COVID Respite–Enjoying New Hampshire Waterfalls

Hello friend! Hope you are well and holding up. It is so different deciding to put your feet up at home enjoying some solitude vs. being told you have no choice. Certainly helping me get over the don’t-tell-me-what-to-do childish attitude which I hate to admit. How are you doing?

I thought I’d share some of the beautiful waterfalls in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The trip was last May after a severe, long-lasting winter. As spring rolled in, the rain continued but we had a few beautiful days. So while you are sitting down, wishing you could be doing something else, rest your mind and come along with me.

Silver Cascade1
Silver Cascade, Crawford Notch State Park

Just enjoy . . .

Meandering in Search of Vermont Waterfalls

When you see water running down every hillside along the road, you know Vermont’s waterfalls will be glorious. This small waterfall was flowing down the hill next to our first hike’s parking area. The drop was only about 12 feet, but what a lovely start to our adventures. The winter saw heavy snow, rain has been falling for days at a time, and spring is about three weeks late. Even now, the end of May, we need both raincoats and heavier outerwear. For spectacular waterfalls, who could ask for more than spring snowmelt and continual rain. So grab your raincoat and mittens–let’t go!

Skip the umbrella, we’ll be bushwacking today!

Waterfall Jaunt in the Catskills and Adirondacks

Buttermilk Falls, Peekamoose Road, Sundown Wild Forest, Catskill Park

The Catskill and Adirondack Mountains in eastern New York State have many marvelous waterfalls along hikes of all lengths as well as roadside. Doing road trips over the last few years, here are a few falls you may enjoy that involved no more than 1/2 mile walk. If you love waterfalls as much as I do, take a look at New York State. Compared to the West, walking in the northeast feels like a cool, moist, moss-covered jacket that envelopes and beckons you to slow down, look around, and enjoy.

Watch your step on the slick rocks and let’s go!

Diverse and Spectacular–The Flume Gorge Loop

New Hampshire’s White Mountains is a gorgeous area of New England. Here at Flume Gorge Loop in Franconia Notch State Park we’ll discover unique beauty over a 2-mile loop trail walk. The Loop Trail is one of the most visited in New Hampshire with crowds that don’t quit, but guess what? It is May and the young ones are still in school, the weather is a bit iffy, and we are pretty much alone in this spectacular and special treasure.

Flume Gorge Bridge
Let’s Go!