White Mountain Attractions:
A. Interstate 93 and 3:
Franconia Notch State Park is located in a deep rift formed between the Kinzman Range and the steep cliffs of the Franconian Mountains and is sliced in the 8-mile section of Interstate 93. This section has access to various attractions from 34 A, B, C, Flume Gorge in the south to Echo Lake Beach in the north.
The Gilman Visitor Center, located at the first exit and surrounded by Mount Liberty and Flume, provides a good introduction.
Initially developed as a social, recreational destination for the elderly in Mountain Rock, in response to the influx of tourists arriving at a horse stage coach, the park has two different "profile houses" There was Le. This transportation method has been changed in the 1870s when the spur track from Bethlehem connects the train station of the profile house.
Demand produced by wealthy tourists, most of them traveling with their servants, will spend at least in the summer resort, in 1905 demolished the original hostel, it is the newest British hotel.
The Concorde coach is exhibited at the Gilman visitor center. Built in Concord, New Hampshire by Abbott, Downing, and Company between 1828 and 1900, this type became the most famous stage in the world, showing great global service. In Omaha, Nebraska, 30 coaches and 60 4 horses harnesses were included.
A carefully drawn example of the visitor center, coach # 431, assembled in 1874, has two padded front-facing roof benches and two interior-facing benches, New Hampshire Plymouth, Until 1911 it was a profile house of Franconian Notch. It was discovered in Vermont 22 years later and returned to the area and restored.
With the exception of the center's gift shop and cafeteria, the continually managed "Franconia Notch" film provides an excellent introduction to the park.
The shuttle carries tourists of the Gilman Visitor Center to 500 yards from the Flume Valley, one of the most impressive attractions of Franconia Notch State Park, and the road of boardwalk leads to it.
Discovered by Jess Guernsey in 1990 at 93 years old this valley is a natural cleft of 800 feet in length at the bottom of Mt. Liberty with narrow walls of Conway's granite and its height is 70 to 90 feet It is 12 to 20 feet apart. Egg shaped rocks 10 feet tall and 12 feet long were once hanging on the walls, but in 1883 they were cleaned by landslides made by storms.
Walking course leads to pool, sentinel pine bridge, waterfall.
Another one of the shining jewels of Franconia Notch State Park is Cannon Mountain. As it rises to 4,180 feet, there are 72 trails and glides totaling 23 miles and 264 acres, with a vertical drop of 2,180 feet. Its 10 lift ranges from a 600 ft hacker brook handle to a 5,139 ft tram tram.
The mountains themselves played an important role in the history of New Hampshire skiing. For example Franconia's Joan Hannah grew up skiing here, became a member of the US Olympic team in 1960 and 1964 and won a bronze medal in the FIS World Championships tournament held in Chamonix in 1962.
Jean Claude Killy won the three men's events held at the 1967 World Cup on the way to winning all the champions in the first year of the World Cup Games.
Visitors enjoyed the views of Echo Lake, Artist Bluff, Bold Knob and crossed the vertical rise of 2,022 feet to the top of 4,180 feet in 8 minutes and the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway of 80 people (80 skiers) You can ride the gondola Mount Lafayette, the highest mountain of the Franconian mountains.
Its predecessor, the first street car in North America ordered operations in a wooden car of 27 people in 1938, promoted to a class top within the ski resort system in the northeastern part, and 42 years after having carried 6.5 million passengers I retired. The current version dedicated on May 24, 1980, in this case is even higher than the resort standard in Europe.
At Summit Cafe, Bar, Cannon Mountain Rim Trail, observation platform you can enjoy rides, scenery, drinks, meals and hiking.
Outside the New England ski museum at the base of Cannon Mountain, tram cars of 1938 and skim bils of Mount Cranmore are on display.
The museum was established with the objective of collecting, preserving and displaying elements from a wide range of ski history, with the widest collection of vintage equipment, clothing, historical materials, photographs, literature, posters and artworks exhibited It is.
According to the museum the earliest evidence of the use of human skiing was excavated in the form of a ski piece 8,000 years ago from a Russian swamp. The first examples of Asia and Europe were handmade and practical, mainly used for traveling, hunting and battle. Today's game is contrasted for competition and recreational purposes.
Modern machines caused a ski boom in the 1930s. Ropedou, trams and ski lifts promoted winter sports enthusiasts promoting winter sports enthusiasts from Boston to New England slopes using snow trains.
The road runs from the foot of Cannon Mountain to Old Man at Mountain Historic Site.
The site of 40.5 feet geologically formed about 2 million years ago is itself 1,200 feet of the profile lake in the mountain and consists of five granite shelves that look like human's silhouette It was. For example, one with only forehead is 20 feet by 4 feet and weighs 20 tons. The forehead shelf was 10 feet by 45 feet, the weight was 30 tons, its components included 11 feet of eyebrows, 10 feet of nose, 7 feet of upper lip, 12 feet of jaws.
But even with such seemingly permanent rock formations, slow erosion ultimately weakened the rock shelf and turned out to be permanent when collapsed on the evening of 3rd May 2003. Analysis of Geologists in New Hampshire State The Task Force appointed by the government stipulated that as in the physical world profiles are forced to be forced into memory.
However, in 2011, the Orange of Granite Mountain Mountain Profiler Plaza located on the coast of Profile Lake was dedicated, and it became possible for viewers to watch the devices that steel bars and "profiles" reproduce images When the original pointed at a cliff where roots grew.
Small mountain museum old man relocated recently to the lodge of Cannon Mountain aerial tramway and is exhibiting related to Profile House hotel era.
Franconia Notch State Park has several natural attractions. For example, in the basin, while the glacier melts and the rock melts and the river itself flows out of Profile Lake flowing through 1,900 rivers, the depth of the Pemiguwaset Set River made 25,000 years ago is 15 feet, foot height I will drain the notch and notch. Boise rock was unstable like a glacier and once worked as an overnight protection of Torrea Boys. Tosa Boise was sentenced to death while crying in the furious blizzard, forcibly overhang looking for a shelter. Boise Woods represents a low altitude forest environment typical of Franconian Notch. Also, Eagle Cliff, 1,500 feet tall, often serves as a nesting spot for Peregrine Falcon.
In contrast to the natural Clark Trading Post, another family theme park that was accessed by Route 3 and opened from May to October features Black Bear Live Show, steam-powered White Mountain Ride I am doing it Central railway. There are Old Man of the Mountain Climbing Tower, Old Mill · Pond · Water · Blaster Boat, Segway · Ride, American Museum and the Fire Department of 1884 around the attraction. Whistle Stop Snack Bar, Pullman & # 39; s Pizza and Subs, Peppermint Saloon can eat meals and snacks. You can also purchase gifts at Candle Shop and Maple Cabin.
B. On route 112:
Known as Kancamagus Highway National Scenic Byway, Route 112 of 34.5 miles provides access from Lincoln to White Mountain. From Lincoln it reached an elevation of up to 3000 feet, Conway. In the northeast of the first designated National Scenic Byway, there is a mountain of Kancamagus, which started from Passichonaway town Road 1837, which had been extending from that point to the east and west from Lincoln After the Second World War, it is the State Highway Authority. Traffic increased when two sections were linked in 1959.
The White Mountain Visitor Center is on the west side of the road beyond Lincoln.
Because of the narrow rifts in the steady rocks of the Swift River for thousands of years, there are many scenic spots such as Taki pond, Sawyer Pond, Greeley pond, Lower Falls and so on. A rustic campsite makes it easy for people who wish to combine one or more area activities with one or more night activities such as picnics, hiking, swimming, fishing, kayaking, snowshoes and more.
The natural landscape of this area can also be explored at Lost River Gorge and Boulder Caves, located 6 miles west of North Woodstock at Route 112 of Kinsman Notch.
The notch itself formed 300 million years ago was engraved in a glacier of the thick iceberg in the glacial era, created the current mountains, and it became accessible through it. The only side of the remaining glacier is the pace at which erosion continues to affect the Lost River valley. According to this charm, "Complex (lantern lighting) board walk twists, rotates, rises and descends", such as granite walls, huge boulders, stacks like blocks, glacial caves, waterfalls and so on.
From the east 112 of North Woodstock you can see the Cafe Lafayette Dinner Train just in front of Interstate 93.
Poor friends, owners Lance Burak and Leslie Holloway probably hired his hand and restored the three Pullman cars to the splendor of the times, trusting the dream of running a dinner train before beginning a new one We released the concept of Hampshire version in 1989. Five promising courses were held in Grand Europe, skillfully prepared by Chef Doug Trulson, round trips 2 hours and 20 minutes from North Woodstock, dining / riders have a main or dome level table (4) You can make a reservation.
Of the three leaders, the blue and white "Granite Eagle" is the first dome car to enter the state in 1995 after transportation from Kansas and was restored in the engine house of the Hobo Railway the following year. # 39; Throw Lincoln. Built in 1952, the Pullman planetarium car features a unique three-level arrangement with a dome, a lounge sunk below it, main-level front and back accommodation.
The 1953 Canadian National Railway Cafe Coach "Algonquin" and the 1924 Pullman Standard Victorian Coach's "Indian Waters" (brass, stained glass, polished forest of the times) were completed.
Creeping in the green tunnel of the forest, the gently moving train traced the path taken by Pemigewasset Valley Railroad in the late 1800s, crossing the shallow rocky mosaic of the Pemigewasset River, a rusty bridge with dual span bridges. Jack O & # 39 Lantern Course to the resort, return point of the train, diet basically coffee or tea enjoying 5 course dinner with appetizers, organically grown salads, palette cleansing sherbet, entry and dessert tables. Separately charged alcoholic beverages are available.
Hobo railway located east of Lincoln uses the same Pemigewasset River river for Jack O & # Lantern Resort during the 80-minute round trip from Hobo Junction station in May. During the peak summer, three times a day Frequency of October.
Follow that route to the Plymouth and Lincoln railroads in 1986, which had operated seven mile excursions to Woodstock with three diesel electric locomotives, then secured the orbit's right from the state of New Hampshire, 54 miles Lake Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad Division and Establishment of Meredith-Weirs Beach-Laconia Service
At Lincoln passengers can purchase drinks and snacks on board or pre-order Hobo lunch for sandwiches, chips, cookies, drinks, hobo sticks or pouches. Theme runs of fall autumn leaves and Polar Express are offered at the end of the weekend.
Rune Mountain in the middle of Lincoln of Route 112 is White Mountain & # 39; many ski resorts. North, South, and Loon three peaks - 12 lift, 370 acre acre, 61 trails. The top of the altitude is 3,050 feet.
There are three peaks, the camp 3 at the North Peak Base, the Octagon Lodge and Governor Adams Lodge at the base of Rune Peak, the peak of Pemigawasset Base Camp at South Peak, the summit of Summit Cafe Rune Mountain.
Like other resorts, Loon offers several summer activities including scenic gondola sky rides, horseback riding, mountain biking, climbing walls, bungy trampolines, Segway tours, individual tuition and combination tickets I will.
