Somersworth Machine Company Stove, Swift River Trail - Pictured here in 2010 at an abandoned campsite in the Horne Brook drainage in Livermore, New Hampshire, is an old stove made by the Somersworth Machine Company in Great Falls (today's Somersworth), New Hampshire. This stove is a protected artifact; the removal of historical artifacts from federal lands without a permit is a violation of federal law...[Continue reading]

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Gordon Fall - Randolph, New Hampshire - Pictured here is Gordon Fall on Snyder Brook in Randolph, New Hampshire during the summer months. Located within the Snyder Brook Scenic Area, along the Fallsway Trail, this waterfall (or cascade) is one of many in the Snyder Brook valley. This brook is located in Randolph and Low and Burbank's Grant, and the lower section of the brook travels through the 36-acre Snyder Brook Scenic Area..[Continue reading]

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Kinsman Falls, Franconia Notch - Located in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire, Kinsman Falls is a small waterfall on Cascade Brook; the Basin-Cascades Trail travels along the side of this interesting brook. This scenic waterfall is just one of the many intriguing water features on Cascade Brook. Kinsman Falls has been known by a few different names. During the 1800s, this waterfall was called Basin Falls, Tunnel Falls, and Merrill’s Falls...[Continue reading]

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Baby Flume, Franconia Notch - Located on the Pemigewasset River, a short ways down river from the Basin viewing area, in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire is another natural feature known as the Baby Flume. While not as impressive as the Basin or Flume Gorge, this little flume is worth visiting. Since the 1800s, people have been visiting the Baby Flume. During the late (and possibly mid) 1800s it was called the Young Flume, and before that it was referred to as Stone Flume...[Continue reading]

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Philosopher of the Pool, Franconia Notch - New Hampshire’s Franconia Notch has an abundance of interesting attractions. Located along the Pemigewasset River just below the Sentinel Pine Covered Bridge is a natural basin known as the Pool. Created by glaciers at the end of the last ice age, this basin is 40 feet deep and 150 feet wide; the cliff walls are 130 feet high. Dating back to the 1800s, this basin has been a tourist attraction. Guests of the Flume House (1846-1918) and Profile House (1853-1923) and early travelers passing through Franconia Notch were fascinated with this natural wonder. However, it’s known more for Professor John Merrill, better known as the “Philosopher of the Pool”. Merrill’s compelling outlook on life has earned him a place in White Mountains history...[Continue reading]

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The Basin, Franconia Notch - The Basin is a 20-foot-wide (some say 30 feet), 15 feet deep, glacial pothole along the Pemigewasset River in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire. It was formed by melting glaciers at the end of the last ice age; the combination of the melting glacier water and swirling sand and stones eroded and smoothed the bedrock.  Nineteenth-century writers, such as Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), were fascinated with this natural wonder...[Continue reading]

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