Another lively spot in Franconia Notch State Park is Cannon Mountain. Cannon Mountain boasts the first ski tramway in the United States. The tramway has been operating continuously since 1938, although the tramway today is not the same one as they used in 1938. We are in New Hampshire with our friends the Shaws, so …
From July 2015
Franconia Notch Flume Gorge
While we are in New Hampshire, Tom and I visited the Franconia Notch Flume Gorge. The Flume Gorge is the highlight and the most visited place in Franconia Notch State Park. It has a large Visitor’s Center where you can buy a ticket to enter the gorge. Unlike some of the other areas that wanted …
Grand Canyon of Vermont: Quechee Gorge
Our destination in Vermont was Quechee Gorge, the Grand Canyon of Vermont. Quechee Gorge is Vermont’s deepest gorge, 165 feet deep and over a mile long. It was formed by the Ottauquechee River which flows eastward through a broad and shallow valley, then turns abruptly southward and plunges into this narrow, rocky cleft. Over the …
Tall Pines Campground
While Tom and I were in central New York, we stayed in Tall Pines Campground near Sidney. This is not the most interesting part of New York: it is close to Cooperstown which is the most interesting thing around. The campgrounds in the more interesting places we tried to stay were booked for the weekend …
Thy Will Be Done HERE
Recently I went to a worship service where one phrase of a praise song was repeated over and over: “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done here.” I can’t remember the rest of the song, but after a while the phrase started to resonate with me, and instead of being irritated by the repetition (as …
Baseball Hall of Fame
Yesterday Tom and I drove to Cooperstown New York to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame. We set aside an entire day to go to the museum because I wanted to take my time and not be rushed through it. We took the scenic route to Cooperstown, driving parallel to the interstate instead of on …
Grand Canyon of New York: Letchworth
Yesterday Tom and I drove by Letchworth State Park, which is known, not just as the “Grand Canyon of New York”, but as “The Grand Canyon of the East.” There are at least two other places that call themselves the “Grand Canyon of the East” so I am going to be a little more restrictive …
Watkins Glen State Park
As Tom and I drive through New York, we decided to stop and see a few sights along the way. Today we visited Watkins Glen State Park near Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes region. Watkins Glen State Park was voted the #3 Best State Park in the United States by readers of USA Today. …
Drop Dead Healthy
Many of us would like to be healthy – as long as it doesn’t take too much work. In “Drop Dead Healthy,” A.J. Jacobs spends more than two years striving for bodily perfection and then writing a book about his quest. No stone is left unturned (the Caveman Workout), no spice is left unsniffed (The …
Peachblow United Methodist Church
This morning Tom and I attended the Peachblow United Methodist Church for worship. Peachblow UMC is the closest United Methodist church to the campground where we are staying, and the name is so intriguing, we decided to check it out. Peachblow United Methodist Church is located at 3247 Peachblow Road, Lewis Center Ohio. But which …