Two Towns that Share One Bridge

Still coming down from our 23 bridge high, we headed out to find the County.  We had put the County on our schedule for several outings, but it was never light enough by the time we were to arrive at the County.  So we decided to up the ante by adding a couple other landmarks to this adventure!

 Landmark #1 The Shieling Forest.

It's hard to see the forest through the trees...

Ooo...a path in the woods at 6:00 PM.  We are both wearing flip flops and don't have water so this is a sure fire way to make the news...

This is the view inside the forest.

Oh look an opening.... Little Red Riding Hood?  

Nope, but we did find Natalie's Christmas card for this year...

The American Chestnut Nursery outside of the Shieling Forest.

Look at the cute baby American Chestnut!

This sign informed us that many of American Chestnuts were killed off because they could not survive the blight disease.  You can learn more about The American Chestnut Foundation.  You may want to help the fight or support their work.  

Landmark #2 The McDowell Colony

Here is the sunsetting on the MacDowell Colony.

The MacDowell Colony is a retreat for artists of many kinds to come and be inspired and work on great works of art.

Think of all the conversations and writings that happened in these chairs.

Such great inspiration around each corner.

Perhaps someday these two bloggers will be invited to stay at the Colony.

There is so much to see here.  

What a great place to be!

I would love to stay and explore here...Alas, there is not enough time for that.

 Landmark #3 The County Bridge

The sun shines on the County Bridge.

A closer look at the County, constructed in 1937.

The County overlooks the beautiful Contoocook River.  

Notice the raised sides on the inside of the bridge.

Natalie poses on the side of the bridge.

This bridge is located in Hancock...located outside of Peterborough.

The County is also located in Greenfield.

The peaceful view of the Contoocook River.

The Contoocook is a NH Protected River.

An artistic shot of the County.

This was a very full afternoon/evening tour of the Peterborough area.  It was rewarding to learn about the different attractions that this area has to offer.  It was enjoyable to take in the simple beauty of this region.