tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26348133.post-34849528677117866592007-06-21T13:33:00.000-04:002007-06-22T01:49:47.331-04:002007-06-22T01:49:47.331-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_BI5Tt24-Omc/RnqbgUNHSxI/AAAAAAAABO0/GrZbUl2D2wM/s1600-h/DSC02156.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_BI5Tt24-Omc/RnqbgUNHSxI/AAAAAAAABO0/GrZbUl2D2wM/s400/DSC02156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078542509295487762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">(click to enlarge)<br /><br /></span><br /></span></div><center><object height="80" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/CSUzTqN8QU/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/CSUzTqN8QU/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="80" width="300"></embed></object></center><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/dgrygo/DSC02158.jpg">Beaded blossoms</a> bloom when I listen to the <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.dead.net/">Grateful Dead</a>. And, there is just something about The Dead's music that reminds me of <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire">New Hampshire</a>. So, today, <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://thelonebeader.blogspot.com/2007/05/bus-ride.html">my blue beaded bus</a> heads down the <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2458/stories/47172">Kancamangus Highway</a> through the <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.visitwhitemountains.com/">White Mountains</a>... I hope we have enough gas... :0<br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">If you have never been to New Hampshire, I highly recommend a summer vacation there. It is perhaps my favourite state. New Hampshire is God's Country, and if you are brave enough to journey to the top of </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.mountwashington.org/">Mount Washington</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> (that's the mountain in the image above), you will experience Heaven on Earth. Of course, Heaven isn't for everyone. If you </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">do</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> make it to the </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.mountwashington.com/summit/index.html">Mt. Washington Summit</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> (which is 6288' above sea level) you will see a wall which lists the names of all of the </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.mountwashington.com/deaths/index.html">people who have perished</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> on the mountain, and most of them were inexperienced hikers or mountain-climbers. So, if you do go up there, make sure you respect Mother Nature and prepare yourself for the </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.mountwashington.org/about/visitor/recordwind.php">World's Worst Weather</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Unfortunately, we cannot go up to the summit today, because the </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.mountwashingtonautoroad.com/">Mount Washington Auto Road</a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">does not allow buses. It's probably a good thing - none of us brought a sweater, and we wouldn't want</span> <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.ebsqart.com/Artists/cmd_6077_profile_portfolio__2_1_G.htm">Rudy</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> to freeze. So, we will just enjoy the view from a distance:)<br /><br />And, Dad, <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/brake_for_moose.htm">watch out for that moose</a>...= :0<br /><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script expr:src='"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/TheLoneBeader?i=" + data:post.url' type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The Lone Beaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670946654211536130noreply@blogger.com17