Gorham, NH

Every year my family gets together at the Town & Country Inn in Gorham, NH for a long weekend full of various winter activites.  My parents started taking my sister and I over 25 years ago, and now our extended family of cousins, aunts and uncles are invited to visit a place that has a lot of memories for us.  In years past people have enjoyed skiing at Sunday River just over the line in Maine, snowmobiling the hundreds of miles of trails maintained by the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association, and shopped at the outlets a few miles away in North Conway.  This past January we gathered yet again.  Our group was smaller due to an ever-growing amount of snowbirds, but we still had a lot of fun.  I got to take Hunter on his first real snowmobile ride, and I finally got to put some solid miles on the snowmobile I bought in April of 2011.  Everyone gradually arrived throughout the day Friday and we ate our dinner down the road at Mr. Pizza (they serve a lot more than just pizza).  Saturday brought the breakfast buffet followed by 85 miles of snowmobiling ranging from fair trail conditions in town to good/very good in the higher elevations.  We grabbed lunch at Fabyan's, as we always do when riding in the area, and enjoyed a great day of riding. It was nice to finally put some miles on the sled, but it was even nicer to ride with my dad, brother-in-law Jamie, and cousin Garry.  I've been riding with my dad since 1992 and Garry since 1994 or so, so the memories came rushing back after my sabbatical from snowmobiling brought on my law school and parenthood.  I was jealous of Jamie and Garry who were fortunate enough to bring their kids along for the riding that day, but I know soon enough I'll have Hunter in tow and he'll fall in love with the sport just like I did on my first ride with my dad 21 years ago.  Hopefully conditions will allow for one or two more trips north this year.  I've put enough money into my sled over the last two seasons that I need to start racking up the miles! Below is the slideshow from the weekend, enjoy!