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Dartmouth - Lake Sunapee Region
White Mountain National Forest
White Mountain National Forest Silver Cascade Falls © Gary Jordan
This is a view from the road Highway 302. This is less then half the total drop of the falls.
White Mountain National Forest Flume Cascade © Gary Jordan
Flume Cascade is the sister falls of Silver Cascade. They flow down the mountain next to each other.
White Mountain National Forest The Kancamagus Highway © Gary Jordan
Rocky Gorge... This is a pothole in cross-section. It is scoured out by swirling sand and rocks over thousands of years. Later half the pothole was gradually worn away by rushing water, widening the gorge. The illustration in the left lower corner depicts how the pothole was made.
White Mountain National Forest Flume Cascade © Gary Jordan
This is the view right from Highway 302 in Crawford Notch.
White Mountain National Forest Silver Cascade Falls © Gary Jordan
Silver Cascade Falls is located in Crawford Notch and often refered to as The Gate of the Notch. This waterfall is a risky climb. I made the climb so you dont have to. These pictures were taken so you can see what it looks like without risking anything. Enjoy...
White Mountain National Forest Silver Cascade Falls © Gary Jordan
Occassionally, throughout my hike, I reached places and crept out of the woods to peak at the falls. The climb was quite the experience between fear, exploration, and venture. I did loose my footing several times. Luckly I had positioned myself for such events.
White Mountain National Forest Silver Cascade Falls © Gary Jordan
This is the top of the Falls. Please take my advice and never make this climb. It is way too treacherous for anyone but those who think they are invincible. As a senior citizen, I tell you this in all ernest. But I did get my photographs......
White Mountain National Forest Silver Cascade Falls © Gary Jordan
A look down gives you a visual of the long way you would fall if you were to slip. And farther down, it gets even steeper.
White Mountain National Forest Silver Cascade Falls © Gary Jordan
The upper part of the falls is not visible from the road. But here is a picture of what it looks like as you approach the top.
White Mountain National Forest Rocky Gorge © Dorothy Valenti
Viewpoint
White Mountain National Forest © Dorothy Valenti
White Mountain National Forest Autumn Overlook © Dorothy Valenti
Camera used Minolta Dimage Z1
White Mountain National Forest Beats Walkin © Gary Jordan
Beats Walkin... Shear cliffs on one side and a mountains on the other.
White Mountain National Forest Mt. Willard © Gary Jordan
Mt Willard... The train passes next to Mt Willard and all its relics.
White Mountain National Forest The Kancamagus Highway © Gary Jordan
Rocky Gorge Walking Bridge
White Mountain National Forest The Kancamagus Highway © Gary Jordan
Rocky Gorge View of the walking bridge looking downstream as it spans the Gorge.
White Mountain National Forest The Basin © Gary Jordan
White Mountain National Forest The Kancamagus Highway © Gary Jordan
Rocky Gorge... This is during a season of above average rains.
White Mountain National Forest Rushing Waters © Dorothy Valenti
Camera used Minolta Dimage Z1
White Mountain National Forest The Basin © Gary Jordan
White Mountain National Forest The Basin © Gary Jordan
The Basin area consists of a granite bowl, twenty feet in diameter, fed by a waterfall, worn smooth by the Pemigewasset River.
White Mountain National Forest Crawford Notch © Gary Jordan
The Boss... The Conway Train Ride is powered by a diesel electric locomotive.
White Mountain National Forest The Kancamagus Highway © Gary Jordan
Lower Falls.
White Mountain National Forest Crawford Notch © Gary Jordan
Crawford Notch Depot... This is where the train running out of Conway turns around for the trip back down the mountain.
White Mountain National Forest Conway Train Depot © Gary Jordan
This is where the Conway Railroad leaves and takes you past sheer bluffs, steep ravines, cascading brooks and streams, panoramic mountain vistas, and across the famed Frankenstein Trestle and Willey Brook Bridge - enroute to Crawford Depot or Fabyan Station.
White Mountain National Forest The Kancamagus Highway © Gary Jordan
Lower Falls.
White Mountain National Forest The Kancamagus Highway © Gary Jordan
Lower Falls.
White Mountain National Forest In The Fall © Dorothy Valenti
New England, at its best Camera used Minolta Dimage Z1
WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST
WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST
Federal Building
Laconia, New Hampshire   03246
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Located north of New Hampshire's central plateau, lies the White Mountains National Forest, cloaked with forests and laced with streams. Among the ranges and ridges are the highest mountains in the Northeast, the Presidential Range, which culminate in the bare granite summit of 6,288-foot Mount Washington, Mounts Adams, Jefferson, Monroe and Madison also exceed 5,000 feet in elevation. The Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire runs mainly through the White Mountains, including a section along the Presidential Ridge that is the longest section of the trail above the treeline.
FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES OVERVIEW
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Location
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Visitor Comments, Memories and Reviews
January 5 Hikers Dream by Tatkat
Been to the White mountains twice now,from Ohio. Absolutely love this area. Very clean and trails are marked and maintained very well. Thinking of finding a part time job for a Season there...
April 11 not a park! / looks like a park by Swiftc
The white mountain National Forest is not a national Park. It is a working forest administered by the Forest Service, a subgroup of the US dept of Agriculture. As such they manage the forest on the basis of multiple uses and a sustained yield of timber. Timber harvests are part of the management edict.
July 19 by R.c.p.
I have going to n.h. For forty years with my family . We hiked most of the trails an camped in dolly coop Campground and really miss it .
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Area Campgrounds
Beech Hill Campground & Cabins
970 Route 302 West
Twin Mountain, NH
603-846-5521
Area Cabins and Lodges
Mountain Club on Loon
90 Loon Mountain Rd
Lincoln, NH
(603) 745-2244
Village of Loon Mountain Resort
Kancamagus Hwy
Lincoln, NH
(603) 745-3401
Nearby Hotels
Booking.com

Directions
Travelling north from Boston on US Highway 93 will lead you to the forest.

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