We enjoyed a great ride through the rest of Vermont and crossed over into New Hampshire. We passed by the memorial for the 7 motorcyclists that were kllled by a driver just over a month ago. We didn’t really anticipate seeing the site but as soon as we came over the hill it was immediately apparent that this was the location.
We continued on to Gorham. The others would go back later to visit the site.
We got to our motel at 1 pm and as luck would have it, our rooms were ready (thanks to the people who run this place, they said they would try), so we dumped all our bags and headed up to the mountain by 1:10 pm. by the looks of things the mountain was clearing a bit and the threat of rain/thunderstorms was now later in the day. Goes with what we often say when on the road....if you let the threat of rain stop you from going, you would never get anywhere.
We enjoyed the ride up except for the really slow vehicles. We found out that there had been a bicycle race up the mountain, yes UP the mountain, which had closed the mountain until just before we got there...lucky yet again. The only side affect was all the people trying to get up the mountain at the same time. Some more nervous than even myself...despite having gone up this mountain at least 5 times it still makes me nervous. There is beauty in being at the top on a clear day but there is even more beauty when you get to watch the clouds moving, sharing glimpses of the valleys and other peaks as though they are little “gifts”. The views are always breath-taking and I love being at the top.
After a quick bite at the Chinese Buffet next door (which was really good), we spent the rest of the evening watching the lightning in the mountains. Good way to end a very full day.
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