Yesterday was Vermont, today was all New Hampshire. We had clear, sunny sightseeing, and the colors as we got up to the northern part of the state were just stunning. Our first stop was at Bath, NH and the oldest continuously operating general store in America. It was a quiet little town with a UCC church from the 1800s, with homemade baked goods and weather vanes to buy and a covered bridge to walk across. The rest of the morning was spent driving the Kancamagus Trail. Just 34 1/2 miles long, this is a road through forests with no billboards or development. We made several photo stops, walked along a river, over a bridge to a pond with a view, and raved about the incredibly beautiful color: vivid yellows, oranges, reds and almost purples as well as the dark green of pine trees. People who come east for foliage tours are called "leaf peepers," but we did more than just look today as many leaves were collected for souvenirs. After a fun lunch at a smokehouse, we toured a home built by a eccentric multi-millionaire. The high elevation gave us a good view of Lake Winnepesaukee, a huge lake with hundreds of islands below us. We drove southeast from Castle in the Clouds on a narrow road lined with stone fences and solid trees on either side. For us who are used to the prairies, it was quite a change. We found our views by late afternoon as we arrived on the southern coast of Maine. Our hotel is along the ocean with waves and a long beachfront tempting us to walk.- Laurel Johnson, Tour Director
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