historical new hampshire

listen, i’m sure new hampshire is a very lovely state. but why were all of the fun science museums and petting zoos closed on the day we chose to explore the southern side of the state?

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cousin christine and her husband, matt, have brought regina pizza out to iowa a couple times — but it was so much more delicious fresh. best pizza in new england? uncle fred seemed to think so. jason and i were both quietly thinking of him while we ate our lunch.

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there are a lot of random side roads in new hampshire and one of them led us here, searles castle, as our first tourist pit-stop of the day. it’s not really open to the public, but we enjoyed sneaking around the perimeter to snap some photos.

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a little ways away on another random side road, past little countryside communities: america’s stonehenge. they have alpacas.

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i’m sure that one was smiling at me.

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jason is smiling in this photo because this is early on in our forest meandering. it was a humid, hot, full of bitey bugs kinda day. but anyway, here he is at one of the area’s hiding caves.

i’m not really sure what to call america’s stonehenge — a monument? an exhibit? maybe just “structure” will suffice.

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photographs of rocks aren’t terribly exciting.

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this was some sort of sacrificial alter, which is kind of exciting. right below it is a hole in the rocks and if someone was in those caverns and speaking, it would give the impression of some mysterious spirit’s presence. ooh, spooky.

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there was a lot more of the area that we didn’t explore, mostly having to do with astronomical alignment of various structures. it was stinkin’ hot that day, though. i was done with the forest.

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but i’m never done with critters.

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continuing on…

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american bullfrog.

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green spotted frog. i think? i didn’t write it down because i thought i would remember it until i shared these photos. little did i know that it would take me 3 months to get them shared, ‘eh?

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on to concord!

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i imagine this was filled with some sort of moonshine. since they were celebrating and all.

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on top of the history museum is a lookout for rangers. it was a somewhat precarious climb, but a pretty great view!

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i was trying to make it seem like i was part of their party, but mostly this just turned out to be an awkward photo. oh, well.

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not tony stark, but i’m sure somehow related.

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gold medal flour! we have one of those in minneapolis, too!

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remember when days were longer? like, sunset wasn’t until after 7pm? i miss those days.

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i kept putting connor’s puzzle together and then he kept destroying it. i guess we kept each other entertained!

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