Well, this is my second attempt at blogging for today. I had completed the day and it was a lengthy blog day but for some reason the blogger system I am using would not publish and despite Ron trying every tick he knows, day 38 is now lost forever in cyberspace.
We decided to take in the Lost River Gorge, a place we had not been to before. On the way we passed through the small town of Bath, New Hampshire that is famous for having the oldest General Store in the country.
Along the way we stopped to check out one of the 28 covered bridges in the area.
From inside the bridge we couldn’t see the waterfall on the other side. We went down to the bank of the river and were greeted with a beautiful view of the bridge and waterfall. And to think we almost missed the bridge because it was tucked into a side street!
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As we traveled route 3 we entered the White Mountain National Forest and not far into the drive we were treated to some very beautiful scenery.
After a leisurely drive and many stops along the way, we arrived at the Lost River Gorge around 11:30 AM. After paying our admission we noticed the large sign stating “no refunds” then another sign warning people with medical issues that there were 1000 stairs with a 300 foot descent into the gorge and uphill climbs involved so do not attempt if you have any physical limitations. I thought that sign should have been posted BEFORE you purchased the non-refundable ticket!!!!
The gorge was quite beautiful with water cascading from every direction. It was incredibly hot so the mist from the falls felt really good. There were multiple caves that were open for exploration some that an adult could fit into and others only small children.
There were multiple small falls but not too many larger falls.
We got to one cave that had a Squeezer Gauge. Not matter how we tried we couldn't squeeze ourselves into a small enough package to get through. LOL
At the end of the trail and stairs we had a great view of the mountains in the distance from a viewing platform.
It took a little over an hour to complete the gorge tour so we decided to stop for a quick lunch. We found a cool old diner adjacent to Clark’s Trading Post with some great food. Ron had a Reuben sandwich and I had a veggie burger.
We were undecided if we would be stopping at Clark’s Trading Post. We had been there 40 years ago with our children so thought we’d skip it this time. After some discussion we decided to go ahead and take a look around.
Clark’s Trading Post has been in the same family for over 85 years and is currently managed by 5th generation Clarks’. We were surprised at how up to date and modernized they had made it. With a new train ride and a couple of theme park rides they have kept up with the times. The place was a mob scene with tons of families and children. There were many adults without children so we didn’t feel too out of place.
We stopped and toured several museums and were surprised to see so many “antiques” that we remembered seeing in the homes of our grandparents. I think that means we are “antiques” too! LOL
We took the train ride and they had added a wolf man character to scare the kids. Not too many were frightened but they were laughing a lot.
We took in the Chinese Acrobatic Show in the Big Top. The show was excellent but we were unable to get any good pictures because we were watching the show through a chain link fence. Later we watched the bear act which was pretty cute.
We toured the other museums on the property and enjoyed looking at more old relics.
Before we left for the day we decided to give the Segway a try.
We were surprised that we had spent three hours at Clark’s, so by 5 PM we were ready to call it a day and headed back to the CG. It was hot and humid with a thunderstorm expected later in the evening.
The weather forecasters weren’t kidding. The storm rolled in around 8 PM with high winds and torrential rain. Jewel was scared to death and shaking like a leaf. After about three hours the storm passed and Jewel calmed down. Again, at around 1 AM another storm passed over us with thunder and lightening that was so intense and loud I thought the MH would explode! Poor Jewel, she was so frightened she came to bed with us and never left the rest of the night.
The forecast was for the hottest day of the week on Friday. Our plan for Friday was to go to the Flume where it should be a little cooler. We shall see.
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