Today was a full day of traveling, hiking and having a great time outside experiencing the beauty of the White Mountains.
We are staying on the
Kancamagus Highway or also called "The Kanc" which is a 34.5 mile long scenic drive along New Hampshire's Rt. 112 in Northern New Hampshire.
Derrick's parents had brought their carseats for the drive so the kids took turns riding in their van along the way. Derrick and I commented how quiet and relaxing it was at times when we only had a sleeping child with us or even a few times when we were childless, but a few times I found myself pointing things out along the drive to the boys and then realized that the particular child was in Grandma and Grandpa's van.
First Stop:
Lincoln Woods Trail and East Branch of the Pemigewasset River via a 160’ long suspension bridge.
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| The boys were excited that I brought along their binoculars! |
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| At the start of the trail is a 160' long suspension bridge. |
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| "Stay Back!" says the mom who is deathly afraid of losing one of her children through the gaping holes in the rail! |
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| Derrick and Grandpa Ernie thought it was funny to jump around on the bridge to make it move. |
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| Derrick's Parents (Ernie and Vicky) |
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| The whole clan! |
I would be lying if I said that the bridge didn't make me nervous. I could fit between the spaces on the rail easily myself, so you can imagine my nerves while my children were running, bouncing and enjoying crossing this awesome bridge. I tried to take in the beauty, wrangle those that wouldn't follow directions, and still get a few good photos in here and there while they were being watched by Derrick or his family. Ethan at one time didn't pay attention to what was going on and pushed between myself and the railing, trying to get past me quickly and tripped, falling down to his knees. I grabbed him, shouting his name, and he instantly started to cry, knowing that he could have possibly fallen over the edge! This is why he was upset in the above photo.
We wanted to save our energy for hiking to a waterfall, so we just went over the bridge and then back again.
While we started driving out of the parking lot, the sky opened up and it started to rain. We were on our way up the mountain anyway, with our next stop on the other side, so it was perfect timing.
The rain didn't last long so we stopped at
Lily Pond Vista, the place where we were looking for moose the evening before, to see if there were any moose out grazing. We didn't see anything, so we moved on, eager to do some waterfall hikes.
First Waterfall Hike:
Sabbaday Brook Trail to
Sabbaday Falls
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| The kids couldn't wait to get out of the van, they had a race to see who was the fastest. |
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| Walking along the trail felt a lot like Tennessee, but the trees were taller. |
The trail ran along the Sabbaday Brook, which was full of large boulders and rocks. I couldn't get over how these trees grow in such rocky conditions. They adapt so well and their roots look like fingers, grabbing hold to any of the soil they can find.
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| This rock looked like it was going to be picked up by this tree! |
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| It was nearing nap time and Everett was a bit crazy! |
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| Ethan tried hard to get Elliot to smile. |
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| While we grabbed photos, Gramps decided to take a short rest. |
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| Elliot didn't want to ride on my back, he is a "big boy" now. |
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| Then we could finally see it! |
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| Looking down the flume. |
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Where their are rocks, someone will balance them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_balancing |
Sabbaday Falls was beautiful and well worth the hike. The kids enjoyed it and Gramps and Ernie made it without too much trouble since it was a pretty short hike. I'm very thankful that the rain cleared out so we could enjoy this waterfall, it will be on my top favorites for sure!
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