hampshire. The gold-domed 1819 State House was built of Concord granite and Vermont marble by state prisoners. It is the nation's oldest capitol building. The windows on the first floor are rectangular in shape, those on the second floor are arched and those on the third floor are square panels.
New Hampshire State House
New Hampshire State House
New Hampshire State House entrance
New Hampshire State House
New Hampshire State House - Senate Chambers
New Hampshire State House Visitor Center
It was about closing time so time to move on down the road. Our last stop in Concord was at the Pierce Manse. Franklin Pierce is the only New Hampshire native to be elected president. Elected in 1852, he tried unsuccessfully to find a compromise to the question of slavery. His administration was successful in other areas: reducing the national debt by 60%, establishing the office of the US Attorney General, and opening trade with Japan.
Conrad at Pierce Manse
Pierce Manse
Pierce Manse
The trees are really starting to get pretty!
We stayed at the Hampton Inn in Concord. For a birthday dinner, we ate at Beijing and Tokyo. It was good and, Chinese is my favorite food! We went back to the room and ate our whoopie pies for dessert.
Happy Birthday to me!
We left the hotel about 8:15 and we drove around Squam Lake in Holderness. Other than a boat ramp, there was no access to the lake. The lake was beautiful but so many houses and trees surrounding it that we had trouble seeing the lake most of the time. The movie, On Golden Pond, was filmed here. We saw quite a few houses that had a barn connected to the house. We had seen those in Denmark but never in the US.
We had a beautiful drive this morning and are
starting to see the mountains now.
Squam Lake
Squam Lake
Squam Lake
Road around Squam Lake
Road around Squam Lake
One of the houses with a barn attached
What a view!
Then we were off to another textile mill, Belknap Mill. I really liked this one! We saw some of the machines that were used at this mill. Some of the machines had hand cranks and belts and others with gears and chains. The circular knitting machines had replaced weaving machines in order to manufacture seamless hosiery and bags at the time of the Civil War.
Belknap Mill, Laconia, NH
Belknap Mill
There was also a power house with the actual gears used at the mill, with their wooden cogs, along with evolution from water power to hydroelectric power. Of course, Conrad had to spend a lot of time here, having spent most of his career in hydropower.
This is a sock toe closing machine.
This is a sock ribber machine that
made a true 2 x 1 rib (whatever that is!)
You could actually use this machine! Fascinating!
Awesome!
Slow motion! Watch those needles!
Old time clock
We made a stop at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye. The park had two sections and we went to both. At the second one, we could get right down to the water easier.
Odiorne Point State Park
Odiorne Point State Park
Odiorne Point State Park
Whaleback Lighthouse seen from the park
Built in 1872
Odiorne Point State Park
Odiorne Point State Park
Odiorne Point State Park - so many snails!
State #13
Dinner at Robert's Maine Grill on the deck in Kittery, Maine
Here you can really see the low tide behind us.
You can see the water and the rest is mud!
We each had the special - fish and chips! So good!
Day 12 - Saturday, October 9, 2021
We left the hotel at 7:15 with a sack breakfast since they couldn't serve breakfast because of Covid. We had lots of stops today since the towns are so close together.
First Congregational Church in Kittery Point, ME
was founded in 1647. The current church was
raised in 1747.
York Town Hall
First Parish Church, York, ME - Built 1747
Across the street was Old Burying Ground.
This cemetery was behind the church. It was huge!
Beautiful music from the church bells ringing
This is Barrel Mill Pond on this side of the woods.
The other side is the York River
Steedman Woods - nice trail
Steedman Woods
Steedman Woods
Steedman Woods
Conrad walking across Wiggly Bridge in
Steedman Woods
This monument is near the Fisherman's Walk
in York Harbor, ME
Along Fisherman's Walk
Along Fisherman's Walk
Along Fisherman's Walk
Next stop - Nubble Light at York Village - This
lighthouse is on a point that you can't get to . The parking
lot near it was packed and it was on a one way street.
So, once you were in line, you had no choice but to
try to find a parking spot. We lucked out since a car
was leaving as we got up to it. This is one of the most
photographed lighthouse. It was built in 1879 and still in use.
Finally out of "The Yorks" and at the Marginal
Way in Ogunquit. Wow! What a beautiful spot!
Marginal Way
Marginal Way - Love the crashing waves!
Marginal Way - poor tree!
Marginal Way
Marginal Way
Hotel along the Marginal Way
Sunflower garden
First Parish of Kennebunk Unitarian
Universalist Church - Kennebunk, ME
Steeple of the church above
Our last stop of the day was at Rachel Carson National Wildlife Reserve in Ogunquit. We walked the 1-mile Carson Trail that went through woods, tidal creeks and salt marshes. It was an easy walk and so much to see.
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Reserve
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Reserve
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Reserve
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Reserve
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Reserve -
Conrad had to have his tree picture! He was
really in his element here!
We couldn't find anywhere to stay near this area, being a holiday weekend. We finally found a place about 20 or 25 miles inland but it was another time we wondered if we'd have to sleep in the car!
Day 13 - Sunday, October 10, 2021
We left the hotel at 7:00 am and headed out to Cape Elizabeth to see the Cape Elizabeth Light. This was the first twin lighthouse erected on the Maine coast in 1828.
Beautiful morning to be driving!
We just like the name of this place!
Another house with the barn attached.
Cape Elizabeth Light
Really interesting rock near the Cape Elizabeth
Light. We didn't know what it was.
Conrad was fascinated with the rock. He and some
lady from Florida had a long discussion about it.
Lots of lichen growing on the rock.
One last look at the rock!
Portland Head Light in Fort Williams Park on Cape
Elizabeth. This is the oldest of Maine's 52 functioning
lighthouses. It was commissioned by President George
Washington in 1791 and staffed until 1989, when machines
took over. It was the first light completed after the
founding of the US and is one of the oldest in continuous
use in the country.
Next was the Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse. It is
located at the end of a 900' breakwater wall that
borders the Atlantic Ocean. It was built in 1897 to warn
ships away from a dangerous ledge that extended into the main
shipping channel in Portland harbor.
We didn't walk out to the end because the rocks
were very uneven and large spaces between some of them.
Portland, Maine
Eastern Cemetery was established in 1668 and is
Portland's oldest historic site. There are more than
4,000 marked graves with an estimated further 3,000
people in unmarked plots. Above is the Dead House,
built in 1871. It houses a tomb, built in 1849 to store
bodies over the winter when the ground was
too frozen to dig.
Eastern Cemetery
Oldest tombstone in Eastern Cemetery
Mary Green was the oldest known burial.
The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow grew up in
this house, built in 1785 by his Revolutionary War-
hero grandfather. It was the first all-brick home in
Portland.
The brass knocker on the Wadsworth-Longfellow
house is the original.
Downtown Portland, Maine
Downtown Portland, Maine
Portland, ME - along the Eastern Promenade
Portland, ME - along the Eastern Promenade
Between Portland and Freeport - reminds me
of Arkansas!
"Eartha" at the Garmin Company - It is a
giant rotating glove. Eartha has a diameter of
41.5'. Wish it was a work day and we could have seen
it from the inside.
An LL Bean boot on wheels!
Conrad standing beside the 10' tall
LL Bean boot. The store is open
24/7/365!
Inside the LL Bean store. There are NO
bargains here!
We stayed at the EconoLodge in Freeport. When we got back from the LL Bean store, we noticed a car from Washington state in the parking lot of the hotel. It was the same couple we talked to last night at our hotel. They were an older couple who made a drive longer than ours!
Day 14 - Monday, October 11, 2021
First stop was in Georgetown, ME at Reid State Park. We walked around for about an hour. We explored a few tidepools and enjoyed the view of the ocean.
Again, enjoying the colors along the road.
Reid State Park - Georgetown, ME
Reid State Park - one of the tidepools
Reid State Park - interesting layers in the rock
Reid State Park - Mile and a Half Beach
Reid State Park - Mile and a Half Beach
Reid State Park - Mile and a Half Beach
I love looking at the different kinds of sand
on allthe beaches!
Reid State Park - Mile and a Half Beach
And Conrad loves picking up crap to take
a closer look!
Love all the colors!
Next, we were off to Boothbay Harbor. We finally found a parking lot. We've discovered that if you can't find a parking meter, you're going to have to pay $10 to park. We walked around town and around the harbor. We had a great lunch at the Tug Boat Restaurant. I had shrimp and fries and Conrad had a haddock reuben sandwich and fries. Boothbay Harbor was a seafarers' village. It overlooks a pretty waterfront. Large, well-kept Victorian houses crown the town's many knolls.
Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay Harbor - Downtown
Boothbay Harbor - Downtown
Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay Harbor - What a view!
Boothbay Harbor - Have never seen
a sign like this!
We drove through a small town of Damariscotta. We don't know what the attraction was here, but it was full of people! We did read that is is the oyster capital of New England.
Downtown Damariscotta, ME
It's been awhile since we've seen a sign like this!
Our next stop was in Bristol, Maine at the Permaquid Point Lighthouse. The lighthouse was commissioned in 1827 by President John Quincy Adams. Because of poor workmanship (salt water was used in the mortar mix), the lighthouse began to crumble and was replaced in 1835. This lighthouse is featured on the Maine quarters.
Permaquid Point Lighthouse
Permaquid Point Lighthouse
Permaquid Point Lighthouse - Below and to
the side of the lighthouse - this guy decided
to take a nap.
Permaquid Point Lighthouse - Below the
lighthouse - The water was really rough here.
Our last stop of the day was at Port Clyde at the Marshall Point Lighthouse. It stands on a rocky point at the end of the St George peninsula. It was established in 1832. The original lighthouse was a 20' tower lit by seven lard oil lamps with 14-inch reflectors. The original tower was replaced with the present lighthouse in 1857. The lighthouse has been featured in many commercial photo shoots and in the movie Forest Gump. It is where Gump concluded his cross-country run on the runway.
Near Marshall Point Lighthouse
Marshall Point Lighthouse
Marshall Point Lighthouse
Marshall Point Lighthouse
Marshall Point Lighthouse
Day 15 - Tuesday, October 12, 2021
We had decided there were enough things to do in the area of Belfast, ME and we could stay two nights in the same place. We checked in about dark last night at the Colonial Gables in Belfast. We thought we were staying in the hotel part but ended up in a cabin! It has been hard to find a place to stay every night and have been paying more than we wanted to pay for a room but, you gotta do what you gotta do! Since we had the space, we unloaded about everything out of the car so we could rearrange things. Also, after two weeks, we need to do laundry. We had a bedroom, bathroom, living room and full kitchen plus a nice deck facing the water. We got a bargain for $135 a night!
The view from the kitchen this morning.
Our little cabin
Our little cabin
We left the cabin about 7:30 and headed down to the Belfast harbor area. It was a great time to be there. There were lots of fishermen loading their boats to head out for the day. We watched for quite awhile and then as we were driving out, we spotted the shipyard and stopped there. Part of the harbor walk was through here so we walked part of it. It was neat seeing a working shipyard and the boats they had around were so big! I guess it's the end of the season for many of them.
Morning at the harbor
Belfast Harbor
Belfast Harbor - Fishing boat getting ready to head out
Fish bait
Belfast Harbor
Belfast Harbor - Lower bridge is a pedestrian
bridge, the upper one is the highway.
Belfast Harbor
Shipyard hoist
Shipyard - it's hard to see but the long, white
pole is the mast for that sailboat
Shipyard
Shipyard - Painting the ship
Searsport is the next town north of Belfast. We stopped at the Safe Harbor Church, built in 1815. Regular services are still held here every Sunday. We were taking pictures outside when a car pulled in. The lady put down her window and said she was the pastor's wife and if we'd like to go inside, she'd get him to come open the church. Of course, we said yes. He showed up a few minutes later and let us go inside. The stained glass windows were beautiful.
Safe Harbor Church
Safe Harbor Church
Safe Harbor Church
Safe Harbor Church
Safe Harbor Church
Our next stop was in Prospect at the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory Tower and Fort Knox Historic Site. An "engineering marvel" is how experts describe the 2,120' long Penobscot Narrows Bridge which opened in 2006 and is taller that the Statue of Liberty. The bridge's 437' observation tower is the tallest in the world. What an awesome site from the top!
Beautiful drive to Prospect
Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory Tower
Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory Tower
Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory Tower
Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory Tower
Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory Tower
View from the top
Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory Tower
View of the bridge from the top
Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory Tower
View from the top
Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory Tower
Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory Tower
Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory Tower
Penobscot River
Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory Tower
Penobscot Bay with a view of Fort Knox
in the bottom left of the picture.
Each side of the tower had a picture showing
what you could see from that point.
After this, we went back to Fort Knox Site. It was built in 1844 as a defense against Canada during the so-called "Aroostock War" with new Brunswick. The war, really a boundary dispute, was ignored in Washington, and so in 1839 the new, lumber-rich state took matters into its own hands by arming its northern forts and mobilizing the militia. The war formally ended in 1842 with a shot being fired, but Maine built this fort two years later, just in case. Though it was never entirely copleted, troops were stationed here during the Civil War and again during the Spanish-American War.
Fort Knox Historic Site
Fort Knox Historic Site
Fort Knox Historic Site
Fort Knox Historic Site
Outside wall of the fort
Fort Knox Historic Site
Inside the fort
Fort Knox Historic Site
Fort Knox from across the bay, in Bucksport
Bucksport, Maine
Bucksport, Maine
Bucksport, Maine
We stopped in Searsport again for lunch. We ate at Angler's. The special was fish and chips. These were real fried chips, not fries or from a bag! Then it was back to our cabin to gather up the dirty clothes and head to the laundromat in Searsport. We washed 3 large loads. The washers cost $2.75 each and the dryers were 25 cents for each 8 minutes. Two loads dried in 16 minutes and the load with the jeans took 24 minutes for a total of $11.75. But, we were done in an hour. We drove around the town of Belfast on our way back to the cabin. We sat down by the water for awhile once we were back at the cabin to watch the sun set. We repacked the car with everything so we'd be ready to leave first thing in the morning.
Laundromat
The view from our deck at our cabin
Old tree stump with mushrooms growing
Some of the other cabins
Day 16, Wednesday, October 13, 2021
When we left the cabin at 6:45, it was still dark out but we wanted to get to Acadia National Park as early as possible. It was 53 miles and a little over an hour's drive. It seemed like it was a day of steps. It was 52 steps up to the Visitor Center at Acadia. Then, we walked down to Thunder Hole, another 74 steps and then 52 steps down to the cobbles at Little Hunter's Beach. Yes, I counted them all! Acadia was not as "WOW" as some of the other national parks we've been to but we saw some great stuff and the trees were really turning colors.
Conrad at the entrance of the park
Inside the park
Inside the park
Inside the park
Inside the park - This is at one of the popular
hiking trails. All the parking lots are real small.
Sand Beach - It was a lot of steps down to the
beach too!
Sand
Sand Beach - The sand at this beach is actually
a combination of sand and crushed seashells.
You can't really tell from the picture but looking at it
closely, you can see some blue, green, purple and
white from the shells of mussels, urchins & barnacles.
The tide was out but this is some of the sea grass
growing on the rocks.
Inside the park
Inside the park
Thunder Hole - It is a narrow rock crevice
that booms like thunder when waves hit it
just right.
Thunder Hole
Video at Thunder Hole
Inside the park
Inside the park
Inside the park - near Otter Point
Little Hunter's Beach - This is a cobblestone beach.
The cobblestones come from rocks in Acadia's
"Shatter Zone," which formed roughly 179 million
years ago when a large plume of magma rose under
the previously formed bedrock. When the scorching hot
magma came into contact with the cool bedrock, the
bedrock shattered into pieces. Some of those pieces
then fell into the magma. When the magma cooled into
granite, the shattered pieces were suspended in the granite like
plums in plum pudding.
Cobblestones
You can see the darker bedrock (the "plums") embedded
in the granite cobblestones. The rusty coloration found
on some rocks is due to iron oxide.
Another example on a bigger rock.
Acadia National Park
Bar Harbor was not what we expected either. It was mainly just a few block of souvenir stores and restaurants but the harbor was really nice. We lucked out and found a place to park in the harbor parking lot. We stopped to look in a few of the shops and stopped at an ice cream store. I had a soft serve blueberry cone that was really good. My favorite is always vanilla but when you're in a place where blueberries are the fruit of choice, you try new things!
Downtown Bar Harbor, Maine
Harbor
Downtown Bar Harbor, Maine
Downtown Bar Harbor, Maine
Downtown Bar Harbor, Maine - Food isn't
cheap here!
Inside the ice cream store
My blueberry ice cream cone
Along the harbor
Along the harbor
Along the harbor
We had a delicious dinner at Helen's Restaurant in Ellsworth. I had seafood stuffed haddock with mornay sauce and Conrad had the broiled salmon. It was my favorite meal of the whole trip! Then, back to our hotel, The Atlantic Coast Inn (2nd floor, no elevator, 20 steps) we saw a beautiful sunset. We spent two nights here.
Beautiful sunset
Day 17 - Thursday, October 14, 2021
We left the hotel at 6:55 am and headed back to Acadia. It was about a 30 minute drive but only 15 miles. We made a couple stops in the park before getting to Jordan's Pond, which was our main goal.
Inside Acadia Park
Inside Acadia Park
South Bubble Mountain - look just to the left of
the trees on the right and you'll see a "bump."
See close-up picture below.
This huge boulder is perched on the south face
of South Bubble Mountain. It's been sitting there
since the last glacier retreated from the area about
15,000 years ago. As glaciers advance, they sculpt
the landscape and carry rocky debris with them. Then,
as glaciers melt, they leave the rocks behind. This
Lucerne granite boulder came from hills 30-40 miles
away to the northwest. It weighs about 28,000 pounds!
Jordan Pond Gate Lodge - In 1932 John D
Rockefeller, Jr financed this gate lodge as a
checkpoint to keep automobiles off the
Carriage Roads. The lodge is based on French
Romanesque design.
A side view
The back
Another side view
Jordan's Pond with The Bubbles in the
background. The Bubbles are two glacially sculpted
mountains that appear symmetrical. The symmetry
is an optical illusion. North Bubble, on the left, is
actually 100' taller than South Bubble, but it's
situated 2,000 feet north.
The view of Jordan's Pond and The Bubbles from
the restaurant, Jordan Pond House.
After finishing up at Acadia, we decided to drive around the island on Route 102A Loop and made several stops.
Route 102A - Desert Island
Southwest Island Harbor
Southwest Island Harbor
Southwest Island
Bass Harbor Head Light - Built in 1858,
the 36' lighthouse still has a Fresnel lens from 1902.
It marks the entrance to Bass Harbor and Blue Hill
Bay.
Bass Harbor Head Light
Below Bass Harbor Head Light
We stopped in the town of Southwest Harbor at the Wendell Gilley Museum. Wendell Gilley was a local plumber who began hand carving birds as a hobby in the 1930s. Over more than 50 years he carved some 10,000 birds.
Wendell Gilley Museum
Wendell Gilley Museum
Wendell Gilley Museum
Wendell Gilley Museum
Wendell Gilley Museum
Wendell Gilley Museum
Church in Bernard
We just happened to be standing here
when this big flock of ducks few in and
landed on the water. It made a really
loud noise as they all landed almost at
one time!
We never did figure out these signs. They all had
"Village of (blank)" then "Town of (blank)".
We found another trail at a place called Pretty Marsh.
who this person is.
Conrad found a big rock!
We had to have some lobster before leaving
the coast but decided on a lobster roll instead.
Atlantic Coast Inn - Night-Night!
Day 18, Friday, October 15, 2021
The first stop was about 100 miles away in Kingfield, Maine. We stopped at the Stanley Museum. Original Stanley Steamer cars built by twin brothers Francis and Freelan Stanley are the main draw the the museum inside a 1903 Georgian-style former school. There are also exhibits about the glass-negative photography business the twins sold to Eastman Kodak and the well-composed photographs taken by their sister of everyday country life at the turn of the 20th century.
The drive between Ellsworth and Kingfield, Maine
The drive between Ellsworth and Kingfield, Maine
The drive between Ellsworth and Kingfield, Maine
The drive between Ellsworth and Kingfield, Maine
We had to stop for turkeys crossing the road.
We saw lots of wild turkeys.
The drive between Ellsworth and Kingfield, Maine
The drive between Ellsworth and Kingfield, Maine
Kingfield, Maine
Kingfield, Maine
Kingfield, Maine - so close to the
Canadian border!
Stanley Museum
Stanley Museum - love the old floors!
Stanley Museum
Stanley Museum - You could get in this 1916 car.
It has been to the top of Mount Washington!
Stanley Museum
Stanley Museum
Stanley Museum
Stanley Museum
Stanley Museum - The Stanley twins also made violins.
Freelan made his first one in 1860 at age 11. They were
whittled from native woods. Each of the boys would make
about 25 violins in their lifetime.
Stanley Museum - One of the glass negatives
converted in to a picture. This was an
interesting exhibit.
The fall colors are really beginning
to show in the area.
We ate lunch here, overlooking the river.
This is one of the places where the
Appalachian Trail crosses the highway. There is a
bench here and someone had left a pair of hiking
boots, a jacket and a sleeping bag. This was
probably where that person got off the trail and left
his/her stuff for someone else to use.
Part of the Appalachian Trail
Height of Land - It was such a gloomy day but if
the sun had been out it would have been a
stunning view.
Height of Land
Height of Land
Height of Land
Height of Land
Height of Land - The Appalachian Trail also crosses
the highway here.
Height of Land - I had to walk a bit of the Appalachian Trail!
Our last stop for the day was in Rumford.
Supposedly, this is where Paul Bunyan and
Blue decided to make their home.
Flowers in the park
Rumford Falls, but not much water coming down.
The water drops a total of 176' but dams have split
the once continuous cascading waters into several
distinct sections. The dam often diverts most
of the water.
Rumford Falls
Lower Rumford Falls
I can't begin to tell you what a challenge we had almost every day, trying to find a place to stay that night. We don't like to make reservations too far ahead because we never know how long we'll spend at some places. Hotels are so expensive in the northeast, especially at a time when everyone wants to see the beautiful fall colors. Sometimes, we just got desperate and booked something, not knowing what we were getting. I have to say though, we had pretty good luck as far as not ending up in a flea bag hotel! Tonight we hit the jackpot! We stayed at the Boardwalk Inn. It was a huge room with a living room area that had a comfortable couch and chair. Also, it had beautiful wood floors. We ate dinner at a local place called Gatch's. I had the Grilled Chicken Bruschetta Sandwich and Conrad had Blackened Haddock Reuben. We've been lucky and have found some great restaurants.
Day 19 - Saturday, October 16, 2021
This morning the first stop was in Newry, at the Sunday River Covered Bridge. It was really hard to find and not real impressive. It is 875' long and dates from 1872. It's also known as the Artists Bridge because of its reputation as being the most photographed and painted covered bridge in Maine. (Several places say they have the most photographed covered bridge, lighthouse, etc!)
A lot of these trees have lost their leaves already.
Driving out to the bridge on these 2-lane roads
we saw a sign that said "Frost Heaves in Road."
Discovered it meant bumps in the road from water
freezing then thawing, and making bumps in the road.
Sunday River Covered Bridge
Sunday River Covered Bridge
Sunday River Covered Bridge
Sunday River
Our next stop was in Bethel at the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum. I thought this would be interesting but it exceeded everything I expected! The museum displays about 3,000 of its finest minerals. The museum is also home to a world-class meteorite collection that includes the five largest pieces of the moon found on earth, the largest known piece of the Vesta asteroid and an igneous rock that, at over 45 billion years old, is the oldest volcanic rock in the solar system to ever be discovered.
Maine Mineral & Gem Museum
Quartz Amethyst
Topaz
Information Chart
Pegatite
Maine Granite Spheres
Mica
Copper, zinc, silver & gold are found in Bald Mountain
Marble
Watermelon Tourmaline
Fauceted gem collection
Meteorites
Meteorites
Achondrite is a stony meteorite that does not contain
chondrules. It consists of material similar to terrestrial basalts or
plutonic rocks. Most achondrites collected on Earth are derived from asteroids.
Asteroid Cross Section
Asteroid
Pallasites - the curator told us that he wants to share
the one on the right. He wants it cut in four slices,
top to bottom! It wasn't that thick either!
Weathered meteorites
Martian Meteorites
Lunar Meteorite
The largest lunar meteorite
Here I am, holding a real moon rock!
And here I'm holding a rock from Mars!
And, both of us holding the rocks.
Back to State #12
Reflection Pond
Across from Mount Washington Visitor Center.
Mount Washington is "in the clouds."
This picture on the deck of the Mount Washington Visitor
Center shows the mountains on a clear day.
The cars are lined up to drive up the Mount
Washington Auto Road.
The weather report for Mount Washington. We
purchased tickets to be driven up in a van
tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon.
We drove across the Jackson Covered Bridge (also
known as Covered Bridge No 51 and Honeymoon Bridge.
It was built in 1876. The sidewalk on the side was added in 1930.
It was nicknamed "Honeymoon" bridge from the tradition of lovers
kissing under it for good luck.
North Conway
North Conway
Conway Public Library
Our last stop for the day was Madison Boulder. This was kind of like chasing down the world's largest ball of twine. It was about a quarter mile hike or so through the woods. I was tired and thinking to myself, this better be good! We met a couple coming back and talked to them. They said it was worth the walk. Boy, were they right!
The walk through the woods
Our first glimpse of the boulder.
Pictures can't begin to do justice to this boulder.
It was HUGE! Can you see Conrad standing to
the left of it? It is thought to be the largest glacial
erratic in North America. It is 23' high, 37' front-to-back,
and 85' left-to-right. About 10' of it is underground.
It is estimated to weigh almost 6,000 pounds!
Near Conway, New Hampshire
We lucked out again the Attitash Resort, a ski
resort. The carpet was nasty but otherwise a great place!
We thought we were going to have to sleep on a pull-out
couch but discovered a Murphy bed. You can tell on the carpet
where it is! We had a full kitchen and a stacked washer/dryer.
Attitash Resort, Bartlett, New Hampshire
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