Thank goodness for holidays. What could be better than waking up on a Monday morning (without an alarm) and remembering it’s still the weekend? Today we fled the city and took to the mountains of New Hampshire — Mount Monadnock, in particular. Neither of us had hiked it before, but it’s supposedly the second-most-hiked mountain in the world (after Mount Fuji). Also, Thoreau and Emerson were known to visit this natural phenomenon on occasion, so clearly we should too. There are a number of trail options that lead to the top, and because I had no idea what we were doing and Tim lead the way, we ended up on one of the more strenuous paths. I’m not sure I’ve ever perspired more. But the summit — complete with an incredible cool breeze — was well worth it. Speaking of the breeze, has anyone ever flown a kite atop a mountain? The shirtless guy in the image below was having a great time with his kite. (The kite is blending in with clouds a little bit, but it’s on the far right side of the photo.)
We enjoyed a mountain-peak picnic of PB&Js and oranges, but obviously we needed to celebrate the descent with a treat. Luckily, Kimball Farm has a location right in Jaffrey, NH. Kimball Farm is known for its amazing homemade ice cream, and the ginormous portions go for about the same price as a small cone at J.P. Licks or Emack & Bolios. We shared a scoop of chocolate peanut butter swirl and a scoop of chocolate chocolate truffle.
You see what I mean about the crazy-large servings? By the time we finished our ice cream I was ready to go into a food coma, but since I’m always thinking about my next meal, I decided to peruse the goods at the Kimball Farm country store. They had salt water taffy — one of my true loves — for $0.20 apiece, so we chose a few flavors to serve as my dollar deal for the day. It’s always good to have an extra dessert on hand, right?
Tagged: hiking, ice cream, Kimball Farm, Mount Monadnock, mountain, New Hampshire, summit, taffy
You are living my childhood! My VERY favorite hike was climbing Mt. Monadnock and my VERY favorite ice cream treat was Kimball’s! What a GREAT day you had!!
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