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Showing posts with label New England 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New England 2011. Show all posts
Milford, CT
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Our final stop on our trip was to Milford, CT. Our newly transplanted friends, Ben and Hannah, are from Milford, so they told us what to check out while we were in town. First we had dinner at Rainbow Gardens and then we headed over to the duck pond to check out the birds.
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Gilette's Castle
We traveled to East Haddam, CT to visit the home of Sherlock Holmes actor and director, William Gilette. I've visited the castle a few times before and knew that Jon would love it. He did and now would like to take a castle tour of Ireland, naturally.
William Gilette was an eccentric man and filled his home with lots of beautiful carvings, glass, and tricks for his guests.
Upstairs hallway
Gilette's bedroom
View of the Connecticut River
The sumptuous library!
A guest bedroom
The conservatory and wishing well
The great hall
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William Gilette was an eccentric man and filled his home with lots of beautiful carvings, glass, and tricks for his guests.
Upstairs hallway
Gilette's bedroom
View of the Connecticut River
The sumptuous library!
A guest bedroom
The conservatory and wishing well
The great hall
View the rest of the castle pictures here.
Middletown, CT
I grew up in Middletwon, CT, so I took Jon on a little tour of my old town. Our first stop was at the waterfall just down the street from my old house.
My dad used to take lot of pictures of us in front of here when we were growing up. I remember waiting in agony for him to get the settings right so we could just be done taking pictures already. Little did I know that I would inherit his annoying photographer gene years later!
The highlight of my visit to the city was seeing my old public library. My mom used to take us here all the time and I loved exploring the place! It was fun to see where the first seeds of my career as a librarian were planted.
The adult reading room.
The youth room. The picture book shelves are such a great way for kids to browse books. I wish my library could afford to install shelves like these.
My sister, Ruth, and I hung out on this rainbow sculpture all the time!
We had a lovely lunch at this fantastic vegetarian restaurant, It's Only Natural, before heading to our next destination.
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My dad used to take lot of pictures of us in front of here when we were growing up. I remember waiting in agony for him to get the settings right so we could just be done taking pictures already. Little did I know that I would inherit his annoying photographer gene years later!
The highlight of my visit to the city was seeing my old public library. My mom used to take us here all the time and I loved exploring the place! It was fun to see where the first seeds of my career as a librarian were planted.
The adult reading room.
The youth room. The picture book shelves are such a great way for kids to browse books. I wish my library could afford to install shelves like these.
My sister, Ruth, and I hung out on this rainbow sculpture all the time!
We had a lovely lunch at this fantastic vegetarian restaurant, It's Only Natural, before heading to our next destination.
View the rest of the photos here.
Portland, ME
After Vermont, we drove through New Hampshire to Portland, ME. We had a fun time exploring the cute shops in the city, eating at delicious restaurants (Yosaku and The Green Elephant), and soaking up the bay.
We drove around looking for a good spot to watch the sunset and found ourselves on a tour of luxury oceanfront property before we ended up at this public beach. After shooting this photo, we were promptly eaten alive by tons of little black gnats and got the heck out of there!
The Portland Head Light has to be the most beautiful lighhouse I've ever seen in my life!
I loved these Portland banners.
We took a schooner ride in the Casco Bay. It was my first time on a sailboat and it was amazing. We were clipping along at a great speed and there was no pesky engine noise to spoil the atmosphere. We were able to bring along our own food and drinks and enjoy a picnic on the boat.
Jon loved it so much that he's looking into starting sailing lessons soon!
We headed up to Freeport, ME to the headquarters of LL Bean, which is open 24 hours a day. This is what happens when we shop while we're tired...Jon lays down to test out travel pillows and gets up minutes later.
View the rest of the Portland photos here.
We drove around looking for a good spot to watch the sunset and found ourselves on a tour of luxury oceanfront property before we ended up at this public beach. After shooting this photo, we were promptly eaten alive by tons of little black gnats and got the heck out of there!
The Portland Head Light has to be the most beautiful lighhouse I've ever seen in my life!
I loved these Portland banners.
We took a schooner ride in the Casco Bay. It was my first time on a sailboat and it was amazing. We were clipping along at a great speed and there was no pesky engine noise to spoil the atmosphere. We were able to bring along our own food and drinks and enjoy a picnic on the boat.
Jon loved it so much that he's looking into starting sailing lessons soon!
We headed up to Freeport, ME to the headquarters of LL Bean, which is open 24 hours a day. This is what happens when we shop while we're tired...Jon lays down to test out travel pillows and gets up minutes later.
View the rest of the Portland photos here.
Woodstock, VT
We headed to Woodstock, VT after we finished hiking the trail and made a quick stop to buy maple syrup and check out the town. It was the quintessential New England town...so incredibly adorable!
Vermont is slowing making its way toward the top of our "let's move here someday" list. Perhaps it's just the nostalgia of the time spent on our honeymoon (we look so young in those pictures!).
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Vermont is slowing making its way toward the top of our "let's move here someday" list. Perhaps it's just the nostalgia of the time spent on our honeymoon (we look so young in those pictures!).
View the rest of the Woodstock photos here.
Backpacking the Appalachian Trail
We spent last week on a New England road trip - 10 states in 10 days!
Our first stop was in Killington, Vermont where we stayed at the Inn at Long Trail before and after hiking the Appalachian Trail. Thoughts of being able to eat their delicious French toast helped us get through our last day on the trail! (see more photos of the Inn here)
Ever the overachievers, we picked the "strenuous" hike and overdid ourselves a bit. In the span of three days, it took us 18 hours to hike 22 miles and climb and descend seven different 2500+ foot peaks. We were exhausted!
The trail was gorgeous and all of our pain and agony brought us many wonderful views and nature-y smells (mmm...pine needles!).
The trail was really steep at this point. Steep enough to warrant an extension ladder...such a funny moment to encounter this!
We saw lots of moss covered quartz - so pretty!
No foot bridges here...
I don't think I've ever been more excited to see a mileage sign...4.2 miles to go until the end of our hike!
On top of the last hill.
This is what 3 days of sweat and rain does to us!
Check out the rest of the trail pictures here.
If you're interested in backpacking the trail, here are the three resources we'd recommend:
A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson's narrative of the 6 months he spent backpacking the AT (get the audiobook if you can!)
Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in South New England - Lists a handful of segment hikes that can be done on the trail and outlines parking, lodging, and water options along the way
Appalachian Trail Official Maps - lightweitght, waterproof map with elevations
Our first stop was in Killington, Vermont where we stayed at the Inn at Long Trail before and after hiking the Appalachian Trail. Thoughts of being able to eat their delicious French toast helped us get through our last day on the trail! (see more photos of the Inn here)
Ever the overachievers, we picked the "strenuous" hike and overdid ourselves a bit. In the span of three days, it took us 18 hours to hike 22 miles and climb and descend seven different 2500+ foot peaks. We were exhausted!
The trail was gorgeous and all of our pain and agony brought us many wonderful views and nature-y smells (mmm...pine needles!).
The trail was really steep at this point. Steep enough to warrant an extension ladder...such a funny moment to encounter this!
We saw lots of moss covered quartz - so pretty!
No foot bridges here...
I don't think I've ever been more excited to see a mileage sign...4.2 miles to go until the end of our hike!
On top of the last hill.
This is what 3 days of sweat and rain does to us!
Check out the rest of the trail pictures here.
If you're interested in backpacking the trail, here are the three resources we'd recommend:
A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson's narrative of the 6 months he spent backpacking the AT (get the audiobook if you can!)
Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in South New England - Lists a handful of segment hikes that can be done on the trail and outlines parking, lodging, and water options along the way
Appalachian Trail Official Maps - lightweitght, waterproof map with elevations
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