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| leaf kicking! |
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| Confetti fallen leaves |
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| the old way of tapping trees |
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| inside the sugarworks - guess which is Roy? |
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| Mmmmm Maple syrup |
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| Tapping the sugar maple tree the modern way |
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| The Sugar house |
Before leaving Vermont we visited Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks, the oldest maple family in Vermont.
We discovered the early spring is "sugarin' time". did you know that on average, it takes 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup?
They drill one tap hole in each of their maple trees which gives ten gallon of sap in an average season. Four maple trees, each 40 - 200 years old
are needed to make one gallon of pure maple syrup in an entire season.
To get a good sap run, it needs to freeze at night and thaw in the daytime. Wind direction is also important. Sap runs best when the wind's
from the west - sap runs least when the wind's from the east. (sounds a bit like sailing!)
Tasters of the four grades of syrup were gorgeous and we succumbed to buying a pint of the dark amber to bring home - hope it doesn't leak!
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| Hancock overlook in White Mts |
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| Lily Pond |
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| Sugar Hill scenic overlook |
Sunshine, beautiful views, pretty falls, a train and we "found" the tourists that have been absent up to now.
We finished our drive by visiting the Franconia Notch State Park and walking the two mile tour of the Flume Gorge and two pretty covered bridges.
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| Sabbaday Falls |
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| Sabbaday Falls & Roy |
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| Willey House Pond |
Back to rain for a couple of days, went covered bridge hunting then just before we left the beautiful White Mountains we hiked Mt. Potash in the sun, had a tricky start as the gentle brook we had to cross had turned into a raging torrent with all the rain. We joined up with two couples, the men said they
would help me over - and they did - no shilly shallying, they sort of frogmarched me over. Roy tried a different way and lost his footing - Oops! one wet boot!
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| Pemigewasset River covered bridge |
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| The Flume Gorge |
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| Avalanche Falls at the Flume Gorge |
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| Silver Cascade |
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| Conway scenic railroad |
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| Sentinel Pine Covered Bridge & me |
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| Sentinel Pine Covered Bridge |
This weekend is Columbus Day weekend, the last bash for campers and they say that 600,000 are expected to visit the White Mountains, time to head for the New Hampshire coast.
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| Albany covered bridge |
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| Mt Potash hike |
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| Mt Potash hike |
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