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Sachs Covered Bridge

Bob and I vacationed in Gettysburg earlier this month. During the morning of Monday, November 19th (our last day there), we visited Sachs Covered Bridge.

Sachs Covered Bridge was built around 1852.

Sachs Covered Bridge is a 100-feet long, Town truss covered bridge and crosses over Marsh Creek.

Sachs Covered Bridge

During the Civil War both the Union and Confederate armies used Sachs Covered Bridge in the Battle of Gettysburg and its aftermath. It is reportedly known to be severely haunted as a result.

Returning Home from a Pocono Mountains Weekend Part 2

Leaving the Marie Antoinette Lookout, we continued driving west on U.S. Route 6. Located about 15 minutes northwest of Towanda PA is Bradford County’s only surviving covered bridge. I first learned of the Knapp’s Covered Bridge via an UncoveringPA.com article. I made a point to visit this bridge, when I realized that we would be within a few miles of it, on our way back home from our Pocono Mountains Weekend Getaway, Upon arriving in Towanda PA, I entered Knapp’s Covered Bridge into the GPS. The GPS had us turn off U.S. Route 6 onto Township Route 547 (Buttermilk Falls Road), which we followed to Covered Bridge Road. We turned left onto Covered Bridge Road, crossed over Knapp’s Covered Bridge, and parked on the right just beyond the bridge.

Knapp’s Covered Bridge is located in a beautiful mountain setting.

Knapp’s Covered Bridge was originally constructed in 1853.

Knapp’s Covered Bridge crosses over Brown’s Creek.

There is a 30 foot drop from the bridge to the creek bed, making this the highest bridge in Pennsylvania.

Knapp’s Covered Bridge is a Burr Arch truss bridge.

Knapp’s Covered Bridge has also been known as the Luther Mills Bridge or the Browns Creek Covered Bridge.

Our next stop on our drive back home was in Wellsboro, PA — the subject of my next blog post.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park Visit (Day 2 of 2)

We spent two days during the Easter weekend, enjoying the sights and sounds of Cuyahoga Valley National Park. This blog post provides photographs and details of our second day in the park. If you missed reading about our first day in the park, you will find the blog post here.

After a good night’s sleep, I awakened at 5:45 am, took a shower and got dressed. We went to breakfast around 6:30 am. Our hotel accommodation included a complimentary Deluxe Breakfast Buffet. I had scrambled eggs, sausage, Tater Tots and French Toast.

We spent a few hours in the morning visiting points of interest in the central and south regions of Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Our first stop was at Brandywine Falls, arriving there shortly before 8:00 am.

A boardwalk takes you to upper and lower observation platforms.

Brandywine Falls
Bob and I on the upper observation platform

Brandywine Falls is 65 feet high;
it is one of Ohio’s highest waterfalls.

Brandywine Falls
Bob and I on the lower platform observation

Here is a short video that I took of Brandywine Falls.

Our second stop was at Blue Hen Falls, arriving there at 9;00 am. The trail leading to Blue Hen Falls begins at a small parking lot and takes hikers down an old driveway to Spring Creek. The trail crosses Spring Creek via an old wooden bridge.

Blue Hen Falls Trail

Just beyond the bridge, we continued to the right and quickly reached the Blue Hen Falls viewing area.

Blue Hen Falls Trail
Approaching the waterfall viewing area

Just past the wooden fence we found a trail, something akin to a goat path, that led us below the viewing area. I managed to hike down that trail, with the assistance of a hiking pole. I needed the hiking pole and Bob’s help to hike back up the trail!

Blue Hen Falls

Here is a short video that I took of Blue Hen Falls.

Our third stop was at Beaver Marsh, arriving there around 9:50 am. We stopped here the day before as well, but later in the day. We wanted to see if we would see anything different earlier in the day.

We walked from the parking lot, a short distance, along a tow path to an observation platform.

We saw the same wildlife at Beaver Marsh, as we did the day before…wood ducks, Canadian geese, and tree swallows. What we didn’t see were turtles. The day before there were lots of turtles out, basking in the sunshine.

The goose was still sitting on its nest.

Wood Ducks are beautiful.
Add in reflections for a lovely scene!

Our fourth stop was at Deep Lock Quarry Metro Park, arriving there at 11:00 am. Deep Lock Quarry features a 1.4-mile loop trail, which leads from the parking lot through the forest to the deepest lock on the Ohio & Erie Canal. We began hiking the trail but decided to turn around, as radar showed rain moving in. We did get to see a train go by, which was very cool as it was close to us.

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Train

We left Cuyahoga Valley National Park around 11:30 am and drove to Chagrin Falls, OH for lunch. I will share photographs and details of our visit to Chagrin Falls in a later blog post.

After our visit to Chagrin Falls, we returned to our hotel and relaxed for a few hours.

Around 5:00 pm we decided to return to Cuyahoga Valley National Park to see one more point of interest. We drove to Everett Covered Bridge.

Everett Covered Bridge crosses over Furnace Run.

We returned to the hotel around 6:00 pm, where we stayed for rest of evening.

It was a nice day, but not as nice as the day before. It was a mostly cloudy and sometimes rainy day. We dodged the raindrops for the most part. The rain fell hardest, as we were driving to Chagrin Falls and while we ate lunch. It began clearing up, when we stopped for the day (around 2:15 pm). The weather didn’t hinder my picture taking. In fact, the overcast day provided great lighting for photographing waterfalls.

Birthday Celebration Day 2 – Newfield Covered Bridge

We celebrated my 61st birthday during a 3-night vacation in New York’s Finger Lakes region. Our home base was at the Best Western Plus The Hammondsport Hotel in Hammondsport, NY. Our hotel accommodation included a complimentary breakfast.

We started our second day of vacation (Thursday, February 23), which was my birthday, with a large breakfast. We had scrambled eggs, sausage, toast (Bob), home fries (me), some kind of coconut and chocolate pastry, orange juice and a banana (me). There were even more breakfast selections to choose from than what we selected!

We departed the hotel at 7:00 am en route Ithaca NY, where we wanted to check out two waterfalls there and another one a little farther north of the city.

As we approached Ithaca, a sign pointing to Newfield caught my eye. A few weeks ago, using Pinterest, I had “pinned” an article on my travel board about the Newfield Covered Bridge. As we were less than 10 miles from the bridge, we made the drive to Newfield to see the covered bridge. It was our first time to visit this covered bridge. The visit to the covered bridge was a nice birthday surprise!

Newfield Covered Bridge was built in 1853.
It carries Bridge Street over Cayuga Creek.
The truss is a Town Lattice with Arch with a span of 115 feet.

Newfield Covered Bridge is the oldest surviving covered bridge still open to daily vehicular traffic in the state of New York. It is the only surviving covered bridge located in Tompkins County.

From Newfield we returned to Ithaca and began our waterfall tour — the subject of my next blog post.

Lincoln NH to Warren PA

We took two days for our trip back home from the White Mountains of New Hampshire. On the first day we drove from Lincoln, NH to Weedsport, NY. On the second day we drove from Weedsport, NY to our home in Warren, PA.

On Thursday, August 4, we awakened early, which enabled a departure an hour or two earlier than expected. We departed the Rodeway Inn (Lincoln, NH) at 6:00 am, leaving the room keys in our room because the hotel office was closed.

Our first photo stop was in Woodstock, Vermont, after driving for about 2-1/2 hours.

“Bob, stop! There’s a covered bridge!”
Taftsville Covered Bridge, seen as we were driving through the village of Taftsville

Taftsville Covered Bridge

Taftsville Bridge is a two span 189 foot long Multiple Kingpost Truss with an arch. Spans are 89 and 100 feet. This bridge was built in 1836 and is one of the oldest covered bridges in Vermont.

It carries River Road the over Ottaquechee River in Taftsville Vermont.

Taftsville Covered Bridge spans the Ottauquechee River.

About an hour later we stopped for breakfast at The Maple Diner in Bridgewater, Vermont.

The Maple Diner

Great breakfast! We highly recommend this small family restaurant, if you find yourself in Bridgewater, VT some day.

We passed through Killington, VT where we couldn’t miss the ski slopes of Pico Mountain. We stopped for gas in Rutland, VT. What a busy and congested city that is!

We stopped briefly at Moreau Lake State Park near Wilton, NY. Using our NY Empire Passport we gained admission into the park. We followed Lake Road from the entrance gate to the beach. There was a nature center located near the beach. The beach and picnic areas were in heavy use, and we were not able to find any nearby parking. We skipped the nature center and made our way back to the park entrance. We made a photo stop near the boat launch area.

Moreau Lake

We passed through LOTS of small towns on our way to Interstate 90! We avoided Albany, NY. We skirted around Saratoga Springs, NY. We finally reached Interstate 90 W at 2:33 pm, about 10 miles or so east of Utica, NY (near mile marker 222).

We checked into the Rodeway Inn in Weedsport, NY around 4:00 pm. This hotel used to be a Best Western, as it is still identified in the GPS and on Facebook.

The only meal we ate out was breakfast. We didn’t stop for lunch and opted to eat a picnic lunch, with food items brought from home, for dinner.

On Friday, August 5, we ate breakfast at our hotel, packed the car and left a little after 8:00 am en route home.

We made a few stops along the way.

Weedsport, NY
“Four Freedoms” mural

The four train cars on the mural are based on the four freedoms Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke of in his 1941 State of the Union Address.

The four freedoms are:
Freedom of speech, Freedom of religion, Freedom from want and Freedom from fear.

Also in Weedsport are the remains of the Centreport Aqueduct, which is the centerpiece of a small park located along NY Route 31.

We walked the towpath (on the right) to the towpath bridge.

The towpath bridge was reconstructed to be nearly identical to the one built here in 1854.

Remains of Centreport Aqueduct, as seen from towpath bridge

We stopped briefly in Port Bryon. While Bob took our Nissan Xterra through a car wash, I photographed a colorful mural.

Port Bryon, NY
Erie Canal Mural

We rode through the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, in Monezuma, NY, where we saw a few species of waterfowl. The majority of the waterfowl that we saw at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge were Canada Geese.

Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
I cannot identify these flowers, but aren’t they pretty!

We drove through Ovid, NY and along Seneca Lake. We drove through Watkins Glen. We had planned to hike the gorge but decided against doing so because of the heat and humidity but also dry conditions. When we passed by Hector Falls, just before reaching Watkins Glen, there was very little water falling. We had never seen Hector Falls so dry!

We stopped for a short time in downtown Corning.

Corning, NY

The clock tower was built in memory of Erastus Corning in 1883. The clock tower is located in the center of town, just north of Market Street in Center Square.

We thought we would eat lunch in Corning, but opted instead to eat lunch a little closer to home. All we did in Corning was photograph the clock tower, before continuing on our way home.

We stopped for lunch at Sprague’s Maple Farms in Portville, NY. I ordered a center cut pork chop dinner with baked potato, apple sauce, carrots and tossed salad. My dinner included two pork chops. I boxed one and brought it home. Bob ordered a Sugar Bush Club (a Triple-decker sandwich filled filled with turkey, country ham, bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonaisse) with maple baked beans. We picked up a piece of peanut butter fudge for later, as we paid the bill on our way out. Lunch was excellent.

We returned home at 4:00 pm. We unpacked the car, putting away what we had taken with us. I uploaded to my computer the pictures that I had taken, while on vacation. I entered in Quicken our expenditures during vacation. Bob mowed the grass. With the exception of doing laundry the next day, I took it easy. Bob took it easy as well. Being on vacation seems to be more tiring than being at home, as we are always on the go. I have heard people say “I need a vacation after vacation”. I agree!

This blog post concludes the account of our 7-day New Hampshire vacation. I hope that you enjoyed your armchair travel!

More of New Hampshire’s White Mountains Region

On August 2, at 7:10 am, we departed our hotel for another drive around the White Mountains region. We had much better weather this day than we did the previous day. We began our drive in the opposite direction of yesterday’s drive. We drove the Kancamagus Highway from west to east, but not all the way to Conway. We turned off at Bear Notch Road.

We made several stops along the Kancamagus Highway.

This is a panoramic view from a pull off, located soon after the Hancock Overlook.

Pemigewasset Overlook

Lily Pond

Ledge Brook Falls

Bob climbed down to the creek bed to photograph Ledge Brook Falls through the underpass.

Sugar Hill Scenic Vista

Our next stop was at Sabbaday Falls. According to a sign near the trail head, this is how Sabbaday Falls got its name.

Legend has it that one Saturday night, with winter rapidly approaching, workmen building a road from Albany Intervale to Waterville decided it was time to call it quits. They hid their tools, planning to return the following spring. Before leaving on Sunday morning, they named the brook Sabbady Brook for the Sabbath Day…The workers never returned to complete the road, but the name has endured.

Sabbady Falls, 0.3 miles straight ahead

Sabbaday Brook

Sabbaday Falls
See the bridge above the falls?
We climbed the trail to the bridge.

Sabbaday Falls, during our ascent

Sabbaday Falls, as viewed from the footbridge

Our last stop on the Kancamagus Highway was at the Russell-Colbath Historic Site. The Historic Site includes the Russell-Colbath House, a timber frame barn, and a cemetery.

The Russell-Colbath House was built in 1832.

The house is the only original structure left from the town of Passaconaway. Inside the house are old photos and household items of the time that show how life might have been in the early to mid 1800’s.

The barn was constructed in 2003 from rough sawn timbers,
milled from trees at this site using a portable saw mill.

The White Mountains National Forest employees were holding a meeting at the barn on the day we visited.

Passaconaway Cemetery

We reached Bear Notch Road at 10:00 am. Bear Notch Road also allows us to bypass Conway. You might recall from my previous blog post that traffic in Conway is heavy and stop and go all the way through the town. There are several scenic turnoffs along the road, none of which identified what you were looking at.

One of several scenic overlooks along Bear Notch Road

At the end of Bear Notch Road we turned right onto Route 302, toward Conway. We drove only as far as the Intervale Scenic Vista. The view was outstanding! We could see Mt. Washington way off in the distance.

The Intervale Scenic Vista provides a stunning overlook of Mt. Washington.

Intervale Scenic Vista
The clouds lifted enough that we could see the towers on top of Mt. Washington!

From Intervale we followed Route 16 north and soon reached the town of Jackson, where we saw two covered bridges.

the Honeymoon Bridge

This “honeymoon” or “kissing bridge” received its nickname from the tradition of lovers kissing under it for good luck. Jackson’s endearing symbol for over a century, the Paddleford truss bridge was constructed about 1876 by Charles Broughton and his son Frank.

The Honeymoon Bridge spans the Ellis River.

Jackson’s second covered bridge is located on a golf course.

Wentworth Golf Club Covered Bridge

A little farther north on Route 16 we saw a female moose alongside the road. I just caught a glimpse of her, as Bob drove by. We turned around and passed by the moose. She had not moved. We both saw her. We turned around again so that we would be on the same side of the road as the moose. When we returned to the spot where we had seen her, she was no longer there. I didn’t capture a photograph of the moose, but I can at least say I saw a moose!

Our two longest stops along Route 16 were at Glen Ellis Falls and Wildcat Mountain.

Glen Ellis Falls plunges 64 feet into a deep green pool. The waterfall is popular, based on the number of people that were there the day we visited. The trail is short (0.6 mi round trip) and not exceptionally difficult. The most difficult part for me was walking up and down the steps. When we were there three young men were jumping into the water at and near the falls.

My walking stick was useful on the uneven trail and on the stairs.
(Photo by Bob)

Glen Ellis Falls

At Wildcat Mountain Bob rode a zipline. It was Bob’s first time on a zipline. I refused to ride the zipline. I am quite happy to fly only in an airplane!

Bob’s zipline adventure began at the Snowcat Triple chairlift at the base of Wildcat Mountain.

The chairlift takes you to the Ziprider start platform.

Ziprider Start Platform

Bob, soaring through the air

We ate a picnic lunch at Wildcat Mountain. Bob said he really liked his zipline ride and wanted to go again. While he made his way back to the Ziprider start platform, I went to the car to change camera lenses from a 12-40mm lens to a 40-150mm lens.

Bob’s second zipline ride

With a longer lens I was able to capture Bob’s abrupt stop at the landing platform.

Ziprider Landing Platform

Oh, yes. I am glad that I did not go for a ride on the zipline. I would NOT have liked the stop at the end of the line!

Bob’s first zipline ride cost $20.00; the second ride cost $10.00. A third ride would have cost $5.00.

Departing Wildcat Mountain, we turned right to continue driving north on Route 16. At Gorham we turned left onto Route 2, which we followed through Randolph. We turned left onto Route 115. From Route 115 we made out way to Route 3 and then to Route 302. We found ourselves back at the overlook of the Mount Washington Hotel. I photographed the hotel from this overlook the previous day, which was a gloomy and rainy day.

What a difference a day makes!

Here’s a photograph of the hotel from a slightly different vantage point.

Mount Washington Hotel
How grand!

Leaving the overlook of Mount Washington Hotel we turned left onto Route 302, retracing our steps back to Route 3. Heading south on Route 3, the road soon joins I-93/Franconia Notch Parkway. Our next stop was at the Hugh J. Gallen scenic overlook bridge. Mr. Gallen was Governor of New Hampshire from January 4, 1979 through December 29, 1982.

Hugh J. Gallen scenic overlook bridge

On the right-hand side of the bridge you can see Mount Lafayette.

Mount Lafayette
Its summit, at 5,249 feet, is the highest point in the Franconia Notch and the
ninth highest peak in the White Mountains.

Mount Lafayette is named to honor General Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero who fought with and significantly aided the Continental Army and was loved and adopted by George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. Lafayette re-visited New Hampshire during 1824-1825, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Our last sightseeing stop was at the former site of the Old Man of the Mountain natural stone profile. We visited this attraction the previous day but wanted to see the Old Man of the Mountain Profiler Plaza, when it wasn’t raining. The Old Man of the Mountain collapsed on May 3, 2003. Today the Old Man of the Mountain Profiler Plaza honors the memory of the Old Man of the Mountain.

Old Man of the Mountain Profiler Plaza

The Old Man of the Mountain Profiler Plaza includes seven steel “profilers”
that recreate the visage of the Old Man looking over Franconia Notch.

You stand on the footprints that match your height, squint with one eye and magically the Old Man of the Mountain returns!

Return of the Old Man of the Mountain

It was dinner time, when we left the Old Man of the Mountain Profiler Plaza. We ate dinner at the El Charro Mexican Restaurant in Lincoln. It was an expensive, but excellent choice for dinner. We ordered Chicken Enchiladas (me) and Pechuga A La Diabla (Bob), which was grilled chicken smothered in a chipotle mayo sauce. We split a Helado Frito ice cream dessert. The food was delicious; service was great.

Helado Frito, a yummy Mexican ice cream dessert

This blog post concludes Day 4 of our 7-day New Hampshire vacation.

The White Mountains Trail

We spent the day on August 1 exploring New Hampshire’s White Mountains region.

We began our day with a breakfast of hard-boiled eggs, cinnamon raisin bagels, an orange and coffee/tea…all of which we brought from home. We sat at a small table inside our hotel room and ate breakfast. Shortly before 8:00 am we left on our tour of the White Mountains region. Our tour of choice was the White Mountains Trail.

The White Mountains Trail begins and ends at the White Mountains Visitor Center in North Woodstock. The trail is a 100 mile loop through sections of the 800,000-acre White Mountain National Forest and past many of the region’s most popular attractions. We drove the entire trail, making many photo stops along the way. We had a good day, although it was a rainy and gloomy day.

We began our tour of the White Mountains region from the Rodeway Inn, located along Route 3, 2.9 miles north of the White Mountains Visitor Center. Turning north onto Route 3 our first stop was 1.8 miles from our hotel. Seen on the western (left) side of Route 3 is the Indian Head Profile on Mt. Pemigewasset.

Natural rock profile resembling Indian Chief

Continuing our drive, we entered the Franconia Notch State Park, We learned that a “notch” is the pass between two mountain ranges. The lofty peaks of the Kinsman range on our left and the Franconia range on our right framed our passage through the park.

Our second stop was 2.4 miles farther north. We passed up The Flume Gorge, as it had not yet opened for the day. We planned to visit The Flume Gorge later during our vacation, but that visit never happened. Heading north on Rotue 3, the road joined I-93/Franconia Notch Parkway. Our second stop was at the Basin. It was a short and easy hike from the parking lot to the Basin. It had not yet begun to rain. We spent about an hour exploring the Basin area.

the Basin

A sign at this site provided information about the Basin.

This large pothole in the Pemigewasset River, 30 feet in diameter and 15 feet deep, had its beginning some 25,000 years ago as the Ice Age came to a close. Water flowing from the melting glacier that filled Franconia Notch eroded the solid granite bedrock. During the thousands of years that followed sand and stones were whirled around by the force of the river causing a boring action that left the sidewalls smooth. The rock formation seen in the stream bed at the outlet has been known for generations as “The Old Man’s Foot”.

The great American naturalist, Henry David Thoreau (1817-62), on his first trip to the White Mountains in September of 1839 stood here, as you do, and watched the water cascade into the granite bowl and whirlpool around its walls. He would later write in his Journal, “this pothole is perhaps the most remarkable curiosity of its kind in New England.”

Samuel Eastman in his 1858 White Mountain Guide called this spot “One of the beautiful haunts of Nature, a luxurious and delicious bath fit for the ablutions of a goddess.”

From the Basin we drove another 2.4 miles and stopped at Boise Rock.

Boise Rock

According to a sign at this site, Boise Rock has been a part of the history and folklore of Franconia Notch for generations.

Thomas Boise, a noted teamster of this region was sledding through the Notch in mid-winter, soon after the first road was built. Overtaken by a fierce snowstorm, he was unable to continue on. Realizing he must take drastic action to survive, he killed and skinned his horse. Crawling under the overhang of this rock, he wrapped himself in the hide and spent the night. Men sent out the next day to search for him found Tom still alive but encased in the frozen hide that had to be cut away with axes in order to release him.

Cannon Cliff is visible from Boise Rock.

Cannon Cliff, on the left
This is the direction we drove, when we left Boise Rock.

A mile further we stopped at the former site of the Old Man of the Mountain natural stone profile.

Old Man of the Mountain
August 10, 1999

The Old Man of the Mountain collapsed on May 3, 2003.

Today the Old Man of the Mountain Profiler Plaza honors the memory of the Old Man of the Mountain.

It was a short walk, along a paved path, from the parking lot to the Old Man of the Mountain Profiler Plaza.

The Old Man of the Mountain is back!

We returned to the Old Man of the Mountain Profiler Plaza on another day of our vacation. Other photographs will be shared in a future blog post.

It was raining, as we walked back to our car
from the Old Man of the Mountain Profiler Plaza.

Traveling north again on I-93, we took Exit 35 onto Route 3N. We passed by the Mt. Cleveland Overlook, the Beaver Brook Rest Area and trails and through the village of Twin Mountain. We turned right onto Route 302E. Our next photo stop was 18.1 miles from Old Man of the Mountain Profiler Plaza. We stopped an overlook of the Mount Washington Hotel.

Mount Washington Hotel

It was raining hard, when I took this picture. We returned to this overlook on another day of our vacation. Other photographs of this grand hotel will be shared in a future blog post.

We continued on Route 302 through Crawford Notch and Crawford Notch State Park. Our next two photo stops were within 4.2 miles of Mount Washington Hotel.

Elephant Head
This natural rock formation is located 3.5 miles from the Mount Washington Hotel.

Silver Cascade Falls
This waterfall is located 0.7 miles from the Elephant Head.

If I recall correctly, it was drizzling rain when we stopped at the Elephant Head and Silver Cascade Falls. There was a heavy mist all around us.

We continued on Route 302 past Bear Notch Road east to the Bartlett Covered Bridge, located 18 miles from our last stop.

Bartlett Covered Bridge with its unusual shop

Back on Route 302 we continued east to Glen, where it joined Route 16 south. Our next stop, which was 5.4 miles from Bartlett, was at the Intervale Scenic Vista from which one can see Mt. Washington.

Intervale Scenic Vista
Somewhere out there is Mt. Washington.

We ate a picnic lunch at the Intervale Scenic Vista. We sat in our car because it was raining.

After lunch, we continued on Route 16 through Conway. We stopped at the L.L. Bean Outlet store, where I purchased a raincoat. We avoided Conway for the rest of our vacation, as traffic was heavy and stop and go all the way through the town.

Our next photo stop was at the Saco Covered Bridge, located 7.2 miles from Intervale. The bridge is visible from Route 16; however, you have to leave that roadway to see the bridge up close and personal.

Saco Covered Bridge is located on East Side Road (N.H. Route 153).

Saco Covered Bridge

We returned to Route 16. At the junction of Routes 16 and 113 we turned right onto Route 113. We turned right onto Route 112, the Kancamagus Highway. We had to pay close attention to the road, as Kancamagus Highway was located only 1 mile from Saco Covered Bridge.

We reached the Kancamagus Highway at 3:12 pm. The highway is a 34.5 mile scenic drive between the towns of Conway in the east and North Woodstock in the west. The Kancamagus Highway was named for an early Indian Chief of the Penacook Confederacy. We made several stops along the highway, as we made our way east to west.

It does not cost anything to drive on the Kancamagus Highway.
However, if you stop at any of the recreational areas, a recreation pass is required.

Our first stop on the Kancamagus Highway was at the Albany Covered Bridge.

The Albany Covered Bridge is located 6.2 miles west along the Kancamagus Highway.

The Albany Covered Bridge spans the Swift River.

Our second stop on the Kancamagus Highway was at Lower Falls Scenic Area, a short 0.7 mile drive from the Albany Covered Bridge. The Lower Falls Scenic Area, located on the Swift River, is one of several wonderful places to swim along the Kancamagus Highway.

Look at the low-lying clouds.
It was drizzling rain, when we stopped here.

Did the rain / the weather stop people from spending the afternoon swimming?

Not at all!

When we left the Lower Falls Scenic Area we passed by several points of interest, as the weather, for the most part, was not conducive for taking quality pictures. We did, however, make three more photo stops along the Kancamagus Highway..

Our next two stops were at scenic overlooks: the Sugar Hill Scenic Vista and the C.L. Graham Wangan Ground scenic overlook. The Sugar Hill overlook was 10.6 miles from the Lower Falls Scenic Area, and the C.L. Graham overlook was 4.4 miles farther east on the Kancamagus Highway.

Sugar Hill Scenic Vista

C.L. Graham Wangan Ground Scenic Overlook

I wanted to stop at these two scenic overlooks because the low-lying clouds over the mountains were beautiful!

Our final stop on the Kancamagus Highway was 8.3 miles from the C.L. Graham Wangan Overlook. We stopped at the Lincoln Woods trailhead, where we discovered a suspension bridge spanning the Pemigewasset River.

The Lincoln Woods Trail crosses the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River
via this 160-foot-long suspension bridge.

We walked across the suspension bridge.

Halfway across the bridge I took this photograph of the Pemigewasset River.
The bridge in the distance is the Kancamagus Highway.

It was less than a 6-mile drive to Truants Tavern in North Woodstock, where we ate dinner. Bob ordered a Mushroom and Onion Burger with Onion Rings; I ordered a BBQ Bacon Burger with French fries. Dinner was good. We returned to our hotel, after dinner, and were in bed by 8:00 pm!

This blog post concludes Day 3 of our 7-day New Hampshire vacation.