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AUGUST 1982 Dan and I began our 1982 summer vacation by flying to Boston, Massachusetts. We spent the night in Cambridge, just across the Charles River from Boston.  We awoke the next morning to a lot of rain. Our first stop was a soggy visit to Salem, Mass. Next we headed north on I-93 into New Hampshire. Pictured above is the state capitol of New Hampshire in Concord. It is the country's oldest statehouse. We spent the night in Plymouth, New Hampshire.  The weather was much better when we awoke the next day. We spent the day visiting the numerous tourist attractions in the beautiful White Mountains of New Hampshire. Pictured above is the Lost River Gorge.  Pictured above is "The Profile," also known as the Old Man of the Mountains and the Great Stone Face. Located 1200 feet above Profile Lake in Franconia Notch, the 40-foot-high head is formed by five separate ledges.  We rode the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway as it made a 2022-foot vertical ascent in five minutes. From the Summit Observation Platform we enjoyed a spectacular view of the mountains and valleys.  Next it was into Vermont where we made a brief stop in Montpelier to see the state capitol.  We stayed in Burlington, Vermont, where we took a late afternoon ferry ride across Lake Champlain.  After getting off the ferry in Port Kent, New York, we made a quick visit to the Ausable Chasm.  We enjoyed a beautiful sunset on our ferry ride back to Burlington for the night.  Next we enjoyed a beautiful drive across Vermont through the beautiful Green Mountains.  In east central Vermont we stopped at the scenic Quechee Gorge, "Vermont's Little Grand Canyon," located 10 miles southwest of White River Junction.  Next it was back to Boston for a couple nights. Pictured above is the view from the 50th floor of the Prudential Center in downtown Boston.  We paid a visit to Providence, Rhode Island. The state capitol building there is an architectural wonder: it's the second largest marble dome in the world (after St. Peter's in Rome) and the first unsupported one built in the United States.  Newport, Rhode Island is best known for its magnificent estates. One is pictured above  One of our last stops was Plymouth Rock. Located in historic Plymouth, Massachusetts. This is where the Pilgrams first set foot in 1620. Click the banner below to see my most recent trip to New England. You can see more from New England on my 1991 trip. You can see more of Boston on my 2008 trip. 
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