One of the most interesting parts of our exploration was finding the Appalachian Trail (or AT as the pros would say). My brother, John Thomas, is preparing to hike the AT from south to north next spring/summer and will go straight through this area in June or July. From our little experience, it is going to be a beautiful trip!
We also saw the former Old Man of the Mountain, poor New Hampshire's pride and joy. Since all we knew was that we were looking for a flat rock spot on the side of a mountain, we made lots of guesses as to which mountain was the former Old Man's residence. Most notably, an Asian lady asked Dave from the parking lot which mountain was "the" mountain. A bit hesitantly, Dave pointed to the one we were most recently speculating over and said, "I think it's that one. Yeah, right there." The lady then confirmed that Old Man had indeed fallen off and turned to tell her entire party, in another language, that this was it. They all took their pictures and went on their way. We, on the other hand, decided to follow a path. This path took us through the woods, around a lake, and to the real Old Man Memorial! Yep, a scrapbook somewhere is going to be forever duped. Granted, the true mountain didn't look much different from the first. Just make sure Dave has a little proof if he is naming a mountain :)
Another highlight was our stop at The Basin. From the uniquely formed whirlpool we hiked along a creek coming down the mountain that was littered with waterfalls. I think it was unanimously voted that hiking is most fun with a pretty view along the way. Somehow Mom and I didn't make it into any of the pictures...I think we just weren't quick enough to claim time holding Sarah!
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| Dave took several photos of this overlook and stitched them together to make this panorama. |
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