MA, NH & VA - House Hunting Hikes

Our serious travel is stalled while we look for a place to move, but we still got in some day hikes while house hunting.

In January we looked at houses on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Bill hiked by a salt marsh and also walked from one house to the ocean while Barbara hung out at this beach.

beach at Surf Drive, Falmouth MA

So cool to find a house so close to the ocean, but there was a surprising amount of traffic in January that will only be worse in the summer.

The next day Bill hiked a mountain near Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire that was walking distance from a few houses.

view from Pine Mountain, Alton NH

No traffic here and a beautiful view, but we wondered if it was a little too far from things.

Later we went back to the Cape and Bill took an inland hike pretty close to a house we liked. Too bad the extra garage was a little too tight for our trailer.

West Barnstable Conservation Area, Barnstable MA

 In February we went to Southwest Virginia. Bill hiked a section of the Appalachian Trail near Daleville.

Carvins Cove Reservoir viewed from the Appalachian Trail near Daleville VA

We looked at a few houses in the Roanoke area, but didn't find the right home. We did drive a section of the Blue Ridge Parkway and caught a nice sunset.

Blue Ridge Parkway near Buena Vista VA

We also looked at real estate in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts – the area near the Connecticut River. On one of these trips we hiked at Mt Tom State Reservation. Barbara hiked to two rickety towers and despite her acrophobia, climbed both.

Goat Peak Lookout Tower, Mt Tom State Reservation, Holyoke MA

Bill hiked to the top of Mt Nonotuck, saw the remains of a hotel that burned a century ago, and got a view of the Connecticut River.

view from Mt Nonotuck, Mt Tom State Reservation, Holyoke MA

Finally we checked out a couple towns in Southern New Hampshire. We found a house in Hollis that had a marvelous barn for our trailer but the house was, well, not marvelous. It was walking distance from a network of pretty snowmobile trails, but we didn't get a picture. Another trip provided the opportunity to explore the geologically interesting Pulpit Rock Conservation Area in Bedford with its boulders, potholes, and cascading stream.

Pulpit Rock Conservation Area, Bedford NH

We've looked quite a bit at real estate, starting with Florida in the Fall and it's been a challenging process finding the right place, but we've enjoyed some moments along the way.