WHITE MOUNTAIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Our first day in New Hampshire was thunder and rain. We waited till 10:00 am to visit the Old Man of the Mountain in the Franconia Notch State Park. To our disappointment it was so foggy, we could not see the top of the mountain. The face of the Old Man of the Mountain, which were boulders on top of each other that had stood for thousand years, was destroyed in 2003 by a strong storm. The second picture shows an outline of what it used to look like.


We drove to The Flume Gorge, a natural gorge at the base of Mt. Liberty. A self guided 2 mile trail showing flowers, ferns, moss and unusual tree roots. The flume was discovered in 1808 by a 93 year old woman on her way fishing.

This picturesque covered bridge is one of the oldest in the state. It was built in the 1886 and was restored several times. This bridge was built across the Pemegewasset River.

What a gorgeous water fall.




A real Bear Cave.

A real Wolf's Den

The Sentinel Pine Bridge stood for centuries. It was one of the largest in the state, nearly 175 feet high. The hurricane of September 1938 uprooted the giant pine whose trunk bridges the river above the pool and forms the base for the covered bridge.


These trees grew on top of boulders with the root system on top of the rock.

As we walked through the area and saw hugh boulders. Some weighing over 300 tons.

Driving home we came across another covered bridge. As you can see it was raining and about 15 bikers used it as shelter.


We are leaving tomorrow as we have a small air condition problem and need to take it into a shop to repair the problem.