A View From The Ridge!

Discovery of "The Great North Woods" of New Hampshire happened to me around 1984, during a "hell raising" snowmobile excursion with several buddies from the "Land of the Bay State". I had been riding snowmobiles since 1964 and thought that I rode a lot in the hills of north central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. The first experience with riding in an area of this size was humbling, to say the least, having been use to long rides of 15 or 20 miles in Mass. , the 360 square miles of the Pittsburg area initially seemed a little intimidating. Slow exploration of the system, coupled with long breakfast conversations with retired loggers and the encouraging tips on linking areas together, quickly had me hooked on the friendliness of the people and the genuine beauty and excitement this "gem" had to offer.
That first year I came back two or three times. The next year five or six times. The total "addiction" grew over the next few years into every weekend there was snow I just had to be there. These constant "gypsy" excursions started out heading up Friday nights, riding Saturday and Sunday morning and heading home Sunday afternoon. Soon this led to heading up Thursday noon which allowed an extra full day of "just being there". Over the next eleven years I was a paying guest at Timberland Lodge, on pristine, First Connecticut Lake.
As this blog evolves, I will convey some of the many memorable experiences I have seen and been in the middle of, some good and some bad!
Feel free to add your impressions, I know there are many people who share the same affinity for the area for many reasons............What's yours?