Saturday (28th) dawned foggy and overcast. Mark was concerned because we were headed to Mt Washington, the tallest peak in the northeast. He was worried that the low clouds would obscure the view from the mountain, but it didn't take long for the weather to clear. The sun came out and so did all the people! In droves. They were everywhere! We've gotten spoiled by some pretty serene, quiet sightseeing this trip. The sunshine and mild weather made the last Saturday in September the perfect day for everyone to get out and enjoy Indian summer and the beautiful fall colors on this scenic byway through the White Mountains in New Hampshire.
Our first stop was the Mt Washington Auto Road where we were chauffeured up the steep, eight-mile long "Road to the Sky" in a tour van with 6 other passengers. We spent an hour at the summit. It was cold and windy, but a hot chocolate in the summit visitor's center helped to warm me up.
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| A long line of cars entering Mt Washington Auto Road. |
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| Looking forward through the windshield of the tour van. |
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| Some folks choose to drive themselves to the top if their vehicle isn't too big. |
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| You can also ride to the summit on the Cog Railway. |
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| Due to the extreme weather, the plant life here is the same as you would find at the Arctic Circle |
Our next stop was the Glen Ellis Falls.
Then we continued south . . .
. . . to Echo Lake-Cathedral Ledge State Park.
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| View of Echo Lake from Cathedral Ledge |
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| Echo Lake |
From there we took the Kancamagus Scenic Byway along the Swift River to the Lower Falls and the Rocky Gorge.
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| Swift River |
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| The Rocky Gorge |
We stopped for the night at the Jigger Johnson White Mountain National Forest Campground. (Try to say that 10x's fast :)
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