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Happy Earth Day 2025, New Hampshire

Erin Paul Donovan — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:20:28 +0000

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Earth Day, April 22, 2025 - Happy Earth Day from the New Hampshire White Mountains! Earth Day is an annual day founded by US Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970. Many consider Earth Day to be the birth of the modern environmental movement. And the purpose of this day is to celebrate and create awareness for the environment...[Continue reading]

Beede Falls, Sandwich

Erin Paul Donovan — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:05:08 +0000

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Beede Falls, Sandwich - Located on Bearcamp River, off of the historic Sandwich Notch Road, in Sandwich, New Hampshire is the scenic Beede Falls. A popular destination since the early to mid-1800s, Beede Falls (also called Beede’s Falls) is named for the Beede family; they were early settlers of the area, and at one time, they owned the waterfall and surrounding land. The name "Beebe" (Beebe River) is believed to be a corruption of "Beede." The parking lot for Beede Falls is at the Sandwich end of the notch Road, and the Bearcamp River Trail passes by this interesting water feature...[Continue reading]

Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire

Erin Paul Donovan — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:13:42 +0000

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Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire - When it comes to impressive mountains in New Hampshire, Mount Chocorua (3490 feet) in Albany is at the top of the list. One of the mountains on the 52 With a View hiking list, Mount Chocorua is the easternmost peak of the Sandwich Range. It is also part of the 6,100-acre Mount Chocorua Scenic Area, which was established in 1986. The legend of Chief Chocorua, which many believe the mountain is named for, is told often...[Continue reading]

Jim Liberty Cabin, Mount Chocorua

Erin Paul Donovan — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:36:52 +0000

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Jim Liberty Cabin, Mount Chocorua - Built in 1934, renovated in 1974, and repaired by the Forest Service in the early 2020s, the Jim Liberty Cabin is a one-room cabin located along the Liberty Trail (the old Chocorua Mountain Road), about one half-mile below the summit of Mount Chocorua (3,490 feet), in Albany, New Hampshire. It has limited occupancy for overnight guests, and it is first come, first served. The cabin replaced a previous cabin that was at the site. Built by the Chocorua Mountain Club in 1924, strong winds destroyed (tore the roof off) that cabin in 1932. The cabin and Liberty Trail are named for Jim (Dutch) Liberty, a French-Canadian who was a resident of Tamworth...[Continue reading]

2024 Year in Review, White Mountains

Erin Paul Donovan — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:12:56 +0000

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2024 Year in Review, White Mountains - Another year has gone by! It’s amazing how fast the years go by now. Here in the White Mountains, 2024 was busier than ever. Many trailheads were overflowing on the weekends, popular trails were overrun with peakbaggers trying to complete hiking lists, and town villages such as Lincoln village were gridlocked during the holidays and some weekends. Included here are a few of my favorite photographs from 2024. The commentary doesn't necessarily have any connection to the photographs...[Continue reading]

Somersworth Machine Company Stove

Erin Paul Donovan — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:36:09 +0000

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Somersworth Machine Company Stove, Swift River Trail - Pictured here in 2010 at an abandoned campsite in the Horne Brook drainage in Livermore, New Hampshire, is an old stove made by the Somersworth Machine Company in Great Falls (today's Somersworth), New Hampshire. This stove is a protected artifact; the removal of historical artifacts from federal lands without a permit is a violation of federal law...[Continue reading]