Hiking in the White Mountains National Forest. There were several highlights of the day, but hiking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire was certainly the biggest. We hiked about four miles today getting nice views of two waterfalls. The hike was pleasingly flat which made for an easy walk in the woods. We had the trails pretty much to ourselves which was an added bonus. As we were nearing the end we kept coming up on this spiderweb of plastic piping in the trees. It was a mystery. It wrapped around trees and was strung through the trees heading downhill. We finally solved this mystery when a hiker we passed explained that these were the taps for the maple sap used to make make syrup. It all made sense and we later saw the collection house where it all comes together.
After our hike and lunch, boys explored a little flea market going on in the Gorham Park in downtown Gorham. A lot of boys also played on the playground in the park before we headed back to the motel in time to watch the World Cup final match.
Boys were offered a choice after lunch. They could either watch the World Cup finals in their rooms or choose to go on a geocaching expedition. Three boys (Ras, Hayden, and Austin) wanted to go geocaching so James Mills and I took off at about the time the soccer match was starting for a two-state geocaching expedition. We never had time to find any geocaches in Maine and since we're just ten miles from the border here in New Hampshire it made sense to see if there were any near the state line. And of course, geocaches are everywhere. In the end we found three in Maine and three in New Hampshire. We had a fun time searching and dodging a few raindrops - the first rain of the trip.
We had a wonderful dinner in town (Gorham) and ended another wonderful day with an evening swim for those who wanted to enjoy the pool. Most boys did.
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After our hike and lunch, boys explored a little flea market going on in the Gorham Park in downtown Gorham. A lot of boys also played on the playground in the park before we headed back to the motel in time to watch the World Cup final match.
Boys were offered a choice after lunch. They could either watch the World Cup finals in their rooms or choose to go on a geocaching expedition. Three boys (Ras, Hayden, and Austin) wanted to go geocaching so James Mills and I took off at about the time the soccer match was starting for a two-state geocaching expedition. We never had time to find any geocaches in Maine and since we're just ten miles from the border here in New Hampshire it made sense to see if there were any near the state line. And of course, geocaches are everywhere. In the end we found three in Maine and three in New Hampshire. We had a fun time searching and dodging a few raindrops - the first rain of the trip.
We had a wonderful dinner in town (Gorham) and ended another wonderful day with an evening swim for those who wanted to enjoy the pool. Most boys did.
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Finding a geocache on the edge of a cemetery right in Gorham, New Hampshire.
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