Summer Vacation - Mt Washington

As soon as was school out (I had an excellent report card by the way) we had a day to pack then we set off for an epic 10 day vacation to Boston, New Hampshire and Maine. It was so beautiful and we had such a great time that I have to break it into three parts!
New Hampsire/Maine:
We flew to Boston on a mid-day flight and got to Boston no problem. It didn't take long to get our rental car and be on our way traveling north out of Boston, through a bit of Massachusetts and into New Hampshire. The mountains got bigger and bigger the farther north we traveled, until we arrived in the White Forest area of Lincoln, NH. We enjoyed an early dinner outside in Woodstock, NH followed by a stroll down the main street of Lincoln before settling down and preparing for our big day at Mt Washington.

In the morning, with clear crisp weather, we drove to Mt Washington and boarded the cog train which at 5mph drove us up to the summit where it was a windy 40 degrees. From the apex of the mountain we could see over the mountains 100miles towards Maine, all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. We saw the Tip Top House, learned about the extreme weather there and took in the views before it was time to board the train and return to the bottom. Our conductor, Eli was so much fun telling interesting facts. The train went a maximum of 37.5% grade and while the train was moving we could walk up and down the aisles and feel the steep incline of the tracks. The seats we even slanted so for the most part you were sitting level! We left Mt Washington and headed to Augusta, Maine where we took an evening stroll to see the Capitol after a fun dinner outside complete with a few games of cornhole.

On the way to Bar Harbor the next day, we explored Moose State Park along the way to Fort Knox, an old fort along the river in Bucksport. It was both creepy and cool exploring the fort's dark tunnels and long staircases. There were cool views from every vantage point and it was made better because we had our binoculars to look at the water. We drove a little bit farther up the road and finally arrived at Bar Harbor and checked into our hotel which had a great view of the harbor (and lots of big cruise ships to spy on with our binoculars). We had fun relaxing in the sun and throwing stones in the water before getting an early dinner along the harbor. After dinner we decided to drive up to the top of Cadillac Mountain to catch a magical sunset. This was just a preview of the next few days of exploring Acadia National Park!