Name: Let's Celebrate December Birthdays - Bridal Veil Falls & Polly's Pancakes
Start: 2024-12-14T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-14T12:30:00-05:00

Bring your bling and let's celebrate the December birthdays with a pretty winter hike!
Please bring sweet treats to share.
Please be prepared for winter conditions - Micro-spikes or equivalent traction are required.
Dress warmly in layers, and bring hats and gloves.

***After the hike those who wish can go to Polly's Pancake Parlor for food, drink and birthday socializing.***

**NOTE:** Since there is limited parking at the trailhead for Bridal Veil Falls, we are meeting at the Artist's Bluff trailhead which is a 10 minute drive from the hike and we will carpool from there. When we carpool, it is important to know ahead of time whether you will be going to Polly's Pancakes because there will be no time to go back to your car at Artist's Bluff and get to the restaurant before it closes. The carpool drivers from Artist's Bluff will identify whether or not they are going to Polly's Pancakes, so please carpool with a driver who has the same intention as you.

**NOTE**: THIS HIKE IS CONTINGENT ON GOOD WEATHER & SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER.

A description of this hike can be found in the book, "Haunted Hikes of New Hampshire", by Marianne O'Connor.

**THE HIKE:**
This is a relatively easy hike along a brook to a beautiful waterfall. The trail is 5 miles round trip, and it does not have any steep or rocky sections. Near the waterfall is a CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) shelter, which was built in the 1930's or early 1940's.

**Hike details:**

* Level: Easy/Intermediate
* Distance: 5 miles R/T
* Elevation gain: 1110 feet
* Time: Approximately 3 hours

There is also a plaque alongside the brook that was placed there at the request of the actress, Bette Davis. Apparently, Bette Davis had fallen in love with a local man, Arthur Farnsworth, and she intentionally got "lost" along the brook, where she waited for Arthur to find her. Bette and Arthur married and moved to Hollywood, where Arthur died mysteriously at the age of 33. Some time after Arthur's death, Bette had the plaque installed in memory of her late husband. We will look for the plaque that Bette Davis had placed in the spot along the picturesque stream where Farnsworth rescued her. (I know where it is if no one else can find it.)

Brief video slide show:
https://youtu.be/X3NAwJlU3fo

DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THIS HIKE.

GUESTS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THIS HIKE. HAVE YOUR GUEST JOIN THIS GROUP AND SIGN UP FOR THIS EVENT IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND.

**LIABILITY RELEASE:** As a condition of your voluntary participation in this activity you acknowledge and agree to the following: this activity involves inherent risks that can cause property damage, injury, illness, disability, and/or death to participants and/or others; you assume all risk associated with this activity; you are responsible for having the necessary knowledge, skills, abilities, clothing, and equipment to safely participate in this activity; you know and will follow the Hiker Responsibility Code described at hikesafe.com (http://www.hikesafe.com) . The leader(s) of this activity are volunteers; and you release, hold harmless, and indemnify the leader(s) and all members of this group from any and all claims for property damage, injury, illness, disability, and/or death - including those caused by negligence and/or other reasons

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