Day 21 - 22 Sep - North Conway, N.H. to Quechee, Vt.

We pulled into North Conway Saturday night and I went to bed early to prepare for a day of shopping. The KOA just outside of North Conway (Chocorua) was very nice...a bit crowded but we remembered it was the weekend. The park was on a large marsh/pond and there were moose (not that I saw any...I only saw moose poop), herons, and lots of ducks & birds. Sunday I hiked the stores for 6 hours and limped back to the van for a quiet ride home and an early night.
We woke up to a beautiful morning and decided to take our time driving home. The leaves are just starting to turn but higher up in the mountains, they are almost in full autumn colour. We drove across the Kancamagus Hwy (112) in the White Mtns National Forest (Note to self: there are wonderful 'boondocking' provincial park sites along this hwy). The 57 kms took us almost 2 hours as we had to keep stopping to see some of the beautiful scenery. The leaves will be at their peak in 7-10 days but the colours seem to be very vibrant along the river. It was a beautiful drive. There are mature trees that make a canopy over the highway but when there was a break, you could see the splashes of red high up on the mountains.
I'm not sure where we'll be tomorrow....perhaps around Stowe or area and then we will head for home on Wednesday.