The First Day hike we attended was at the Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion Historic Site. We had been to the Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion before, but mostly to visit the historic house rather than to walk the trails, and never in winter, so this gave us something new to try there. It was a cold day, but we had clear blue skies (at last when we started) and there was no snow in the ground so the hiking was easy and dry.
We walked the Little Harbor Loop Trail, which took us through some forested areas and also on some coastal walkways along the Little Harbor. It was a short hike - only 1.5 miles, but it took us a while due to my inclination to stop every few feet to take a photograph, and our 4 year old daughter's leisurely pace :)
We quickly got separated from the group we were walking with, and then overtaken by several other groups! We considered it a big success though, as we made it to the end without having to carry our daughter for any part of the hike. Our reward at the end was a cup of hot apple cider provided by the Parks Department, which really hit the spot as it was getting colder outside.
So, we can now cross Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion off our list of State Parks to visit this year! Admittedly, we did not actually need to use our State Parks pass to visit this park, since it was the off-season, so we might need to keep two tallies - one for the total number of State Parks we visit in 2015, and one for the State Parks we visit using our pass.
Overall we had a great day getting outside and enjoying some nice winter scenery right here in our hometown. As a bonus, I learned afterwards that I had won a free snowshoe rental from Eastern Mountain Sports in a raffle I had entered when we signed in for the hike! What an awesome start to the year! So, you can expect a blog post about snowshoeing in a New Hampshire State Park as soon as we get some more snow here :)
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