Morse Mountain - Seawall Beach

We had a great day exploring this conservation area owned by Bates College. We ended up walking about 7 miles by the end of the day. The "trail" to the beach (which is a private gravel road) is about 2 miles one way, and the beach is a few miles long. Morse Mountain itself isn't much of a mountain, but it's a short hike to the top, so I would say it's worth it. We aren't big beach people, but we fell in love with Seawall Beach. The sand is super fine so it feels amazing walking barefoot. Also there weren't many people there, so we really got to enjoy it.

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View from the top of Morse

I love how the sand makes this look like a blurry picture.

Sand dune

Where the river meets the sea, so cool!

Two Lights State Park

I love Two Lights State Park, It has an abundance of rocks to climb over and sit on and watch the waves roll in. Eric and I came here on our second date and shared our first kiss :-)

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Franconia Notch State Park - The Basin

We explored around The Basin watching the river and ice, it was all so pretty and interesting. We hiked up the Cascade Brook Trail a little ways and saw some frozen falls. It was a fairly easy trail. Click for a map of the trails in the park. Franconia Hiking Map

Franconia Notch State Park - Flume Gorge

Flume Gorge

This was a lot of fun. It was an easy hike up to the gorge, no skis or snow shoes required. Wear cleats and/or bring poles though. We ran into a lot of ice. They remove most of the walkways so you can't get into the gorge unless you are ice climbing, but you can get close enough to see a good amount without paying and avoiding crowds of the summer!

Covered Bridge!

So much ice from the river