Tips 1 - 3 of 3 New Hampshire Sports Travel
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Sports Travel: Walk the Fairways that Celebrities Walked!
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Theme: Golfing
While at The Mount Washington Hotel, Allan and I played 18 holes of golf. It was just spectacular.
We played on the Par 71 Mount Washington Course. It was such fun to play a course that was built in 1915 and has hosted four New Hampshire Opens!
I must admit that it was a challenging course, and the magnificent setting nestled in the Ammonoosuc River Valley with its wonderful view of Mount Washington made it difficult to stay focused on the game!
Although we did not play the older 9-hole, Par 35 Mount Pleasant Course, we learned that it was opened in 1895 and that it has recently been restored.
You might like to know that the hotel has preserved the memory of famous hotel visitors who played golf here by dedicating lockers to them. Plagues line the lockers, and on each small plague is the name of a famous person such as Babe Ruth, John D. Rockfeller, Carl Sandburg, Joseph Kennedy, Winston Churchill, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Allan used the locked with the Alfred Hitchcock plaque above the locker.
Equipment: Collared shirts are required for men. T-shirts and shorts are not allowed. However, Bermuda shorts are acceptable. No jeans at any time.
The courses are open from 6:30-6:00.
18 holes will cost $78.00 to the public
18 holes will cost $68.00 for Resort guests
Note: photo is from brochure. I cannot find the one of Allan in the Golf Cart at Mount Washington Golf Course
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Phone: (603) 278-4653
Address: Route 302, Bretton Woods, NH 03575
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Sports Travel: Winter Sports in New Hampshire
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Theme: Other
Although I myself am not fond of winter sports, I find it great that the state encourages, and resorts provide opportunities for those who do enjoy winter sports.
nowmobile rentals are available at most resorts in the northern part of the state. In addition, snowmobile tours from one-hour jaunts up to a 120 mile Great Woods North Tour is offered at The Mount Washington Hotel Resort.
Skiing caught on in northern New Hampshire in the 1930s, and beginning in 1931, and for many years after, the Boston and Maine Railroad ran what they called "snow trains" to take skiers and other winter-lovers between Boston and North Conway.
Today, you will find dozens of ski trails, ski lodges, ski lifts, ski shops, and ski school throughout the White Mountains.
But, I find that the most unusual winter sport in New Hampshire is Snowshoeing!
Equipment: In winter, there is more than skiing; there's sledding and ice skating. All of these sports are part of the state's winter carnivals. Dartmouth College has one of the oldest and most popular winter carnivals in February.
Besides all the above mentioned sports and activities, they sponsor a snow sculpture contest. Some of the sculptures reach heights of thirty feet!
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Sports Travel: Climbing Mount Monadnock
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Theme: Climbing
Mount Monadnock is located in the southwestern corner of the state. A "Monadnock" is a single rock peak above a plain that remains after the land around it has been worn away by glaciers".
Mt. Monadnock appears huge because it stands alone above the farmland.
The towns in this area are small and spread far apart. It's quite quaint with farms, forests, small ponds, lakes, and covered bridges.
The mountain is the second most-hiked peak in the world. The view at the top is supposedly beautiful rolling hills, forest, and farmland. If you do hike to the top of the mountain, you have a view of all six New England states: Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, and, of course, New Hampshire.
Unfortunately, we did not hike to the top because we had a child too young to join us.
Equipment: Plenty of water, good hiking boots, a hat, and a partner is needed for hiking to the top of Mount Monadnock.
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Directions: Southwestern corner of New Hampshire
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jillzi Tue Oct 27, 2009 17:20 UTC
What a thorough presentation of lovely New Hampshire. Great to look back at the times when family vacations were so wonderful. | Trekki Sun May 17, 2009 06:40 UTC
Oh I can understand this, New Hampshire is also one of my most favourite ones :-)) I can even smell the lilac now that you mention it :-) I also went covered bridges hunting when I was there :-)) | Kuznetsov_Sergey Tue Jan 20, 2009 17:46 UTC
Excellent page on the Granite State with the motto "Live Free or Die". My congratulations to you Dee and all the American people on the President Obama Inauguration! God bless America! | VeronicaG Wed Nov 5, 2008 15:11 UTC
A great collection of tips on this beautiful state--it's lovely countryside and historic towns would make this a prime destination....especially in the Fall! |
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