Hurricane Floods

Last week Hurricane Sandy touched us up here in Northern New Hampshire with her wide rainy and windy arms.  We weren’t in the direct path of the Hurricane, but on Monday we hunkered down, bracing ourselves for a wild and rainy night.  We were fortunate to not lose power, although camping in our house would’ve…

Crossing to the Other Side

We have tried on multiple occasions to take the short (0.9 miles) hike up to Winnewata Falls off of Route 16 in Jackson, NH.  Andrew visited the falls once many years ago, and seemed to remember snowshoeing to a modest cascade.  However  less than 200 feet into the hike, you have to cross the Ellis River.  It isn’t…

Cool Pond for a Hot Day

On Sunday we woke up in a sluggish mood and we almost stayed home to do house chores, but Lindsay really wanted to get out on the water.  We did a little research and found the perfect little pond to get out on the water on such a beautiful and scorchingly hot day: Horseshoe Pond.  We…