{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-2aeaf89209b1a2c18f8912eb1ccb13a0309cba8f}From Route 302 we can see the historic Mount Washington Hotel.
{shortcode-8d2c9de4787fa94df7dd88fca7fb81ca45ab7700}Icicles hang underneath a rock over a brook in rural Shelburne.
{shortcode-397bad33b56ce1b61048ec9bedfa86664ebf1984}A winter storm leaves the twigs of a bush in my driveway coated in ice.
{shortcode-406fb604d0488faef6e0630c56a9564a85658e61}Children drag their sleds to the top of the hill at Nashua’s Roby Park in preparation for the ride down.
{shortcode-8db224798bfa54844a7d8771bb0a294d4d89bc65}We arrive at the Ice Castle in Lincoln just in time to catch the last few rays of sunlight.
{shortcode-d2be5f53d91e65e67f8bc5257e1cc9dbe8895282}The Ice Castle is most beautiful when illuminated in the dark.