2016 – New England
4th Oct 2016
Day 14 – Bash Bish Falls and Hill Top Orchard
Today we drove 25 miles south-west of Lee to visit Bash Bish Falls. These are located close to the New York state boundary, and part of the drive took us into that state. The falls are reached by a 0.75 mile walk up river to reach a rock pool where the Bash Bish brook drops 80ft in a pair of slender falls. In the spring melt, this would be a spectacular location and due to the steep rock walls the area has been listed as one of the most dangerous tourist attractions in America, though it is quite safe keeping to the path. After leaving Bash Bish Falls, we returned to Lee by driving through the Mt Washington State Forest (a different Mt Washington to the one in New Hampshire). Unfortunately we became slightly lost, but chanced upon some attractive New England fall colour at the Mt Washington Union Church. In the afternoon, we drove north of Lee to visit Hill Top Orchard near Richmond This is also the location of Furnace Brook Winery, where we bought a very nice bottle of wine for our evening meal. The following morning, we took some final pictures in the gardens of the Devonfield Inn before driving the 130 miles back to Boston Logan airport for the flight home to Manchester.
