Jennifer and I both left California a year ago in fall, one Michigan the other Massachusetts.
They flew in on October 6th, it was so strange to be with the family again, it’s almost like we teleported to the past, nothing has changed, we knew each other so well down to the pattern of how to take care of each other’s furry friends.
Our adventure to New Hampshire started on the 8th. The rental company ran out of normal SUVs so we got a giant 9 seat GMC Yukon free of upgrade charges. We drove up on Friday night to Ashland, NH. Surprised by the 0 reception around the inn we stayed.
The White Mountain National Forest area wasn’t like any of the national parks or forests we visited on the west coast. Even with a 360 degree angle vibrant autumn color at peak display, we were experiencing reasonable tourist rush in the morning, not like a theme park level of crowd.
At 9am the next morning we were not able to enter the parking lot to hike Mount Lafayette, presumably it’s one of the most famous hikes. The person who helped to redirect visitors gave us some directions and asked us a strange question:
“Do you have an idea what to expect here?”
To this day I have no idea why he phrased it like that or what he meant by that.
“Eh…we are just here to see fall foliage and maybe hike around?”
Quentin answered awkwardly after a few seconds of pause.
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