A gorgous day, and the scenery got more and more beautiful (gas mileage went down as we went into the mountains though) 
We stopped for Lunch at Crowne Point State Park. This bridge crosses from New York to New Vermont. 
At the state park we walked around and learned about the French and British Forts that were here back when waterways were the highways, so strategically Crown Point was an important place to control. 
The ruins you see are the officer’s quarters. As you can tell, the boys were really impressed. 
The other building was the soldier’s barracks where it was once a two story structure. 
Fortifications in case soldiers invaded. 
Before the British defeated them, the French had a fort here too. Parts of the wall outline was all that is left. 
This bridge is pretty new. They took down the original bridge (first highway to connect New York with New England) in 2009 when it was deemed structurally unsafe. They built the new one to resemble the first bridge. 
We even ended up on a dirt road at one point. Love our high clearance camper! 
Ben & Jerry’s had a big display about John Lewis and his March graphic novels and the importance of voting. 
Selfie time! It was hot outside waiting to order ice cream. 
Obligatory Carson selfie to send to his friends. I am the advisor of their Destination Imagination group and still on their group chat and they asked for updates since they probably won’t read the blog. 
Definitely not as treacherous as the Rockies, but still some steep roads that required Jeff to shift in a lower gear. 
At the campground, there were pretty decent shower facilties. 
Some places charge for showers and some are free. This one is not free. 
The beach area of the campground. It is sandy with a lot of pebbles in it. 
Close up of an especially pebbly area. 
Sunset at the beach. Saco River is very shallow here and is a place to put in for tubing and kayaking. 
We stopped at the Conway Train Depot. Here is the working round house. Brings me back to Thomas the Train memories! 
Lots of people at this time because they were loading for 
Ice cream selfie! 
They had RV and camper parking. Nice! 
Getting the campsite set up. 
Jeff enjoyed talking to the guys who made this layout. 
The details in the scenery were impressive! 
Train selfie! 
There was a little musuem in the train depot. 
I got a selfie with Carson yesterday, now it’s Spencer’s turn. 
Josiah Bartlett was the second person to sign the Declaration of Independence. We also know him as the main character in “West Wing TV series. Jeff had to get a selfie when we passed by this elementary named after the founding father. 
Instead of getting fast food all the time on our driving days, we are trying to just stop and eat sandwiches, with a side of sausage and cheese and sometimes fruit.
This was our last big driving day for a while. We mostly took state highways so while our gas mileage was a lot less, the roads were absolutely beautiful. We drove through the Adirondacks, and the Green Mountains. Amazing! Each turn was more breathtaking that the previous view. We really do live in a gorgeous country.
It was getting time to stop for lunch when we happened to drive by Crowne Point State Historic Site, where there are ruins of forts from the French and the British from colonial times. The museum was closed, but it was a great stretch break to walk around the area and read the info on the signs (and google things to fill in the blanks).
Our next stop was Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory. Unfortunately, they were sold of out tours for the day (when we went in 2005, it was March so didn’t have to worry about that). But the ice cream was delicious and it was a nice stretch break.
We arrived at the campground and got all set up for the next couple days. It caters to a swimming/tubing/kayaking family crowd, so there are lots of activities in the campground that are available and a rocky sand beach to do all of those things.
Thursday was a relaxing day. It was supposed to rain and storm, so we mostly hung out in the campground and read, swim, and play board games. In the afternoon, we went exploring in the truck and found Hart’s Location, one of the two boting precincts in New Hampshire where everyone comes to vote at midnight. We also went to the Conway Scenic Railway Depot and walked around looking at all the train cars and the roundhouse. There was a small Ben & Jerry’s there so of course we got more ice cream.
Here are pictures with descriptions. Enjoy!
Kline Road Trips 