From the category archives:

Outdoor Activities

Whale’s Tale

April 27, 2009

Can summer be far away? There is lots of activity at Whale’s Tale Water Park. Workers are in revival mode — preening, painting and repairing the sleeping giant. It won’t be long now before throngs of kids line the stairways to water slide heaven! With the temps hitting the 90’s this week I’m sure they’d [...]

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The Moose are Loose!

April 27, 2009

I’ve seen 6 moose in the last 2 days. I’m sure if I went out moose-spotting again tonight I’d see more. They seem to be everywhere. Mary and I went moose-spotting last night around 7:30. We headed toward Rt. 2 in Jefferson via some lonely dirt road that intersected with the road to Jefferson Notch. [...]

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Signs of Spring

April 13, 2009

Loon Mountain officially closed yesterday — 12 April — for the season. On my way to the restaurant, I spotted two moose in Franconia Notch, and one of the bears was out of hibernation and standing on a perch over at Clark’s Trading Post. Mount Washington is still covered in snow, the grass is still brown [...]

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Busy, Busy, Busy

February 20, 2009

That’s what we’ve been this week! The three-day Presidents’ Day weekend was the start of February school vacation week

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Thornton Gore Log Cabin for Rent

January 21, 2009

Looking for a place to stay that’s off the beaten path yet convenient to everything the White Mountans have to offer? Set in Thornton Gore, this four-season log house is rustic and comfortable. It sits halfway up a grassy knoll,

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On a Clear Day …

January 17, 2009

It was -15°F on Thursday, with about 2 feet of snow on the ground, and the sky was a glorious shade of blue so I packed up the camera, convinced the car to start, and headed East from Bethlehem on Route 302. Bethlehem is about a 25 minute ride from King’s Corner Cafe —

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