Eric and I brought Sean home to his parents in Hudson. We hugged and kissed our grandson, daughter, Diane, and son-in-law, Damon; waved goodbye and started our drive northwest to Diamond Point, New York.
Today's drive starts on
New Hampshire Route
101 West.
The "Old Man of the
Mountain" is the
state's Emblem.
The "Old Man's" profile, on Crown Mountain, in Franconia Notch State Park is a well known landmark. Sadly, The Old Man crumbled on May 3, 2003, during a rain storm. New Hampshire continues to embrace the rock formation and it's history.
One of the many rock cuts
we will pass by during
today's drive.
This sheer wall of rock is the result of drilling holes perpendicularly from the top of the chosen rocky surface; the insertion of carefully measured explosives, and blasting portions of the rocky area into rubble. After the debris is removed, the remaining rock face is inspected and road construction equipment moves in to create a new roadway.
Today's drive takes
Eric & me north on
It's overcast to the
north.
Next...
The highway curves
around mountains.
Mowing in the median
The mountainside is cleaved by
a clearing for power lines.
Welcome to Vermont
The Green Mountain
State
Our drive turns west on
This East/West Route across the middle of the state is the Crossroad of Vermont Byway.... described as classically Vermont.
Travel is about the unexpected...
A man rides a Segway next
to the road.
The old train station
Downtown Woodstock welcomes
visitors with outdoor dining,
shops & galleries.
US Route 4 follows Frazier
Brook westward.
A trailer filled with logs
waits for a truck to take
it west.
Welcome to Killington
Chartered 1761
Heart of the Green Mountains
Mountains stretch out
before us.
We detour to Downtown
Rutland...
... park the motorhome &
get lunch at Subway.
US Route 4 unfurls, like
a ribbon, before us
Welcome to New York
These Solar Panels aren't
perfectly aligned.
Eric and I wonder if the slight irregularity catches light at differing times of the day.
Entering the Village
of Whitehall....
Whitehall proudly proclaims itself to be the Birthplace of the US Navy.
... & driving past the Armory.
which is listed on the
National Registry of
Historic Places.
The former National Guard Armory is now the Whitehall Athletic Club.
We cross the Champlain
Canal & turn south....
Rolled hay is ready to
be stored for the
winter.
Farms line US Route 4 South
This is where things get
interesting....
... we turn south on US
Route 9....
... to take Interstate 87 North.
Entering Adirondack Park
A Six Million Acre State
Park of Public & Private
LandExit 23 takes us to
A hint that autumn
is on the way....
Eric & I are staying at
Lodges & Resort for
one week.
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