{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-4a3403f82be3886caf69d884ce62f537609a8961}From Route 302 we can see the historic Mount Washington Hotel.
{shortcode-c8bb24bce9842e0f2dce8bf6c4f42124258bf6d7}Icicles hang underneath a rock over a brook in rural Shelburne.
{shortcode-07bbd9b97c94bbed6402c7972af92376000dc76d}A winter storm leaves the twigs of a bush in my driveway coated in ice.
{shortcode-bf914e1d3e6499ed75240193491bb944ee17fba3}Children drag their sleds to the top of the hill at Nashua’s Roby Park in preparation for the ride down.
{shortcode-dd343cf062e8191f491e2c04bf04ece8035f2838}We arrive at the Ice Castle in Lincoln just in time to catch the last few rays of sunlight.
{shortcode-45a2a6fd3d3ac1000af6beacd1b805039681fff6}The Ice Castle is most beautiful when illuminated in the dark.