Leaf Peeping Adventure, Day 3

So, to clarify any confusion with the term "Leaf Peepers", I didn't come up with it all on my own. I wish I did, because I love it! But that is a term someone came up with for those people who come to New England (or maybe other areas too, I am not sure) during the peak fall foliage to check out all the leaves.

Anyway, on with Day 3. After leaving Sharon, VT we drove into New Hampshire (unfortunately, this drive was after dark. Not near as fun when you can't see anything...) and stayed the night close to the White Mountains in the central part of the state. That next day we were heading out to Franconia Notch State Park. After breakfasting at a place called "The Stix" (it was delis! Homemade Pumpkin Pancakes with 100% NH maple syrup! Yum!), we drove to the Park.


First up, we wanted to hike through the Flume Gorge, and before it got too crowded (there were no hotel vacancy's around for over 50 miles...). When walking into the Flume's Visitor Center, Dylan grabs a leaf and takes a BITE out of it. Weird, I know. But we took a picture of his prized leaf anyway (and for those who are wondering, he didn't swallow any of it, but spit it back out all chewed up. Silly boy.).

Here is Dave and the kids waiting for the bus to take us up a little ways to the Gorge.

We saw some people with walking sticks, so the twins each had to have one...

Along with Mr. Dylan.:)

A picture during the hike (boys always have to be silly).

The Gorge was kind of narrow going through but so pretty with the water flowing through and all the falls leaves around.

And Scott was excited to go into the Bear Cave!

Dylan was being kind of funny on our hike. He kept laying down and and said he was a sleeping bear.:)

One of the many covered bridges we saw on our trip. They said this bridge was one of the most photographed covered bridges.

After hiking through the Flume Gorge, we took a tram ride up a mountain, and then
went on a drive through one of the most scenic highways in New Hampshire, Kancamagus Hwy. It really was so pretty driving through here. We pulled off every once in a while to take some pictures.

After our drive across the Hwy, we ended about 15-20 miles away from the border of Maine. So, we of course had to drive into Maine. This was the only New England state we hadn't visited yet, between this trip and living in CT in the summer of 2009. Also, my mom and I wanted to stop at a gas station to get a souvenir magnet of the state. No such luck with finding a magnet, but we still set foot on Maine soil, so that can count as a state we have been in.:)

As far as the above picture, don't judge, yes our kids watched a few movies on the portable DVD player on our trip. It was a life saver. Seriously, who ever invented this was a genius. They also spent some of the time listening to some books on tape (one great one we had got from a Wendy's kids meal a year ago, go figure), and my mom read them some books out loud (I could not really read to them thanks to my voice not working properly from getting sick the day before we left). They were pretty good little travelers.:) On another post, I will put pictures up of Days 4 and 5, more in NH and our drive home.:)