Mr. Books and I saw signs for "The Basin" not far from where we were staying in Lincoln, NH. . . . and we decided to investigate.
It involved a little bit of rock climbing (not vertical. . . . we are not that crazy, or young! LOL) but we did have some up and down portions to get to our destination:
I am hoping that you can enlarge this picture to be able to read about this rock formation:
It was a pleasant walk with lots of places to watch water flowing over the rocks in varying degrees of "white water". Here's a video to give you an idea of what we were hearing:
We also visited Littleton, NH. . . the happiest place. . . and an adorably quaint little town. We ate at "The Coffee Pot" and ended up talking with several of the locals like we had been there for our entire lives.
Since we like wandering through antique malls and thrift shops we strolled down the main street to see what we could find.
There was this terrific carved bench:
Here's a close-up of one of the heads, with the plaque about the bench:
We also were intrigued by the presence of many pianos on the street corners:
On the top of the covering is this sign:
Anyone, with the ability to play, is encouraged to uncover a piano and play for as long as they like. When they are done they just recover the piano to protect it from rain and go on their way!
Each of the pianos were painted differently. . . . some more fanciful and some more classic in design, but each of them were wonderful.
While we were strolling around we were lucky enough to hear a couple of different people take a seat and play. Some were more talented than others but it was so fun to see and hear the music being played.
There is a YouTube channel that you can check out . . . . just look up Littleton Piano Project to see some players.
And there, behind some shops we found another covered bridge!
Exterior:
Another view:
The interior (and Mr. Books):
There are lots of rocks and water flowing throughout the area. . . . and we had fun exploring them. Here's some more of what we saw:
We did not walk up to the Rocky Gorge. . . but perhaps on the next trip we will do it.
But here was some water we saw on the same site:
And that pretty much sums up our adventure in and near Lincoln, NH. I had hoped that we would have seen some moose, but we did not see any on the tour that we took. . . but again, we can always hope for next time!
In peace and pieces,
Sherry
This content was originally posted on the quilt blog Books, Hooks, Sticks, etc. (www.bookshookssticksetc.blogspot.com). If you are reading this on any site other than the original or quilterblogs.com it is WITHOUT my permission and the content has been stolen.
It involved a little bit of rock climbing (not vertical. . . . we are not that crazy, or young! LOL) but we did have some up and down portions to get to our destination:
I am hoping that you can enlarge this picture to be able to read about this rock formation:
It was a pleasant walk with lots of places to watch water flowing over the rocks in varying degrees of "white water". Here's a video to give you an idea of what we were hearing:
We also visited Littleton, NH. . . the happiest place. . . and an adorably quaint little town. We ate at "The Coffee Pot" and ended up talking with several of the locals like we had been there for our entire lives.
Since we like wandering through antique malls and thrift shops we strolled down the main street to see what we could find.
There was this terrific carved bench:
Here's a close-up of one of the heads, with the plaque about the bench:
We also were intrigued by the presence of many pianos on the street corners:
On the top of the covering is this sign:
Anyone, with the ability to play, is encouraged to uncover a piano and play for as long as they like. When they are done they just recover the piano to protect it from rain and go on their way!
Each of the pianos were painted differently. . . . some more fanciful and some more classic in design, but each of them were wonderful.
While we were strolling around we were lucky enough to hear a couple of different people take a seat and play. Some were more talented than others but it was so fun to see and hear the music being played.
There is a YouTube channel that you can check out . . . . just look up Littleton Piano Project to see some players.
And there, behind some shops we found another covered bridge!
Exterior:
Another view:
The interior (and Mr. Books):
There are lots of rocks and water flowing throughout the area. . . . and we had fun exploring them. Here's some more of what we saw:
We did not walk up to the Rocky Gorge. . . but perhaps on the next trip we will do it.
But here was some water we saw on the same site:
And that pretty much sums up our adventure in and near Lincoln, NH. I had hoped that we would have seen some moose, but we did not see any on the tour that we took. . . but again, we can always hope for next time!
In peace and pieces,
Sherry
This content was originally posted on the quilt blog Books, Hooks, Sticks, etc. (www.bookshookssticksetc.blogspot.com). If you are reading this on any site other than the original or quilterblogs.com it is WITHOUT my permission and the content has been stolen.
