Before arriving at our destination, we were treated to views like this. The Balsams Dixville Notch New Hampshire Dixville Notch, in Coos County, New Hampshire, is about 20 miles south of Quebec. Once across the border and in Coaticook to venture into the park, this sign was pretty cool to see.  That'll definitely catch the eye of someone who hasn't wandered out of the country much yet!  Now it was time to hike around the park including braving a walk on the longest suspended footbridge in North America😐 Let's do this! Almost caught all of him in this one😃 Couillard Lookout Tower That tower sure does come with serious height and a whole lot of steps, but we can't catch the view if we don't climb. Let's go!!! Here it is! Breathtaking...literally!! After taking in so much of what this gorgeous park has to offer, we decided to drive to see a bit more. We just had to take the cues from a couple of signs letting us know about covered bridges nearby. Thanks for st...

  We had only been in Bethel a few days when we noticed something different and quite shiny. As we walked about, we couldn't help but see that the ground was sort of twinkling. We picked up piece after piece of this stuff that looked like gleaming sheets of super thin plastic. We were educated and spurred on to discover more as we became rockhounds at The Sluice here in the campground.  This shiny matter under our feet and covering our shoes like glitter is a flaky rock known as Mica. It is ground down and added to many common products including cosmetics because of its gorgeous shimmer. It took a little while to get past the fact that it would be on everything and embrace the glitter.  As we dug  into the topic further, we learned about Maine's place in gemstone history. It is a world-famous spot for appreciating and studying gems and lays claim to the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum. How fortunate we are to be here in the town where this museum is found....