{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-ec1992d8e651187307b094e258a5eff106721d76}From Route 302 we can see the historic Mount Washington Hotel.
{shortcode-0178883899dad8a38ac834cd9fd83fb44596b1ef}Icicles hang underneath a rock over a brook in rural Shelburne.
{shortcode-1dfabd9c70a9296ed2c87c090d364d55ba04c373}A winter storm leaves the twigs of a bush in my driveway coated in ice.
{shortcode-7b3da33ea3bfe2a43c62bc72b40df5bb90102143}Children drag their sleds to the top of the hill at Nashua’s Roby Park in preparation for the ride down.
{shortcode-0cc35e233228276da226010159c53da5a8006cb3}We arrive at the Ice Castle in Lincoln just in time to catch the last few rays of sunlight.
{shortcode-a3185695a1e9caa1fee25a59f1e83a1c988cf191}The Ice Castle is most beautiful when illuminated in the dark.