∞

Serious about the canning, and an incredibly precise display. 👏

∞

“One of America’s 10 best towns and main streets!” Way to wear it proud Littleton! 🙌

∞

Polly’s Pancake Parlor was delicious and the busiest place we’ve eaten at on our trip, by a long shot. 🥞

  • Tyler: 3 OREO Pancakes.
  • Mazie: Buckwheat chocolate chip, Oatmeal buttermilk blueberry, Gingerbread walnut.
  • Tammy: OREO Pancake, Corn and Coconut, Oatmeal buttermilk chocolate chip.
  • Jamie: Buckwheat blueberry, Corn with coconut, Gingerbread with walnuts

∞

Ever since we did our Charlie Brown Tree with Adam Gale of Rust n’ Grain I’ve found myself appreciating tree carvings more. I love this Moose that was in the Flume Gorge visitor center. I especially liked the details.

∞

Flume Gorge

This morning we drove from St. Johnsbury over to New Hampshire for the day. Our first event of the day was an amazing 2+ mile hike to see the Flume Gorge. Due to COVID-19 they were requiring tickets and timed entries. When we got there people were actually queued up to get in which seemed surprising to me. As we made our way up the gorge I realized why this was such a popular hike. The route was stunning, which immaculate paths and great wooden staircases going right up inside the gorge itself! I kept wondering what this must be like in the Spring when so much more water must be going down it.

The pictures below are in order as you start at the bottom of the gorge and hike up further until the waterfall at the very beginning of the gorge.


At the bottom of the gorge the water spreads out over this broad granite.


Family photo towards the bottom of the gorge.


Here the gorge is coming out of the boulders and starting to go more vertical.


Crossing one of several bridges as we walk along either side of the gorge.


The elaborate walkways and stairs are impressive to take you directly up the gorge.


Stairs going up through a narrow passage in the gorge.


My favorite photo from inside the gorge with all the lush greens and the walkways.


Family selfie with the falls at the top in the background.


Tammy and Mazie in front of the falls at the top.


Inside covered bridge crossing the Pemigewasset River.


Covered bridge above the pool along the Pemigewasset River.

Here is our walking path totaling 2.3 miles.

∞

Nice place to put your feet in the water and relax a bit. Littleton, NH.

∞

Vermont Road Trip Log: Day 9, Sunday

Weather: Still a bit rainy in the morning, but cleared up. Fairly warm in the afternoon. Evening turned out nice.

Jump to day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 of Vermont Road Trip.

∞

Levitt Amp Conert on Dog Mountain with Mike Mains and The Branches performing. 🎶

∞

Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium

We visited the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium today in St. Johnsbury, VT. The museum has been operating since 1889, and is a bit of a museum piece itself. It shows what this type of museum would have been like a hundred years ago, with only small modifications to the displays. We also took in two sessions at the planetarium.

∞

Dog Mountain Chapel

When Tammy was researching our Vermont Trip she ran across a place called Dog Mountain just outside of St. Johnsbury, VT. Dog Mountain is a 150 acre private mountaintop spot created by Stephen Huneck and his wife Gwen, as a place for people and dogs to enjoy themselves. Unfortunately we don’t have Lucky with us on this trip, but we still wanted to visit Dog Mountain to check it out.

One of the special places on Dog Mountain is the Chapel. In the Chapel people place photos and notes on the walls to honor the dogs that they have had to say goodbye to. It was an amazing spot, and when Mazie took a pen and put a note on the wall for Chase it made me shed a fresh tear for our great dog that we had to say goodbye to in 2018.