{shortcode-e34ec1a55d9473c715e41de28dfd5af5c423a666} was grateful to be headed back to New Hampshire at the end of a long semester. It was wonderful to be with my family again, but after a few too many days of getting snowed in, I was going a bit stir-crazy. After digging ourselves out of mountains of snow, we braved the bitter cold to travel around the state. Winter weather may be inconvenient, but at least I got some nice photos out of it!
{shortcode-228bd193456a1b4922a7dd0cb5fcaa6750261a4f}From Route 302 we can see the historic Mount Washington Hotel.
{shortcode-e27707ce8cf615e7c9ab67d2b2b6854e8d495468}Icicles hang underneath a rock over a brook in rural Shelburne.
{shortcode-e61fd93e08ec0cb5701839961a24f1f54876efd5}A winter storm leaves the twigs of a bush in my driveway coated in ice.
{shortcode-2c83174a6c8a47c5701de46b5427bc4e57fc0e32}Children drag their sleds to the top of the hill at Nashua’s Roby Park in preparation for the ride down.
{shortcode-0832457fa47b12ce21803b46c1e9acbb0c7eb744}We arrive at the Ice Castle in Lincoln just in time to catch the last few rays of sunlight.
{shortcode-d31de97935d28d9336df9b6f563a2a19a5c294b9}The Ice Castle is most beautiful when illuminated in the dark.