Life on the High Plains

We recently visited the White Mountains of New Hampshire.  To complete my bucket list goal of visiting all 50 U.S. states I needed to visit New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine so we planned a week to complete that goal.  This part of the country is especially beautiful with its forests and rolling hills.  We were a little too early to see the changing colors of the trees. We set aside one day to visit Flume Gorge, a state park near Lincoln, NH. After parking we noticed this old relic.  There is no cell service in the park so this provides connectivity for those who might need it. The state park has a fee for hiking to Flume Gorge.  We had bought ours online before our trip and paid $18 each.  They had signs everywhere warning that the hike was two miles in length and included lots of hills, stairs, and slippery boardwalks. I would say it was a moderate hike.  People must show up expecting an easy hike in the woods. Some of the hike is paved, some is grav...

Life has been a little hectic again.  From travelling, to having our granddaughter visit, to now being in the midst of getting our entire house re-floored, we have been busy.  Of course the best part of all this chaos is having our granddaughter come for her first solo airplane visit. We got to the airport early and were thrilled that Southwest gave both Irv and I passes to go through TSA so we could both meet her at the gate.  We had thought only one of us would be allowed.  She was the first one off the plane!  She told us that she sat in first class because she was in the second row. The first order of business was getting her Colorado Rockies shirt ready for the game the next day.  When I initially ordered it, I ordered long sleeves because it's supposed to be chilly in Colorado at the end of September.  The forecast was for 90 degrees so we cut off the sleeves and blinged it up. How do you like my blue wave, cat lady t-shirt?  It's so fun whe...