Over the Memorial day long weekend, we took a trip up to New Hampshire state to experience for ourselves the great outdoors that the state is famous for. Its license plates carry the state motto: "Live Free or Die." The state nickname is "The Granite State", in reference both to its geology and to its tradition of self-sufficiency.

New Hampshire is located in northeastern United States. It is bordered on the north by the Canadian province of Quebec; on the east by Maine and the Atlantic Ocean; on the south by Massachusetts; and the on the west by Vermont. It is one of the six New England states, the others being Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

Drive distance and time : 149 mi (about 2 hours 38 mins)

Flume Gorge Historical site

Discovered in 1808, the Flume is a natural gorge extending 800 feet at the base of Mount Liberty. The walls of Conway granite rise to a height of 70 to 90 feet and are 12 to 20 feet apart. The Conway granite that formed the walls of the Flume was deeply buried molten rock that was around since 2000 million years ago during the Jurassic times.

We walked on wide gravel paths and wooden walkways through covered bridges, past waterfalls and through the 800-foot long gorge with its sheer 90-foot walls. Scenic pools, glacial boulders, and mountain views.

The walks in the forest reminded me of MacRitchie Reservoir in Singapore, but it was more pleasant here coz it was much less humid and very nice and cool.