Traveling with a Retired Math Teacher

 Every Year the towns of Jackson and North Conway, NH sponsor the Pumpkin People Event. I recently went up there to find these pumpkin people and to do some other sight seeing. I spent 3 days and two nights at the North Conway Grand Hotel. This place was centrally located and a very nice place to stay. The cost for 2 nights the last week of October was $258 which included all taxes. My room had 2 queen beds, sofa bed, table with 2 chairs, microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker and a 52 inch TV with DISH satellite. Both the outdoor and indoor pools were open. I did enjoy a swim each night in the outdoor pool. Air temp was upper 30s but pool was heated and there was a rather large fire pit going as well. The mountain views around the hotel were beautiful This next picture was my favorite view, about 3 minutes down the road (route 16)  To find the pumpkin people I parked in downtown North Conway and walked around. I found a few pumpkin people and a lot of adorable shops where of c...

 Every year I travel to the town of Chester, New Hampshire to find all the scare crows that are placed around town. This is done each October as a fundraiser. People pay to get the frame of a scarecrow and then they get creative. Each year the police station has a police scarecrow with his radar gun, When I begin this adventure I always start at the store Bittersweet Blessings. This store has so many seasonal decorations for sale and they give out maps to find all the scarecrows. This was the display in front of the store. These scarecrows are out on display for the month so if you haven't gone to view them, there is still time or maybe you will get there next year. Here are a few more of the creative displays. I love going there every year (this was my third trip). IN the center of town I park at the post office and get out to walk around and pose for pictures with some of the displays as there are several in the center of town. Then I get in my car and drive around looking at all...