We’re on a little road trip, and today drove the Mohawk Trail into Massachusetts. It’s a very old scenic road with a rich history.
The above is the ‘Hail To The Sunrise’ statue, which has stood beside the road in a small park for about 90 years. It commemorates the Mohawk tribes who were the native inhabitants of this part of the US.
This is the ‘Bridge of Flowers’ in Shelburne Falls. It’s an old tram bridge that was converted to a pedestrian garden a few decades ago. It’s heavily planted with a large variety of flowers and a lovely way to cross the river.
Not far from the bridge are the ‘glacial potholes’ that give the town its name. It was a very hot day and the cool spray from the waterfall was pleasant.
Just after taking the above photo we saw a tiny Pomeranian dog with paralyzed back legs using a set of wheels to get around, while nearby stood a handsomely dressed and well-manicured elderly Indian gentleman with hair and beard dyed a brilliant – almost neon – orange colour like Fanta! Neither were the sorts of things you see every day 🙂
Our hotel is enormous! It’s a wedding venue but there’s no weddings this weekend, so there’s almost no guests. We were the only customers in the restaurant that seats hundreds, and since it had been years since I’d sat in a table service restaurant I was shocked by the insane portion sizes. The food was good though, even if we didn’t eat it all.
Tomorrow we leave Massachusetts and head north into New Hampshire to visit a most curious attraction….