Bad weather cleared out at around noon today and left behind sun with 55ish temps! I took a break from work and left the condo (1300) so I could take Mollie for some more miles on the Northern Rail Trail. We used US-4 and parked at the old (closed) General Store in Grafton and headed towards Boston (1330). It was another beautiful day for outside activity! The trail in this area was mostly straight and flat but the recent rain had swollen the nearby creeks to overflowing - we got a little nervous watching the effects on the low ground below the track levee... We got good views of the mountains to the north (including Cardigan). And there were lots of pretty farms and covered bridges to see. Highlight of the day, though, was spotting a river otter! He chattered at us a few times but kept ducking underwater - neither of us could get him on film. We walked to the town line (Grafton-Danbury) and then backtracked to the car (arrived at 1445). We managed to log just under four miles on a beautiful December afternoon - what a nice surprise! After we were done walking, I took Mollie on some gravel roads to the southwest and we made our way over to NH-4A. Mollie was intent on looking for moose - she’s a woman on a mission: if you see one, let her know! We drove all the way to to Springfield but were unsuccessful. We then headed back towards Enfield (still nothing). When we arrived back in Hanover, I decided to stop at Jesse’s so Mollie could try dinner there. We sampled several of the entrees and appetizers and we had a lot in our “to go box” by the end. Mollie told me she really enjoyed the restaurant and food. We were back at the house by 1730 - very happy we got another nice day on the trail!
