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NH Day 5 - White Mountains and General Confusion

Little Video: 

So most of today was spent driving, hiking, and then getting very lost on the way to an Air BnB, which means I don't have a ton to say that wouldn't be better summarized pictorially. 

Favorite random sightings: Road sign saying "Please break for Moose: Hundreds of Collisions"; "No Fish Cleaning"; License plate that says: "Amurika"; A sign that said "Attractions Ext. 14" and then the rest of the sign was just blank. 

Regional Observations: I don't know if I've just been lucky or this is indicative of NH more generally but I will say that every bathroom I've been to from gas stations to national parks has been pristine and more generally aesthetically pleasing than bathrooms in MA. Also NH seems to be politically inverse to the US as a whole in that, it seems to get more conservative the further North you get and more liberal in the towns near MA on the South.

Albums Listened To: Ain't No Saint: the Best of John Martyn (Disc 4); The Airing of Grievances  by Titus Andonicus; Aja by Steely Dan; The Album (aka Since I Left You) by the Avalanches

People's Favorite Jokes: 

A boy is preparing to go to prom, but he's done everything last minute. He goes to pick up his tux at the last minute so there's a huge line and he has to wait for an hour. He goes to pick up flowers for his date and there's another huge line and he waits and waits. He gets to her house but because he's gets there late every one is taking pictures and they have to wait in line for a while to get a picture. When he's driving to prom, everyone is going there so there's a long line in traffic, and another long line to get into the venue. Finally once he's inside he goes to get a drink of punch, and there's no punch line.

Park Ranger: "I hear a lot of good jokes, but I can't remember any. It's tough to get old"

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