Today was a travel day. We said goodbye to Bar Harbor and headed west to North Conway, New Hampshire and the White Mountains. We were surprised at how much the trees had changed colors in just the few days we had spent in Bar Harbor. 
We made a stop in Naples, Maine to stretch our legs. We walked along the lake and watched as a float plane took off on an afternoon tour of the area.
It was a fun drive as we went through Poland, Denmark, Naples, and Fryeburg – we felt like we were in Europe, not Maine!
We arrived at our B&B, The Old Red Inn and Cottages, and got some recommendations on hikes and restaurants from Susan, the owner. Diana’s Baths was a short hike just about five miles from here, so we decided to check it out. It was an easy walk through the forest to a series of three small waterfalls. Diana’s Baths lie along Lucy Brook in Bartlett which is fed from Big Attitash Mountain.
In the 1860’s, after building a house and barn on the banks of the brook, George Lucy built a water wheel powered sawmill. In the 1890’s he built a 12 room boarding house for tourists to visit the site. Both the rooming house and sawmill were eventually sold to the US Government and have become part of the national Forrest land and the structures were removed.
The colors were beautiful and we enjoyed seeing the area. In the spring and summer, the volume of water going over the falls is much greater. We could imagine how much fun kids would have playing in the water!
After our brief visit to the falls, we checked out some of the shops in North Conway before having delicious steak dinners at the Red Parka Pub.
The weather today was fabulous – about 70 degrees – and it should be close to that tomorrow. We hope to get a hike in and explore a bit of the Kancamagus Scenic Byway.
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