The Kancamagus Scenic Byway stretches through the White Mountains of New Hampshire and was a perfectly placed west-east route for us to finish our continental crossing.
Having crossed over from Vermont in the early afternoon, our views were golden with the rays of late-afternoon sun.
While pretty, we both commented that they weren't as "spectacular" as the guide books suggest, though to be fair the area is lauded for its autumnal colour and it's a long time until Fall over here.
But still, happy to prolong our time in this picturesque part of the world, we grabbed a campsite just east of the Sabbaday Falls Area and enjoyed a campfire beside our forested spot.
In the morning, we left Bessie in the Sabbaday Falls parking lot and took the short walk in.
The falls (and canyon) bend around a corner thanks to movement along a fault line having displaced the igneous dyke that is more easily eroded than the surrounding granite.
We enjoyed the falls from above and below for some time (and this truly was a VERY beautiful place) before we moved on to the Rocky Gorge Scenic Area.
After checking these falls out as well we drove further eastwards to the Albany covered bridge, which we parked near (and didn't drive under because it's only as wide and tall as was once necessary to drive a load of hay under; not a big Bessie-mobile).
We took out the river rats and set ourselves up on the opposite side of the river, floating and enjoying the calm.
Leaving the White Mountains (and New Hampshire) behind, we continued east into Maine and found a campsite at Sebago Lake State Park.
Here the boys played for hours through twilight and the next morning with friends they made in a fantastic lake-front playground.
