Head to the Manchester traffic circle (you'll pass the Goldenrod restaurant first, then there'll be a hunting supply store, a convenience store, and some road signs, one leading to the town of Chester, NH) Go around the traffic circle, aiming to pass the convenience store on your right hand side. Stay on that road--you'll be headed towards Chester, although, technically, you'll be going through Auburn, first. Don't let that throw you.

Now, on the right hand side of the road, will be Lake Massabeesic. You will see various pull offs and parking areas. A good many of them are good spots to pull over and see the views of foliage, sailboats, wildlife, etc. Depending on the season, it's a good way to get to shooting the breeze with local fishermen, or, photographers, or what-have-you. I highly recommend bringing a camera.

Should you choose to keep going, you'll eventually wind up at the blinker in Chester Center at the intersection of Route 102 and Route 121.

If you turn right, you'll be headed towards Derry, NH. If you turn left, you'll be headed towards Raymond, NH. If you go straight ahead, you'll eventually wind up in Sandown, NH. I do recommend exploring these back (ish) roads when you aren't in any particular hurry.

I realize that I may have thoroughly confused you. Here's how you fix that: Go to the bookstore, and ask for a copy of the New Hampshire Gazetteer. It's a paper map book of the towns/cities in NH, and this will be a huge help to you when GPS is being less than helpful and you're trying to either make sense of directions given by someone who has been driving the NH back roads since they got a license, or, when GPS is being less than helpful and you're trying to get off of some godforsaken back road somewhere.

Hope this helps! Good luck!

I make awesome whoopie pies. Team butter & marshmallow fluff.

I used to make big whoopie pies, but bringing them to work and seeing folks cut them in half inspired me to make them muffin cup size.

I used to have 'Lassie' Collies. I can feel your tick-check pain.

That said..

a quick way to check for ticks in a thick dog coat is to take doggo outside with a hair dryer and use the forced air to part the hair to check for ticks.

That made my life as a Collie mama a whole lot easier during tick season.

Hope this helps!

what a beautiful shot!! thank you for sharing it!!