Roadtrip- Day 5: It's 'Bear'-ly Over

We've done it! We have taken this wedding across the country and taken it out of the stuffy confines of churches, ballrooms, and country clubs to make it a once in a lifetime experience. This was not just one magical night of wedding bliss, this has been an entire week or marital memories. Oh, the stories we could tell. Like the time that B got his hand stuck while trying to reach for a corn dog on a stick.

But enough about that, let's explore our final destination, shall we? We've made it to the other coast and are in Lincoln, New Hampshire. Contrary to popular belief, this town in the White Mountains of New Hampshire is not named after Abraham Lincoln- famed beard wearer. No, it was named in 1764 after the Earl of Lincoln- darn Tories.

The best part of Lincoln though has to be Clark's Trading Post (any relation Corrin?). Opened in 1928 near Route 3, the Trading Post was originally meant to be a showcase for Ed Clark's pure bred Eskimo sled dogs. And who wouldn't come from miles around to see some Eskimo dogs?

They don't look like they will rip your face off, do they?

Ed and his wife Florence decided that dogs were boring and took the next logical step in animal ownership: black bears.

Not content with simply trying to own and domesticate a black bear (a natural killer), the Clarks, further demonstrating their lack of respect for the food chain, decided to teach the bear tricks. When you visit now, you can watch 30 minutes of unleashed and unmuzzled bears balancing on balls and eating their trainers. Bring the kids!

But that's not all. You can't simply have a man-eating bear show as your only attraction. Seriously now, how do people with only one attraction do it? "Nice land-locked lighthouse. What else you got?" There is a train ride where the Wolfman will persuade you to not visit any further.

That's the Wolfman. He could keep me from visiting New Hampshire in general, let alone Clark's Trading Post. However, all of that is just cliche. What makes New Hampshire the jewel in the Northeast? Chinese Acrobats of course! Well, Clark's has those too. Could it get any better? You ask such silly questions, of course it can.

There is a mystery house (Tuttle's Lodge),  a Segway tour, a place called Merlin's Mansion, some blaster boats, and a climbing wall. Wow, we need a week just to take in all the glory of Clark's.

What a great way to end our week long journey across America to see some of the best sights and to celebrate B and Corrin's wedding. I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am to see these places. Sign up now, spaces are limited.

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