We woke up on Friday with a bee in our bonnet and decided to take a weekend break.
Ken has always wanted to make a trip to and up Mt. Washington and since the White Mountains and New Hampshire are only about four hours away we left early Saturday morning for an adventure.
Saturday was a low-key travel day. There was surprisingly little traffic on the roads. We got there, checked in, explored the small town near where we stayed and Ellie got to to swim in the pool.
The town came complete with a working mill and a covered bridge.
Sunday we were up and at ‘em early. We went to Story Land
and had a blast. It was perfect. Loads of fun things to see and do. They had a circus and there were even rides that Ellie could ride.
Ellie insisted that we hold Humpty up so he wouldn’t fall off the wall.
We followed that up with the treacherous drive up Mt. Washington. Yup, the Mazda 5 made it all the way to the top and we’ve got the bumper sticker to prove it.
Monday we hiked up Flume Gorge. It was an amazing hike through what is actually a huge crack in the earth.
More pictures from our weekend break can be seen on flickr.
We took the scenic route home and, surprisingly, the drive home was as easy as the drive up. I couldn’t believe it. I guess gas prices kept everyone off the roads. The weather was great, Ellie was a superstar and we didn’t hit traffic. Maybe we should plan more things last minute.