The girls and I went out for two hikes this weekend. The first was a little bit disappointing, while the second one ended in tragedy for Ashleigh. Don't worry, she isn't hurt! She did drop her iPad, though, and cracked the screen. On Saturday, we took a road trip to see what was billed as "The Grand Canyon of New Hampshire!" To be honest, we were all a little skeptical when we heard about it, but since it was only two hours away, and we like to hike anyway, we thought we would visit it to take some pictures. Our two hour trip ended up taking about three and a half hours to get there. I seemed to have missed a turn about one hour into the trip and we ended up going too far west. I blame Maddie since she was sitting in the shot gun position, and was supposed to be handling the directions. She blames me since I was driving. It's hard to argue with that, but I'll give her part of the blame anyway! Once we got there, we found that "The Grand Canyon" was only a creek that had cut its way through some rocks. It wasn't very deep, or very long. It was located on Sculptured Rock Road in Hebron. As soon as we arrived, it started to drizzle, which certainly didn't add to our mood. It stopped after a minute or two though, and we didn't get too wet, especially since the path ran through the woods. Below are our pictures from the creek. They are a bit underwhelming. Before I start with the pictures, I just wanted to point out that the picture above is from our second hike (from Sunday) at Cathedral of The Pines. We were there on September 11th, so the flag was flying at half mast. A friend of mine, Jennifer Tzemis, died in the towers that day, and I post the above flag as a tribute to her. Rest in peace Jenn. The Less Than Grand Canyon Of New HampshireDisappointed yet? We were. Maddie got a migraine on the ride up, so we didn't even attempt to hike any of the trails there. The trails did not run along the creek, so these pics were the "highlight" of the attraction. On a positive note, we saw a number of lakes and mountains on the ride to Hebron, so the trip wan't a total waste. And I did get to spend the whole day with my daughters, which was what was important to me anyway. Unfortunately, since I was driving, I have no pictures of the mountains or the lakes to show you. Ashleigh grabbed my iPad on the way home and took the selfie below! Cathedral Of The PinesOn Sunday, we stopped at Cathedral Of The Pines to hike the trails and take some pictures. It is only about five minutes from our house, so we go there often. In fact, Maddie and I volunteered there one season. I gave tours of the different rocks and their meanings, while Maddie usually helped out in the gift shop, or tagged along with me.
Although many of the tall pines that the Cathedral was named for were damaged in a storm a few years ago and cut down, it is still a beautiful place, and well worth the visit if you are in the area. As I said, Ashleigh fell and broke her iPad, and got very upset, thus we cut the trip a little short. Below are some of the pictures I took during the short time we were there.
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