The first leg of the trip began by traveling to the Catskill Mountains in NY for a photo shoot job I helped with. The real trip though started right after. Once we finished working, we met up with some relatives while we were nearby and went out to eat. Originally we were planning to go to a farm and pick some fruits and vegetables, but we were enjoying ourselves so much with our family that we did not have any extra time left. Instead we drove straight to Albany and stopped at a restaurant for an Italian dinner. After we stretched our feet and filled our stomachs, we continued on to Vermont driving through some very heavy rain at points. Luckily it was all on the highway so I was able to see the road better than had it been on small country roads. Once we arrived at our hotel, we settled in and went to sleep to be ready for the next day.
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| Could the rain have been worth it for this amazing sunset!?!? |
We spent the morning relaxing and eating breakfast at Killington Mountain, a big ski resort in the winter. The scenery was very pretty and the sound of the birds chirping and the slight breeze really made it so serene. It was also cool to see the slopes green with grass as opposed to the usual white snow.
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| Mt. Killington, VT |
We got back on the road and drove through the Green Mountains (which are filled with tall green maple trees) and drove to Franconia Notch State Park located in New Hampshire's White Mountains.
We paid the entrance fee to have access to the Flume Gorge, a natural granite chasm rising 90 feet high with waterfalls cascading down. The ticket includes access to nearby glacier boulders and historic covered bridges.
Back at our hotel we relaxed, ate dinner, and then went for a walk.The night sky was so clear that we took a spontaneous drive back to Franconia Notch to take some photos. The moon was still close to the horizon, the humidity was low, and there was practically no light pollution around. We even saw some meteorites, including a wobbly green one.
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| View
of Mt. Liberty from Franconia Notch. A popular hiking spot since the early 1900's, it is said that the top of the mountain looks like George Washington lying face up. |
The next day we hiked for about 2 hours and then drove on the highway that goes through the park. You are surrounded by such beauty on all sides! We exited by the Old Man of the Mountain. It was named that because rocks jut out from the mountain creating a profile of a face. It was a place I always wanted to visit as a child, but in 2003 it collapsed and the face was no more. I was not expecting much and that was okay because it would just be a nice place to pull over and eat lunch before we head back home. Well, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that a few years back the Old Man of the Mountain Profiler Plaza was created where you can see the mountain as if the rocks were still jutting out creating the appearance of the face that once was there. It was kind of neat and a nice tribute to the wonder what once was.
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| Driving through the White Mountains of New Hampshire |
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| Stand behind these to see how the mountain looked before the face fell. |
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| How the mountain would have looked before 2003 |
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| Paying tribute to the Old Man of the Mountain |
All in all, it was a nice small trip and maybe next time we go we will have more time to do other things, like perhaps climb Mt Washington, the tallest mountain on the east cost and with the highest wind speed ever recorded! Until then, I have these pictures and nice memories.
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