My parents have been visiting for the past few days. They live in Annapolis, MD and rarely get up to NH. They were here to see Joan, the new house and me… in that order of importance… I am quite sure! Both Katrina and Nick (as well as Nick’s girlfriend Abbey) overlapped for part of the visit so it was one of those rare occasions when we were all in the same place.
The younger generation all headed back to work on Monday. But the old folks took advantage of the beautiful weather on Tuesday and went on a drive to the White Mountains.
We headed for the Basin in Franconia Notch State Park ( a nice easy walk for oldest of us) and had lunch at Wendele’s Deli in Franconia (great sandwiches and check out the Sit Free or Die poster in the rest room… my kind of place). After lunch we headed east on 302 with a stop at Crawford Notch and took the “short cut” (Bear Notch Road in Bartlett ) down to the Kancamagus Highway. We headed back west on the Kancamagus with a stop at Sabbaday Falls (another relatively easy walk for elders) before heading home.
Photography was not the main goal of the day but I did, of course, take the camera with me. (I left the tripod in the truck at home though.. oh well!)
Anyway, here are a few photos from the drive:
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Alas, no tripod! What were you thinking? Guess it would have been difficult to pull it out while the parents were standing around waiting for you to set up the shots. Better to not have it. All the more reason to return with tripod in tow and reshoot them. I have some great shots there in the fall and in winter.
Comment by Just Joe — 24 June 2011 @ 5:07 AM