Hi Folks

On September 21 we left North Conway, NH for Concord, NH. We stopped at Clark's Trading Post (using directions in "New England's Covered Bridges" by Benjamin and June Evans). Liz took a picture of Clark's CB and I took a picture of the "Lombard Steam Log Hauler." p>We arrived at our motel in Concord too early to check in, so we went in search of more covered bridges.

We visited Contoocock, the oldest RR covered bridge in the USA, located in Hopkinton. The bridge is being repaired by Barns and Bridges of New England. The fellow in charge was quite friendly. He let us walk through the bridge (which was full of equipment, various wooden pieces and other parts). His pickup truck has a covered bridge logo on the driver's door.

We then went to West Hopkinton to see the very attractive Rowell bridge(straight on picture by me).

From there we went to the Dalton, Waterloo and Bement bridges. The side view of Bement is by me. Except for the three pictures that I took, the rest of the pictures are by Liz.

If you are using the Evan's NE CB book, be advised the directions on p.136 (Bement ) are incorrect. You must go WEST on NH103 not east. This was the only mistake that we have encountered so far in their book. I have posted a complimentary review of their book on Amazon.com. If you are using the "New Hampshire Covered Bridges Map and Guide" , be advised the map portion has the Bement and Henniker bridge switched, although the text portion is accurate.

The Cilleyville bridge is the first bridge of our journey on Sept. 22. Liz and I liked the large US flag.