Well, Mr. Books and I really get around. . . . . . we had another chance to leave home for a little while and we traveled to Lincoln, NH to see what we could see!
One of the first things that we did on our way to Lincoln was to stop here:
The Keepsake Quilting store!
I have ordered things from them through their mail order catalog for a number of years. . . . and have always wanted to see their store location. Well, now I have.
It is a very large and well organized store. They have a sale room that is almost as large as one of the classrooms in a quilt shop near home. . . .and it was packed with all kinds of kits, patterns, and fabrics (both precut and on the bolt).
Mr. Books even admitted that it was worth the side trip to stop in.
Should you ever be in the vicinity of Center Harbor, NH you have to go here. As a plus, the scenery is spectacular!
After leaving Center Harbor we headed up to our ultimate destination, Lincoln, NH.
We took a ride on the Cog Railway in Bretton Woods.
We rode in the purple car.
The cars are all built on site. . . . this is a picture of the ceiling of the car we were in. I loved the design.
They run one steam engine on the railway. It has to be built with the front end tipped up so that the water levels can remain level while going straight up the mountain. It was a little weird to see the engine that way at the base camp but the design makes perfect sense on the tracks.
This water tank is at 3800; above sea level. I shot this as we went past.
This is one of many pictures of the Presidential Mountain range that I took.
This picture was NOT taken at an angle. I was perfectly straight. . . . but the train was going up the mountain. I don't remember exactly was grade we were. . . . but at one point we were at 22 per cent grade. It was wild to see trees that looked like they were growing at an angle but were really straight!
The train runs to the summit of Mount Washington and is part of the Appalachian Trail.
I reached the summit! The wind was pretty bad, and the rocks required careful stepping, but I got there! Highest point in the northeastern United States. Yea Me!
Going down the mountain we sat on the other side of the car so I have more mountain pictures but these are on the other side:
This Half Way House is at an elevation of 4500' above sea level.
This engine (Peppersass) was built in 1866 and is turning 150 years old this year.
These were other pieces of equipment that were on display at the base station for the railway.
I should mention that the temperature at the summit can be as much as 30 degrees colder (not including wind chill) than at base camp. I am glad that I took a jacket for the trip.
We had more adventures in New Hampshire. . . . but that will have to wait for the next post.
In peace and pieces,
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.
One of the first things that we did on our way to Lincoln was to stop here:
The Keepsake Quilting store!
I have ordered things from them through their mail order catalog for a number of years. . . . and have always wanted to see their store location. Well, now I have.
It is a very large and well organized store. They have a sale room that is almost as large as one of the classrooms in a quilt shop near home. . . .and it was packed with all kinds of kits, patterns, and fabrics (both precut and on the bolt).
Mr. Books even admitted that it was worth the side trip to stop in.
Should you ever be in the vicinity of Center Harbor, NH you have to go here. As a plus, the scenery is spectacular!
After leaving Center Harbor we headed up to our ultimate destination, Lincoln, NH.
We took a ride on the Cog Railway in Bretton Woods.
We rode in the purple car.
The cars are all built on site. . . . this is a picture of the ceiling of the car we were in. I loved the design.
The reason it is called a "cog" railway is due to the use of a cog that allows the train to travel up the mountain much like a roller coaster. In this section of track you can see where the cog inserts into the rail.
This water tank is at 3800; above sea level. I shot this as we went past.
This is one of many pictures of the Presidential Mountain range that I took.
This picture was NOT taken at an angle. I was perfectly straight. . . . but the train was going up the mountain. I don't remember exactly was grade we were. . . . but at one point we were at 22 per cent grade. It was wild to see trees that looked like they were growing at an angle but were really straight!
The train runs to the summit of Mount Washington and is part of the Appalachian Trail.
I reached the summit! The wind was pretty bad, and the rocks required careful stepping, but I got there! Highest point in the northeastern United States. Yea Me!
Going down the mountain we sat on the other side of the car so I have more mountain pictures but these are on the other side:
This Half Way House is at an elevation of 4500' above sea level.
This engine (Peppersass) was built in 1866 and is turning 150 years old this year.
These were other pieces of equipment that were on display at the base station for the railway.
I should mention that the temperature at the summit can be as much as 30 degrees colder (not including wind chill) than at base camp. I am glad that I took a jacket for the trip.
We had more adventures in New Hampshire. . . . but that will have to wait for the next post.
In peace and pieces,
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.
