Shonah and Todd's Travels: Fall in New England...

As the air has grown colder and the days shorter, we've been wandering our way through New England enjoying all that fall has to offer with scenic roads past covered bridges, coastal harbors, national parks, forests filled with changing colors and getting out when we can to hike, bike and paddle board.

St. Paul's Cathedral in Montreal, Canada

The altar in St. Paul's Cathedral in Montreal, Canada

St. Paul's Cathedral in Montreal, Canada

Shonah lighting a candle in memory of Grandma Garcia

Habitat 67, or simply Habitat, is a model community and housing complex in Montreal, Canada, designed by Israeli–Canadian architect Moshe Safdie. It was originally conceived as his master's thesis in architecture at McGill University and then built as a pavilion for Expo 67, the World's Fair held from April to October 1967.

Habitat 67 in Montreal, Canada

A Heron (we think?) in the park in Montreal, Canada

A Common Loon in Greenville, Maine

Lowe's Bridge in Guilford, Maine

Shonah hiking up Precipice Trail in Acadia National Park, Maine

View from Acadia National Park, Maine with the Queen Mary 2 docked in Bar Harbor, Maine

Todd hiking up Precipice Trail in Acadia National Park, Maine

A panorama view from Champlain Mountain Summit in Acadia National Park, Maine

Todd horsing around on an adult size rocking horse in Bar Harbor, Maine

The Penobscot Narrows Bridge is a 2,120 feet (646 m) long cable-stayed bridge that carries US 1/SR 3 over the Penobscot River. It connects Verona Island to Prospect, in the U.S. state of Maine. A quick ride up provides panoramic views from the 3-level observation deck.

The scenic harbor in Camden, Maine

Shonah paddle boarding in Camden, Maine

Allan "Red" Gagnon has opened Red's Eats in 1938, originally in Boothbay, Maine. The shack was moved to its present location at the intersection of Water Street and Main Street in Wiscasset in 1954. It is known for some of the best lobster rolls in all of New England.

More than 1 entire lobster's meat goes into every lobster roll served - and boy was it delicious! The melted butter and lemon was not necessary for this delicious treat.

A Heron (and it's reflection) in Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Boothbay Harbor, Maine at sunset

While near Portland Maine, we noticed that a crack in our windshield was getting bigger, so Todd supervised the windshield replacement in Portland, Maine.

Bug Light Lighthouse in Portland, Maine

Spring Point Lighthouse in South Portland, Maine

Portland Head Light Lighthouse in South Portland, Maine

A Monarch Butterfly in Portland, Maine

The start of Fall colors in Moultonborough, Maine

Castle in the Clouds (or Lucknow) is a 16-room mansion and 5,500-acre (2,200 ha) mountaintop estate in Moultonborough, New Hampshire. The home was built in 1913-1914 in the Craftsman Style by millionaire shoe manufacturer Thomas Gustave Plant (1859-1941) for his second wife, Olive Cornelia Dewey.

This spectacular home included a few "modern" innovations such as a central vacuum system. (unfortunately the basement was closed at the time of our visit so we were unable to see the actual system)

A built in refrigerator with a central cooling system that also powered a walk-in refrigerator in the basement.

Each bathroom had a "needle" shower with body sprayers. At the time the house was built, only a very small number of households had showers and it was even more rare for them to be in the lady of the house's bathroom.

A central intercom system that connected almost every room of the house and the stables down the hill.

There were a large number of built-in close organizers. Each of these organizers looked as good as the modern day elfa or California Closet designs.

Views from Lucknow of Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire

Fall foliage around one of our camping spots at Stinson Lake, New Hampshire

Enjoying some wine and reading on our beach camping spot at Stinson Lake, New Hampshire

Shonah with his morning coffee getting ready to paddle board on Stinson Lake, New Hampshire

Todd paddle boarding on Stinson Lake, New Hampshire

A Heron at Stinson Lake, New Hampshire

One of the residents taking his sea plane for a spin on Stinson Lake, New Hampshire

Todd on the Saco River Bridge in Conway, New Hampshire

Saco River Bridge in Conway, New Hampshire

Swift River Bridge in Conway, New Hampshire

Todd "golfing" in North Conway, New Hampshire

Shonah "golfing" in North Conway, New Hampshire

Despite being under par, Shonah still lost by one stroke

Echo Lake-Cathedral Ledge State Park, New Hampshire

Todd and Shonah atop Cathedral Ledge at Echo Lake-Cathedral Ledge State Park, New Hampshire

Todd and Shonah's homage to their friends Scott and Heather who like to take jumping pictures

A scenic viewpoint near Crawford Notch in the White Mountains of New Hampshire

The Mount Washington Hotel in Carroll, New Hampshire was the site of the Bretton Woods Monetary Conference convened by the Allies in 1944 and attended by 44 countries to establish regulations for an international monetary system that included the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.