Because we extended our stay to help out at the KOA beyond our original end date of Oct 1, we would not have time to tour New Hampshire on our way out with the RV. So we adjusted our travel plans and spent our last days off before heading south, visiting New Hampshire to tour the white Mountains. Some of the colors were a bit past peak, but it was spectacular nonetheless.
We drove from Ellsworth down the coast through Belfast, then across through Augusta to Fryeburg into New Hampshire. It was cloudy on the coast but as we aheaded inland, the skies were clearing. We headed north through North Conway, Jackson, through Mount Washington Valley into Gorham where we spent the night. The following morning we headed out early and drove a scenic loop around and through the White Mountains, including
Crawford Notch, the
Kancamagus Highway, the Flume Gorge and
Franconia Notch, and Twin Mountain. We headed home through Bangor. It made for a long day and we got home late, but wow, what a memorable and magnificently scenic drive. Also, kinda glad we did not take the RV on any of these mountain passes.
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| Belfast as the storm was clearing |
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| fall colors and some wild turkeys |
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| passing by the capitol building in Augusta |
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| Fall colors on the shore of Sebago Lake, Maine |
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| passing through North Conway, NH - busy and touristy |
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| Intervale Scenic Vista |
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| Heading through Mount Washington Valley |
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| Some great fall colors |
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| Pinkham Notch Visitor Center |
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| a brief stop at Mt Washington - our truck exceeds the length limit for driving up |
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| Scenic vista across the valley |
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| In the morning, first light highlights the fall colors |
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| Uh Huh....haven't seen one yet |
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| Mt Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire's largest ski area |
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| The very impressive Crawford Notch |
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| a couple of cascades in this mountain pass |
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| Alpaca farm |
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| view from Echo Lake State Park, Cathedral Ledge climbing area |
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| a grand view over the valley |
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| Near Conway - I've seen Saco River covered bridge before, many years ago |
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| Following the Swift River, on the Kancamagus Hwy famous for fall colors |
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| Albany covered bridge |
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| Rocky Gorge Scenic Area on the Kanc |
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| on the bridge in Rocky Gorge Scenic Area |
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| Fall colors a bit past peak but still beautiful |
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| Not a good road for the RV |
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| bridge near the Lincoln Woods trail |
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| Pemigewasset River |
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| fall colors at Loon Mountain ski resort |
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| another brief stop, at The Flume gorge in Franconia Notch |
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| Ah...finally, a moose |
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| Thru Franconia Notch |
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| beautiful skies on our last leg home thru Bangor |
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