I’ve found him in my boot. In my laptop. Under my vitamins. In my drawer. Under fruit. Over fruit. So many flyers every single day.

He calls them our Halloween decorations because he’s “so dang scary”

Fall foliage seen from Artists Bluff

Notch did notch disappoint this weekend. I’ll see myself out……

You guys that live here are seriously so lucky. What an absolutely beautiful state and probably the nicest people I’ve met. I definitely will come back!

I also took the best photos I’ve ever shot here lol

Tongue in cheek here, but I found it interesting that in the midst of getting a billion political mailers, the free staters chose to just tape a baggie full of theirs to my mailbox. Maybe they don't have the money for postage, or maybe they think using government services isn't in line with their values, or maybe they're just too lazy to walk up to the porch. Anyway, I now have a list of people never to vote for.

UPDATE: Thanks to those who pointed out that attaching something to a mailbox is also illegal under federal law. I know you couldn't put things into one. The irony of turning these folks in to the feds is delicious but honestly I can't be bothered at this point.

I love Autumn weather like this, and We ster Lake didn't disappoint!

Pictured: Part of the ridgeline of Mt Washington in the background.

Took the Conway Mountaineer train up to Crawford Notch and back, sitting on the left hand side for the ride up. Splurged and got the 'comfort' class ticket for $130 and sat facing backwards, knee to knee with a random family from Colorado (sorry guys).

The views from the train were mostly mediocre with the amount of trees/cliffs by the side of the track. But, the views over the Mt Washington Valley and over Crawford Notch were stunning if a little brief. If you get stuck with a left hand seat (in the direction of travel to the Notch), there ain't a lot to see at all...

To be fair they do switch you to the other side once you hit the midway point at Crawford Notch Station. Not everyone did switch but the folks across from me were nice enough to do so. Honestly, still not a bad day to spend an early Saturday morning and I'm glad I finally did it. But, I don't think I'd ever do it again in the summer.

Bear brook seems to be at its peak right now. I wasn’t expecting the colors to be as vibrant as they were today but it was such a pleasant surprise.

Hello,

I know I am not the first to ask this, but most I have seen is from people that are not used to driving in snow. I am moving to NH from Alaska, so I am used to long snows and driving in winter.

Family from NH has said the ice is the biggest issue, though when I ask for more clarification answer generally is "haven't lived there in 30+ years, don't remember"

So my question is: are the roads cleared pretty often, or is it like say Anchorage where you have snow pack from first snow until last and don't see pavement until the first melt? Also, with the ice storms, is it more 'they are a pain when they come but only during certain times of year' or are they pretty frequent in winter?

My other biggest issue was getting high centered with my car cause it is a little ford focus- does that happen as often, or generally not as common? I do carry a shovel just in case.

I also drive carefully and slow down in snow, and how alaskan drivers drive in snow as if their big truck is immune to the elements irritates me; so there is that information too about my driving habits in winter.

With potential job, I will be traveling all around New England as a technician, so I know area can depend.

I do apologize if I missed a post having a very similar question too, and thank you in advance!

Edit: Thank you all for the wonderful comments, advice, and information! I will be looking into a proper replacement for splash shield of car as the cover fell off some time ago, so that will be priority as well as going in for maintenance before / after winter regarding salt such as the oil coating. That is not something I knew was a concern but makes sense, and thank you so much for making me aware!!

I was looking at a sample ballot and I’m curious if anyone in the know can provide some pros and cons for this? It has strong support in both the NH House and Senate but I’m not sure what it means to us.

Text of question:

“Are you in favor of eliminating the office of register of probate by amending articles 71 and 81 of the second part of the constitution to read as follows: [Art.] 71. [County Treasurers, County
Attorneys, Sheriffs, and Registers of Deeds Elected.] The county treasurers, county attorneys, sheriffs and registers of deeds, shall be elected by the inhabitants of the several towns, in the
several counties in the State, according to the method now practiced, and the laws of the state, provided nevertheless the legislature shall have authority to alter the manner of certifying the
votes, and the mode of electing those officers; but not so as to deprive the people of the right they now have of electing them. [Art.] 81. [Judges Not to Act as Counsel.] No judge shall be of
counsel, act as advocate, or receive any fees as advocate or counsel, in any probate business which is pending, or may be brought into any court of probate in the county of which he or she is judge.” (Passed by the N.H. House 325 Yes 15 No; Passed by the Senate 23 Yes 1 No) CACR 13

Just exploring some old roads in western NH.

Hey all - great substack on the recent corruption in the New Hampshire Supreme Court (and court system).

Worth the read:

https://andruvolinsky.substack.com/p/a-court-in-turmoil?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2214464&post_id=217591377&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=pn2ff&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email