Sunday, September 16, 2007

Day 16

Vermont & New York

Covered Bridge in Vermont

Who can resist the ice cream? Not Charlotte!!
Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour & Tasting



Lake Champlain from Burlington, Vermont

Looking Across to New York


Goodbye Vermont

Sailboat



Whiteface Mountain Ski Resort in the Adirondack Mountains

Views from the Top of Whiteface Mountain


Lake Placid, New York in the background


Whiteface Castle

(Made entirely from granite obtained when building road to top)

More & More Fall Colors

Final Destination: Lake Placid, New York

(Home of the 1932 & 1980 Winter Olympics)


Day 15

A Nice Drive Across New Hampshire

Lake near Gorham, New Hampshire
Mt Washington Auto Road Caution Sign
Fox on the way up Mt Washington


Steep, muddy road


Temperature: 33 degrees; Wind Speed: 50 m.p.h.

(Check out the video below)


Old hotel on top

Mt Washington Summit



The road closed while we were there due to snow & ice

Wind was recorded at 95 m.p.h. shortly after we left

(Check out the website at http://www.mountwashington.org/)

River along the Kancamagus Hwy

A wonderful fall day

White Mountains National Forest

Granite Cliffs look more like Yosemite than New Hampshire


Cannon Mountain Ski Resort


Vermont


Final Destination: Hardwick, Vermont



Saturday, September 15, 2007

Day 14

Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park
(Mt. Desert Island)


In Port at Baginning of our cruise of the Islands

Bar Harbor


Just Offshore @ Bar Harbor

"Lobstah" Boat


Here we go!

Mt. Desert Island


Offshore Lighthouse on Egg Rock

Island

More Islands


Coming back into Bar Harbor

Acadia National Park


Lake on the Island


" Sand Beach"

View from Acadia Park Loop Road


Not too much different from the California Coastline

Fog as it begins to roll in over yet another lake

Fall Color

Final Destination: Farmington, Maine

We are now headed West.



Day 13

A Drive up the Coast

Interesting Bridge

Coastal Views

Final Destination: Bar Harbor, Maine

(Located on Mt. Desert Island)


Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Day 12

Blue Sky in Maine
"Connecticut Welcomes You"

"Massachusetts Welcomes You"

"Welcome New Hampshire"



"State Line Maine Vacationland"

View from our table at lunch


Maine beach

Cape Neddick Lighthouse

Final Destination: Freeport, Maine