A few weeks ago we went camping in the White Mountains in NH. The campsite was right off of the Kancamagus Highway, a beautifully scenic highway across the White Mountains.
There are multiple campsites along the highway, only one of which takes reservations, but since we were staying Sunday-Tuesday, we didn’t expect any issues in getting a campsite. We settled on Hancock Campground.
The first thing we see when we pull into the campground is this lovely sign:
awesome.
The campground is wonderfully maintained with bathrooms throughout the site.
We pulled in, paid our ‘rent’ ($24/night) and pitched our tent!
We didn’t think we needed the rain tarp, but luckily we put it on anyway. That night, sounds (that we initially thought were trucks) were actually thunder and it rained like crazy for hours!
After we put up the tent, we went for a short walk in the woods. There are a ton of trails to choose from along the highway!
Dinner that night consisted of burgers and grilled eggplant (from my dad’s garden). I put a little olive oil and za’atar on the eggplant before grilling them. Delicious! (Luckily we ate before the rain came)
In the morning, I used my trusty cast-iron skillet (a camping must) to make bacon and egg sandwiches.
And off we went on a long hike.
We started at Sabbaday Falls. It’s a very easy walk (I did it in flip flops!) and it brings you a wooden and slightly slippery path to the falls.
Then we continued to Lincoln Woods Path. It’s a 3 mile hike to a natural water slide!!! (I didn’t go in, the water was way too cold). The hike was medium difficulty but it was totally worth it!
We dipped our feet in the freezing water.
natural water slide!
Our last night of camping, we made hot dogs and grilled corn. I kept the corn in the husk and wrapped it in tin foil, then placed it right on the grill. You’ll see it steaming away, be extra careful when you open the foil – it’ll be very hot! It was delicious!
Kevin built a very impressive fire, which we fed all night!
and we ate amazingly gooey s’mores! (check out the reflection of the fire in the marshmallow)
It was wonderful to be out in a tent, hiking and cooking over a camp fire!