Upcoming Travel Ideas

Next weekend we are planning on going to the Rochester Fair. We've heard it's not very good this year, but we already told the kids we were going and it would be hard to let them down based on one review. Besides, even if it's terrible there will still probably be something they'll love and it'll be worth it just for that.

Jen and I are also planning on taking a New Hampshire leaf peepin' trip in the very near future. Last year we hit the Kancamangus Highway twice. Once on a specific leaf peepin' trip and once on the way back from Mt Washington. This year we haven't decided where we'd like to go, but there is a good chance we'll go back on the same route we took last year.

In preparation for this I started reading a book Jenny Claus gave me last Christmas. It is called Weird New England and it is a collection of strange, bizarre, spooky, and... well... weird stories from around New England. I'm still on the first chapter, but so far we have a haunted covered bridge and a haunted village in Vermont, and a grave robbing in Malden, MA.

I like the idea of using a book like that as a travel guide, but I don't know if I'd actually follow through. As cool as it would be to say that I visited a haunted covered bridge in VT, if the ghost of Emily popped out and said, "BOO!" I would probably shit a brick and run home and never go outside again. (hehehe)

So we're looking for Northern New England leaf peepin' destinations. If you know of a place leave a comment.

Have a wonderful day, and don't let the ghosts scare you (too much).

Addendum:
I found a few links to recommended scenic drives and leaf peeping sites. Share with your friends, I always say:

http://www.helium.com/items/1283299-information-on-leaf-peeping-in-new-england

http://new-hampshire-travel.suite101.com/article.cfm/leaf_peeping_in_new_hampshire

http://www.helium.com/items/1226084-us-highway-between-portland-and-acadia

If I find more I'll post them here.

More...
From http://www.nhstateparks.com/waterfalls.html
LOWER FALLS, ROCKY GORGE & SABBADAY FALLS
On the Kancamagus Highway. Lower Falls is 7 miles west of Conway, while Rocky Gorge is 2 miles further on and requires a .1 mile Con way walk in. Lower Falls is right on the Kancamagus, and is a busy spot on hot summer days. It has pools, small sandy beaches, picnic tables, parking and changing rooms. Rocky gorge has picnic tables, drinking water and parking; swimming prohibited in the Gorge, but you can take a dip in the pools above the falls. Sabbaday Falls is located 3.5 miles west of where Bear Notch Road joins the Kancamagus. You can't swim here, but the 25 ft. falls' beauty is well worth the easy .3 mile hike in.

http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/nhsightseeing/a/aanhwaterfalls.htm

http://www.visitnh.gov/why-new-hampshire/exploring-the-great-outdoors/waterfalls.aspx

This one references Kancamangus a lot.
http://www.newhampshire.com/outdoors/nh-waterfalls-lakes.aspx

Covered bridge?
http://www.coveredbridgesite.com/nh/albany.html

The second page of this .pdf is awesome.
http://www.nhvacationhome.net/images/Kancamagus_Highway_Guide.pdf