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Sentinel Pine Covered Bridge

Sentinel Pine Covered Bridge - Franconia Notch State Park
Sentinel Pine Covered Bridge - Located in New Hampshire’s Franconia Notch State Park is the picturesque Sentinel Pine Covered Bridge. Built by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests in 1939, the roughly 60 foot long covered bridge crosses the Pemigewasset River just above a natural basin knonw as "The Pool”. The covered bridge is named for a massive old white pine tree that once stood on the cliff above the pool; it watched over the pool much ...

Boise Rock, Franconia Notch

Boise Rock - Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire
Boise Rock, Franconia Notch - Along the northbound lane of the Franconia Notch Parkway, just south of Profile Lake, in New Hampshire's Franconia Notch, is the Boise Rock scenic pull-off; there is an impressive view of Cannon Cliff (above) from this pull-off. Cannon Cliff is the site of the now gone Old Man of the Mountain rock profile, and it is known worldwide for rock climbing...[Continue reading] ...

Cannon Mountain, Franconia Notch

Cannon Mountain - Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire USA
Cannon Mountain, Franconia Notch State Park - Located just south of Bald Mountain in Franconia, New Hampshire, which I wrote about last week, is the centerpiece of Franconia Notch State Park, the state-owned Cannon Mountain ski area. Franconia Notch State Park would be much different today if Cannon Mountain wasn't included in a land purchase back in the 1920s.....[Continue reading] ...

Bald Mountain, Franconia Notch State Park

Travel & Tourism - Franconia Notch State Park
Bald Mountain, Franconia Notch State Park - Located a short distance from Echo Lake, which I wrote about last week, in Franconia, New Hampshire is another great location where photographers will have no problem creating images. Even though some hiking has to be done to reach the summit of Bald Mountain the views of Franconia Notch are worth the short hike.....[Continue reading] ...

Echo Lake, Franconia Notch

Echo Lake - Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire USA
Echo Lake, Franconia Notch State Park - Many photographers who visit the White Mountains of New Hampshire are interested in roadside attractions that can be easily reached. So today I am going to share a great location, Echo Lake, in the northen section of Franconia Notch State Park....[Continue reading] ...

Walker Cascades, Franconia Notch

Walker Cascades - Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire
Walker Cascades, Franconia Notch - Walker Cascades are a series of cascades located on Walker Brook, just off the Old Bridle Path, in Franconia Notch in the New Hampshire White Mountains. I have read a few history books that reference these cascades as being "Walker's Falls", but their description seems more to be ......[Continue reading] ...

Old Man of the Mountain, Franconia Notch

Old Man of the Mountain - Franconia Notch State Park
Old Man of the Mountain, Franconia Notch - On May 3, 2003, New Hampshire's Old Man of the Mountain, also known as "The Great Stone Face" and "The Profile" collapsed. The above image, taken around 2001, is one of only a few images I have left of the Old Man of the Mountain. This old grainy 35MM slide represents the Old Man I knew over the years. Long live the Old Man....[Continue reading] ...

Favorite 10 Images of 2012

Franconia Notch State Park - Pemi Trail
Mount Chocorua Scenic Area - Albany, New Hampshire Favorite 10 images of 2012 - Another year is gone! Where does the time go? It has been an interesting year here in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The weather patterns have been crazy and as I reflect on the year that is what stands out most. I spent many days shooting in the rain and in bad weather this year, but overall it has been a very successful and enjoyable ...

Artists Bluff, Franconia Notch State Park

Franconia Notch State Park - White Mountains, New Hampshire
Artists Bluff, Franconia Notch State Park - Artists Bluff is a rocky outcrop on the north end of Franconia Notch State Park in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. This outcrop offers a unique view of Cannon Mountain, Franconia Notch Parkway, Eagle Cliff, Echo Lake and of Mount Lafayette.....[Continue reading] ...

Liberty Gorge, Franconia Notch

Liberty Gorge - Franconia Notch, White Mountains
Liberty Gorge, Franconia Notch - Cascade Brook flows through this gorge in the Flume Gorge area of Franconia Notch State Park in Lincoln, New Hampshire. And it is one of the many interesting natural features of Franconia Notch. Today, this water feature is known both as Liberty Gorge and Liberty Gorge Cascades...[Continue reading] ...