Mt. Washington Hotel in the evening!

Mt. Washington Hotel in the evening! Mt. Washington in the back ground. July 27th 2013! Happy Hiking!

Arethusa Falls Crawford Notch, White Mountains

A Half Frozen Arethusa Falls

 Arethusa Falls, 1.5 miles up the trail off of Route 302. Great place for a starter hike to kick off my hiking season. The fall was beautiful peaking through the snow.

A Close Up to the Falls, the water was hitting me as I snapped the picture.

 Loved how close up I was able to get with the snow still packed on the ground and the thick ice underneath. Probably won't be like that much longer with the nice weather coming up.

 This picture is of my friend close to the falls. She went to get a picture of water rushing down under the snow, in the small open section. You can see her in the distance. It was awesome on how close one could get to the fall this time of year. In the summer, I can only get to the log that is going across at the bottom of the picture.

MT. WASHINGTON with snow on a bright sunny spring day!

Mt. Washington And Hotel

Closer picture of Mt. Washington

The Mt. Washington Hotel is getting a face lift right now. They have been working on the outside of the hotel and heard also fixing some of the inside as well.

Happy Hiking!

Speechless Wednesday - Crawford View and Mt. Washington

Took a drive, wanted to see a few views, always puts a smile on my face

when I see Mt. Washington:) 

Got some great pictures with the moon and the evening sky!

 I would love to live here and have this as my view!

This home is newly built and for sale...

 Such a beautiful sight! I love the moon in the pic:)

From the Mt. Washington Hotel, I love the Presidential Range

Hiking this late fall? Have a happy one!

Speechless Wednesday .... First snow on Mt. Washington

 Speechless Wednesday

First snow on top of Mt. Washington this year

Also Mt. Washington Hotel added!

I love seeing the snow just on the peek of the mountains...

so BEAUTIFUL to look at!:)

Happy viewing!

Speechless Wednesday Once again!

Speechless Wednesday

A View From The Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail

I love that I could see the Valley of Crawford Notch and

the Mt. Washington Hotel :)

Happy Hiking!

Speechless Wednesday

Speechless Wednesday - Mt. Washington 

seen when passing through Crawford Notch

Here is the Mt. Washington Hotel with Mt. Washington in the
background. Wish I could wake up to a view like that
every morning! Amazing!

Leaf Peeper Season is coming...great places to stay!

This is a great time of year to be hiking up in the White Mountains. The trees are turning colors, the air is cool and there is so much "ah" around! I love this time of year to get outdoors and get hiking, biking and taking walks on the paths. So when you come from other areas of New England or even further away, you might not know the best places to stay at and what are around them. Here are a few great spots that I have enjoyed over the years and places around them you might love to see!

Our first Stop:

Jackson NH : This is a great town to stay in when you are up here in the Whites. There are some beautiful hotels and lodges to stay at such as Inn at Thorn Hill and Spa (which is award winning), Whitney's Inn at Jackson which has been around since 1840's,  Glen Oaks Inn, Inn at Ellis River and much more! When you stay around here there are so many places to hike and see! Pinkham Notch is just a hop down Route 16! There are tons of places to explore in Pinkham Notch, which as Auto Road up to Mt. Washington, Bike Trails at Great Glen Trails, hike up Tuckerman Ravine, visit the Lost Pond, see Glen Ellis Falls, go up Mt. Wildcat (Four Peaks) one is also the ski resort and zipline! There is so much to see on that road!
Plus if you want to head another direction, go over to Crawford Notch on route 302! There are lots of trails to hike, mountains to see lovely views from, stop by & see the Mt. Washington Hotel! So beautiful. Also on this road is the Cog Railway up to Mt. Washington, and two trails if hiking is your style! There is also Bretton Woods is near by!
If you want to head over to North Conway there are some great places to eat and places to shop! When you are in Conway, you are not far from the Kancamagus Highway where you can hike up Mt. Chocorua!
Staying in Jackson is such a great idea for you are in the heart of such a beautiful area for the fall! You will be happy about your stay here!
I say all this because, as a kid, we traveled through these parts all the time, since I didn't live far away and loved it most when it was Fall:) Even as an adult, I travel here with my family to see the leaves through Jackson and around the area!

Our Second stop will be Lincoln NH on the next post!

A hotel with an amazing view!

Anyone ever seen the Mt. Washington Hotel? Has anyone ever stayed at the beautiful hotel with the most amazing view of the mountains? Many travelers come to Crawford Notch for the hiking, the site seeing and some stay at this wonderful hotel! I have been to this hotel a few times, sometimes just to walk around it for it's so beautiful. There is a place right off the road that you can stop and take pics of this hotel with the views of the presidential range behind it! I love looking at Mt. Washington from this side as well!

Plus Mt. Washington Hotel is not far from the hiking trails, some trails are just about 5 to 10 minutes from this hotel! The AMC Highland Center is not far from the Hotel, about 5 minutes up the road, Bretton Woods is across for some skiing during the winter and they have a golf course.
To learn more about this amazing hotel can go to http://brettonwoods.com/ ....there they have a whole section on Mt. Washington Hotel!

Crawford Notch

I was lucky enough to have to travel to work through Crawford Notch five days a week for a few months. It is a beautiful place to hike. Here is a view of Crawford Notch during the summer.

The road you see below is the road I traveled and the line up the right side is the train tracks. There is a train you can depart from in North Conway that will take you through Crawford Notch. There are many hiking trails here as well and also have the AMC Highland Center to visit. I have hiked up Mt Jackson. There are also Mt Webster, Mt Willard, Mt Willey and Mt Avalon. I am hoping to hike Mt Webster this summer. There are so many beautiful views and great hikes here in Crawford Notch. If you are ever in the Mt. Washington area, you should check out this side of the Mountain. Plus the Mt.Washington Hotel is very close by!