Arethusa Falls in Crawford Notch New Hampshire

Linda and I hiked last Saturday to a place we hiked sixteen years before to the very day.  We have always remembered the falls and said one day we would go back.  Only this time we not only did the trail to the falls but the loop around which was supposed to be 4-5 miles.  Don't you believe it because that must be as the crow flies.  Anyway our four hour projected hike lasted six and a quarter hours.  We enjoyed ourselves except coming near the end.  We felt the trail markers left a lot to be desired.  We wound up bushwacking our way to a set of railroad tracks and walking back to the parking lot along the tracks because it was starting to get dark.  We feel we accomplished a great deal on this hike.  Our previous longest hike was eight hours but the trail was much better.