Today we traveled 65 miles from Glen, New Hampshire to Ashland, New Hampshire. Even though it was only 65 miles, it took us over 2 1/2 hours to drive that distance. Adventure Caravans could route you on main roads or even interstate highways, but instead they try to find backroads or scenic byways for travel. Before we left we had a travel briefing to discuss our route. Barry indicated that if we set our GPS to this address we would get here, but we would miss a lot of beautiful country. Boy was he right.
Our route took us back toward Crawford Notch about 5 miles before we turned onto Bear Notch Road. This road went uphill for about 6 miles before starting downhill for an equal distance. 
The road is closed during the winter, but I bet snowmobilers have fun up there. 
There were pullouts every few miles which allowed us to see the color for miles. Soon after turning on the Kancamagus Highway we came to a serious downhill run. 
It was 3 1/2 miles of 9% downhill grade with a hairpin turn 1/2 way down.
Soon we came to Interstate 93 that took us the last 25 miles to Ashland. The further south we came the less color we saw. I guess the cool temperatures haven't quite reached Ashland. Maybe we wil bring the color with us - at least I hope so.
Tonight we had a Pot Luck Mexican dinner.
Joyce, George, Carol, Jenna, Mary and Terri get things ready.
Tomorrow is another day of tours and things to do. We are going on a cruise on Golden Pond - sounds like fun to me. Until then, Happy Trails!
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