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I only recently heard of this spot just this past October. Went in via a trail from a campsite further up Tripoli which soon joined the old road. Just before the road hits Eastman brook, another smaller path veers somewhat NW towards Talford Brook, where there is a beautiful carved cascade and...

Hard to pick only ten from what was an incredibly fun year of exploration for me. Spent many days wandering around the far north country, re-discovering several landmarks that I had read about in old history books. Clicked off about 20 more "lost" waterfalls during the spring season, and found...

Absolutely beautiful, Pudgy-Groundhog!!

I was up there on the 12th - planned the same route, but turned back just below treeline because of that massive ice slab. Really considered making a go for it, but the dog said no :)

Trail Conditions: Icy. First water crossings easy on bare rocks. Later water crossings have rocks with thick coating of ice. Sawteeth ledge area is in parts one big ice flow from the day of rain a few days back. Upper trail starts nice, then gets icier and glazed. No snow cover, and most of...

The Shelburne trails have had some extensive restructuring. Many were there, gone, now back again. Not sure which editions have their original layout. I remember a few years back trying to find the Scudder trail, which was on my map. Found out later that day that it had been obliterated by...

Cool! That's another of my photos than Dean Goss put on Google Earth. From my 2009 trip: http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?32093-Hawthorne-Falls-Success-09-02-09 This thread inspired me a bit, so when a co-worker asked about going on a small hike somewhere today, I picked Gale River...

I'd call it "tough but manageable", but everyone's opinions on off-trail excursions differ. Not bad at all on a warm day during a long dry spell, but fairly impassible during icy early spring runoff. I was turned back one snowy February day, and one wet day in May. I've never come down from...

I've been to Hawthorne Falls about 6 times now - it's a frequent side-trip while working on the Gale River trail. First up, Hawthorne Falls is about 40 feet tall, not 90... but no less beautiful because of that shorter actual figure. There is an old path/herd path that is easy to follow for a...

Dusting on the ground here in Bethlehem right now. Photos of Franconia Notch today posted online look like winter - expect some of the same up on the ridge.

I haven't fact-checked this, but I was told a while back that white birches had about a century lifespan. That being said, we would be approaching the end of the white birch lifecycle since the great forest fires of the early 1900s. So it would seem to be the natural succession of things -...

Nice! Big green square for you - wonderful photos! :D

Date of Hike: 7/25/2012 Trail Conditions: Route taken: Wild River Trail-Moriah Brook Trail-Carter/Moriah Trail-Kenduskeag Trail-Shelburne Trail-Highwater Trail. Moriah Brook Trail and Shelburne Trail are both mostly within the Wild River Wilderness, which means that hikers can expect...

Date of Hike: 07/18/2012 Trail Conditions: Irene left a considerable mark on these trails. Several washouts, scree-like rocks strewn about on many portions of the trail, and undermined roots and wooded supports along the way. Trail easily followed and all damaged sections hikeable. Forest...

Beautiful photos, Tim! It was an equally beautiful Wednesday "across the street" on a grand Carter traverse. These have been some great days to be out on the mountains.

Another nice loop is up Glencliff / Carriage Road (over both summits), down Benton and loop back via Tunnel Ravine. Lots of above treeline and ponds, no waterfalls, though.

Anyone willing to help spot a vehicle between Gorham and Pinkham Notch early Wednesday morning? My original arrangement fell through, but the weather forecast looks great for a long traverse if I can still swing it. Of course, anyone who wants to join in the hike as well as help spot a car is...

Nice, Tim! I definitely second the "late start" hike.... no crowds, and great light! As long as you don't mind heading out with a headlamp. Or the occasional concerned hiker offering advice about the time of day and the direction you are heading in. I was happy to see when I was up on FWT...

I love Table Rock, as well as the surrounding ridges of vertical rock strata. There's a great loop hike that I try to do every year up there that encompasses Table Rock, the Three Brothers Trail, Huntingdon Falls, Dixville Flume, Sanguinary Ridge & Index Rock, then back down to The Balsams and...

The Tripyramids/Whiteface/Sleepers/Passaconaway loop is a good one. Several different entry and exit trail choices, and an easy bike ride to tie it up.