October 9, 2008

October 9, 2008

It rained last night, so this morning it was overcast and foggy. After that hike yesterday, we needed the break. I went down to the lobby and checked e-mail and such, while Ted read his book. It is suppose to clear up this afternoon and be beautiful for the rest of the week.

We ventured our late in the morning when the sun came out. We drove a different part of the loop, which goes around the White Mountains. Although we were pretty stiff from yesterday's hike, we decided to try Boulder Loop hike, which said it had "beautiful views for little effort". About half way up this hike, we decided that the person who described this hike must be 25 and an excellent hiker. This was no means "little effort", so we had the good sense to turn around.

At the bottom of the hike was a beautiful river with a covered bridge. We hung around there for awhile and headed back toward the resort. On the way we passed a waterfall that was very close to the road, so we hiked up there. It actually was a great example of how a waterfall forms and erodes an area away. This same process is happening at Niagara Falls today.

We grabbed something to eat and headed back to the room. I called the three gals to play bridge, and we did that for a couple of hours. It was interesting, but I don't think I'll call them again. They were good players, but so slow I could have taken naps between the bidding.