While in New Hampshire, we spent an afternoon exploring the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park (map ). The land has been owned by each of these families over the last 200 years, and has an interesting story backstory from the 1800s where the trees in the area were almost all cut down for wood products and to provide space for sheep to be raised. This deforestation lead to massive erosion issues and loss of habitat for many species.

New Hampshire has worked to preserve more than 50 covered bridges within its borders. At one time during the 1800s, there were more than 10,000 covered wooden bridges in the United States. During our stay, we visited 5 - Swiftwater, Haverhill-Bath, Bath, Taftsville, and Cornish-Windsor. Out of the 5, four of them were still being used by vehicle traffic today!

We’ve made it to New Hampshire! This is our 9th new state that we’re exploring in our RV this year.