{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-cb05450564579aa8219c8af519c62bf9bd34ebed}From Route 302 we can see the historic Mount Washington Hotel.
{shortcode-916d54f00a958737453f98b02a37c39297ac2c1a}Icicles hang underneath a rock over a brook in rural Shelburne.
{shortcode-0b163c34ef9632a3571f0032bd45c0341d615e24}A winter storm leaves the twigs of a bush in my driveway coated in ice.
{shortcode-96db7ba6d6df644ac5a79a5f7bb1edcfff46d971}Children drag their sleds to the top of the hill at Nashua’s Roby Park in preparation for the ride down.
{shortcode-ad8d2d3e5a541aa00a562e9638667703abaaca54}We arrive at the Ice Castle in Lincoln just in time to catch the last few rays of sunlight.
{shortcode-3b4cc53c75ca3dd51e7837bf5aa13351cc919266}The Ice Castle is most beautiful when illuminated in the dark.