The Distracted Wanderer

I recently had occasion to vacate my humble abode while some renovations were being done so decided that was the perfect excuse to finally wander north to New Hampshire to stay at a historic hotel that had long been on my 'Bucket List of Places I Want to Stay' - which, when you get right down to it, is actually more like a book than a list! Eagle Mountain House & Golf Club  is nestled in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in bucolic Jackson Village just up Carter Notch Road from the beautiful Jackson Falls. Pictured below, the photo of the Wildcat River tumbling along part of the falls is from an earlier wandering to Jackson which you can find  here  if you're interested in learning more about the area which includes the beautiful circa 1876 Honeymoon Covered Bridge that crosses the Ellis River. Waterfalls, covered bridges, beautiful mountains ... is it any wonder I wanted to wander back up to Jackson?  Definitely not but, anyway, back to the Eagle Mountain Hou...

Okay then, now that I'm done telling you about sliding down rocks and almost into a river in my post " Falling For Jackson ", I'd like to tell you about the place that we stayed at for our night in the White Mountains - the Christmas Farm Inn on Black Mountain Road in Jackson. While planning our vacation, I knew that I wanted to spend one night in the area of Conway/Jackson as our plans included a ride on the Conway Scenic Railroad on Wednesday - something that my mom had done before but that neither Jamie nor I had. However, as I started looking at the accomodations that were available in the area and the cost I was getting a bit dismayed as - truth be told - it's expensive to stay on the eastern side of the White Mountains and if I'm going to pay over $200 a night to stay somewhere, I'd like it to be somewhere that has some personality and charm and not just a cookie-cutter chain. Lucky for me, I finally stumbled across the website for the Christ...