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RiverWalk Resort at Loon Mountain - Three days, two nights, in luxury accomodations. Includes a one-bedroom suite with a full kitchen as well as a winery tour and tasting at Seven Birches Winery. Value: $915

For more than 100 years, visitors have found their way to the White Mountains of New Hampshire for their beauty, grandeur, and recreational qualities.  Now, the area known as the Western White Mountains (Lincoln, Woodstock, Franconia) has become the base camp for tourists, adventure seekers, and a ton of outdoor fun.
 
GET OUTSIDE
The first rule in enjoying the White Mountains on land, is “Get Outside.”  The mountains offer so many great experiences outside, that you would never be able to do it all, especially considering there are 4 (or 5) distinct seasons.

If you are headed on a family vacation with teens, one of your top concerns is probably how to get them to disconnect from their phones and reconnect with their surroundings. There is no doubt that we live in a busy world jumping from activity to activity, and with the scope of information accessible at our fingertips, it is growing harder and harder to put the computer away and schedule an hour or two just to take walk, commune with our thoughts, or have an uninterrupted conversation with a loved one.

There are numerous benefits to setting aside “peaceful” time not just for a half hour every day, but for an extended period of a week or two a few times per year. Extended time away from the regular hustle-and-bustle of your weekly schedule is proven to allow you space to…

• Recuperate from the stress of work or school, aiding in the prevention of burn-out.
• Repair a damaged sleep schedule so you can return to the responsibilities of “real life” with the benefit of a regular 8 hours of sleep each night
• Learn and experience new subjects and cultures
• Communicate actively with your loved ones
• Create new memories within the family unit that will become cornerstones in your relationships for years to come

Lincoln, NH and the White Mountains is a hub for things to do with teens and children in the summertime. From hiking mountains to kayaking around a lake to exploring summer swimming holes to chasing waterfalls to working through an aerial ropes course to catching a black bear show to riding a bus on the lookout for moose – the possibilities are endless if you are looking to disconnect on family vacation with teenagers!