Seldom used trailhead near town
We just noticed this sign on a walk into town yesterday. There's a little side trail which heads into the woods and towards Storr's hill. It may be a snowmobile trail, which might explain the sign, as most hiking trails don't warn you to slow down.
It could also be that back when the sign was installed (it's been a while judging by the tree growth over it) that this was a small side road. Past the sign the narrow trail goes downhill steeply, crosses a little bridge, and then up an equally steep hill. Turn right and you'll end up at the town's ski hill. Go straight and you'll eventually end up in Vermont via the circuitous snowmobile trail systems that cover New England.
My first introduction to New Hampshire trails was while visiting a friend one winter. I was working in Bangor, ME at the time and drove over for the weekend. He was in a band so we partied it up at some northern town, drove back in the thick, thick New England fog and the next day went to a snowmobile party.
We drove and drove and drove those snowmobiles, never once seeing the same place. Over roads, through fields, past many a Grandmother's house, but mostly deep in the woods. All I could wonder was how they got permission to snowmobile on all of this property. Not to worry, says they, it's zoned recreational or it's public property. In fact if you were so inclined you could snowmobile all the way to Canada or Maine or Vermont.
Hmm, a weekend humping through the woods on an oily, smoky, cantankerous two stroke noise generator. Thanks, but no thanks, sounds a lot (literally) like mowing the lawn in heavy clothing.
On the other hand the trails, nicely groomed by our snowmobile friends, make for endless cross country ski and winter hiking trails.
Speaking of hikes, a couple of days ago we were deep in the woods and spotted this strange apparition bobbing in the wind.
Must be those slow children.
They have slow parties and slowly lose balloons.
On closer examination we find that this is no local balloon and our investigation finds the culprit is Saber Security in Charleston, NH. They are about 35 miles south of here. Maybe the southerly winds from the hurricane propelled it up this way?
I'm not a marketing guy, but using balloons to promote a company called Saber just doesn't seem to reinforce the concept of security.
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