Limitless Adventure: Mount Sunapee State Park
What's up everybody, my name's Ian, and this is Limitless Adventure.
We're here at Mt. Sunapee State Park to do some hiking, swimming, paddling, and even some disc golf.
A trailhead picks up right behind the campground, so let's kick things off with a hike up the mountain.
We took the ski trail on our way up.
It's a little bit easier on the legs, still fairly steep, but you get these wide open views of Lake Sunapee on the way.
We're about three quarters of the way up Mt. Sunapee, took us about a half hour to this point.
Now we're going to peel off the ski trail and head into the woods for the next mile.
The Solitude Trail is a little bit up and down, but you go through these amazing areas of dense forests where the rocks are covered in moss, and you're surrounded by that beautiful scent of fir trees.
Another 20 minutes up the trail and we've made it to our destination.
There's a beautiful view of Lake Solitude and the surrounding mountains from up on this cliff.
On the way down we took the Newberry Trail to the Rim Trail, a little bit of a change of scenery.
It's a beautiful trail, but definitely a bit more challenging than the ski trails we took up.
Just got down from Lake Solitude, it was about a four mile hike total.
Before we head down to the beach, we wanted to squeeze in one more activity, so we're at the Adventure Park for some disc golf.
We're making our way up the ski lift to the first hole here.
We're only playing disc golf, but the Adventure Park has a lot of activities.
Aerial adventures, zip line, mountain biking, great place to bring the family.
We're teeing off on the seventh hole. Such a unique setting for disc golf.
Finishing up a couple quick holes of disc golf, let's head down to the beach.
Sunapee State Beach has this great big stretch of grass for throwing around a ball, playing some sports, but it's also got a nice stretch of sand for laying out, catching some sun. I'm pretty hot, so I'm going to jump in and cool off.
The water is so clear here, it's also really smooth and sandy, great place for splashing around on a summer afternoon.
We just rented some kayaks right from the beach, let's head out for a paddle.
Brought the rod out, thought I'd test my luck a little bit while I'm out here.
Today's been a great day of adventure, up on the mountain and down here on the lake.
Time for me to head back and get a good fire going at camp.
We packed in a ton of activities today.
You could easily come and spend a few days here without ever getting bored.
Until next time though, I'm Ian and this is Limitless Adventure.
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