Built To Roam: Kancamagus highway and Sabbaday Falls

So this past weekend I suckered two of my buddies into taking a road trip to the White Mountains for a much needed hangout session. I will say it wasn't the easiest time I've had convincing people to come with me since they are both seasoned veterans of being suckered into one of my crazy plans. I've gotten pretty good over the years at convincing people to come along with me on hikes, road trips, etc. by using one simple tactic; play on their weakness. For Mark it's the prospect of good food and the chance to see me get hurt, for Chris it's the promise of bars and nightlife.....and the prospect of seeing me get hurt. I will say that all ball busting aside they were good sports about the whole thing. And I hope to the best of my ability, that I delivered on my end of the bargain, and since I slammed my hand in my car door, Mark's eyes lit up at the sight of not one but two giantly awesome meals, and Chris took 100s of pictures on his iPhone, I can safely say I think I did.
The first day of the trip we went tubing at Loon Mountain and had dinner at The Woodstock Inn and Brewery, which if you haven't been I suggest you check it out if your in the area of Woodstock, NH especially the Brewery section of its namesake. They have a good selection of beers brewed in house, with an awesome food menu to back it up. After dinner the plan was to stay out till the bar closed and take a taxi back to the hotel but we ate too much and are old so we got drunk by 11 and went back and passed out. There may or may not have been spiders in the hotel.
So on to the point of the story, the real reason I'm writing this entry, which must be because some sort of hiking was involved. Now as with every one of my trips there is a "See the thing is....." moment, which is the time after ive buttered everyone up that I inform them there will be some sort of unmentioned side trip. And this time was no exception. We drove down the Kancamagus highway and hiked through the snow to a frozen version of Sabbaday Falls, which literally is the easiest hike in the world and I can't believe there was any complaining. The Kancamagus highway itself is a highway that cuts through the remote center section of the White Mountains National Forest and connects Lincoln with Conway, NH. It's a pretty awesome scenic drive with a lot of view points, waterfalls and trail-heads. I've been to the falls in the summer and it's pretty nice, but I had never done it in the winter. Since it was winter there wasn't really anyone else hiking it, and since the waterfall was partially frozen it was a whole new experience. All and all it was a great trip with some close friends and even though I added only a mile to the boots, it was a great hike and a good change from normally only hiking in the White Mountains during the summer. Thanks to those that came with, always a good time.

Mileage: 1 Mile