Terry and I left at about 5am (grabbing Rob along the way in Brewer) to meet up with everyone in southern New Hampshire. What an incredible fall day! Almost 80 degrees out! After meeting up in Brookline NH, we took a nice Color Tour thru the twisties to Greenfield, NH, where the Yankee Siege is.
It's 56' tall and 20 tons. The counterwieght alone is 14,000 LBS! The Yankee Siege trebuchet holds various World Records in Punkin Chunkin, currently it flings a 10LB pumpkin about 1800 feet. The sound alone is worth the trip, seeing things go splat is pretty cool too.

Trying to gas up in the dark   Ok, I admit it, it was cold.....   ....but the sunrise on the road was worth it.   Rob and Terry               Steve and Rob   300 miles later we arrive at the restaurant   To greet old friends...   and new ones                     Paul slapping some overdue sense into Terry                                   Paul has a 'pose' button attached to each camera shutter   Terry telling anyone who will listen how cold it was down here                   Arriving at the field, that is 'The Castle', one of the targets                     That;'s the Yankee Siege in the background                           Smile Paul!                 Starting to arm the counterweight   still arming   Little does Laura know she is about to become a 'Connecticut Yankee in King Paul's Court'               Ok, almost armed   Umm, maybe we outghta put on a safety chain...                     The Three Stooges?   Laura getting instructions                     It's a trebuchet, not a catapult!                     Don't forget to let go of the rope   Pull!   Check out the video of the pull in action