Just across the highway is “The Flume”. It reminded us of the Catwalk is Casa Grande National Monument that we visited on April 14th (see blog and Picasa). This canyon is a large crack in the granite that makes up this area of New Hampshire. Add water and a walkway to create what is called the Flume. The two-mile walk gave us a chance to stretch the aches out of the muscles we gained from yesterday’s hike. Thankfully, this trail is mostly level.
It was a quick 30-mile drive to the Moose River Campground in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. This is a very nice place with free wifi all for only $26 per night with Good Sams discount. One interesting thing is that WiFi is free but they charge for cable TV. This is a reversal of what we’ve encountered throughout this trip whenever a charge is called for.
The afternoon brought another thunderstorm. We are starting to get used to this. It’s still is a little unnerving when a bolt hits the ground at what appears to be nearby. We learned two rules in New Hampshire: 1. Don’t be the tallest object and 2. Don’t be near the tallest object. We were assigned a site that is under the tallest tree in this campground. I sure hope rule 2 doesn’t apply for this thunderstorm. 30-minutes later is was over. I guess rule two didn't apply today.
