Discover the White Mountains of New Hampshire : A Guide to the Best Hiking, Biking and Paddling

by Jerry and Marcy Monkman

• ISBN13: 9781878239884
• ISBN10: 1878239880
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Books

Summary

This three-in-one guidebook is a great all-around guide and trip planner with detailed descriptions of more than 50 trips.

Author Biography

Jerry and Marcy Monkman photograph and write about the wild places of New England. Their work has been published in many magazines, including Outdoor Photographer, Backpacker, Natural History, Canoe & Kayak, and Yankee. They are also regular contributors to the publications of the Appalachian Mountain Club, Appalachian Trail Conference, the Northern Forest Alliance, and Manomet Observatory. They live in Portsmouth, NH.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. viii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Locator Map	p. x
Map Legend	p. xii
White Mountain National Forest: Basic Information	p. 1
Climate	p. 2
Getting There	p. 2
Lodging	p. 3
U.S. Forest Service Information	p. 3
Fees	p. 4
Universal Access	p. 4
Emergencies	p. 5
Choosing Your Trip	p. 5
Hunting Season	p. 5
Logging	p. 6
Don't Drink the Water	p. 6
Backcountry Camping	p. 7
Protect the Resource!	p. 8
History	p. 12
Geological History	p. 12
Human History	p. 15
Trip Highlights Charts	p. 20
Hiking	p. 34
Hiking Times	p. 35
Trip Ratings	p. 35
Safety and Etiquette	p. 36
Flat and Easy Walks	p. 39
Square Ledge in Pinkham Notch	p. 41
The Roost	p. 44
Cascade Brook and the Basin	p. 47
Stairs, Coosauk, and Hitchcock Falls	p. 51
White Mountain Waterfalls	p. 55
Cascade Path	p. 58
Lonesome Lake	p. 61
Camping and Hiking in Bear Country	p. 64
Mount Willard	p. 66
Greeley Ponds	p. 69
Mount Pemigewasset	p. 72
Lowe's Bald Spot	p. 74
Mount Israel	p. 77
Welch and Dickey Mountains	p. 80
Trail Maintenance	p. 82
Mount Crawford	p. 85
Wildcat River	p. 88
Kearsarge North	p. 92
Caribou Mountain	p. 95
Thoreau Falls	p. 99
Zealand Falls and Zeacliff	p. 102
Mount Moosilauke	p. 107
Glacial Cirques: Remnants of the Ice Age	p. 111
Mount Jefferson via Caps Ridge	p. 112
Mount Webster and Mount Jackson	p. 116
Mount Chocorua	p. 120
The Legend of Chocorua	p. 123
Mahoosucs Adventure: Goose Eye and Mount Carlo	p. 124
The Appalachian Trail	p. 128
Mount Liberty	p. 131
The Boreal Forest	p. 135
North and South Baldface	p. 137
North Moat and Red Ridge	p. 141
Mount Hight and Carter Dome	p. 144
Franconia Ridge	p. 148
The Alpine Zone	p. 153
Mount Washington via Boott Spur	p. 156
Mount Washington: Tallest, Stormiest, Deadliest	p. 161
Hut to Hut Presidential Traverse	p. 164
AMC Huts: Spending the Night in the Backcountry	p. 174
Mountain Biking	p. 176
Trip Times	p. 176
Trip Ratings	p. 178
Set a Good Example	p. 178
Safety and Comfort	p. 180
Maps	p. 181
Bartlett Experimental Forest	p. 183
Conway Recreation Trail	p. 186
Lincoln Woods	p. 189
Fall Foliage: Why Leaves Change	p. 193
Chocorua-Tamworth Loop	p. 195
Ellsworth Pond Loop	p. 198
Moose Brook State Park	p. 202
Moose: An Animal Not Soon Forgotten	p. 205
West Side of Loon Mountain	p. 208
Franconia Notch Bicycle Path	p. 212
Sawyer River	p. 216
Missing Predators: Wolves, Mountain Lions, and Lynx	p. 220
Lower Nanamocomuck Ski Trail	p. 223
Mineral Site and Moat Mountain	p. 226
Bog Brook Eddy	p. 230
Slippery Brook Road	p. 233
The Northern Hardwood Forest	p. 236
Rob Brook Road	p. 237
Wild River	p. 241
Tracking: Reading the Signs of Nature	p. 245
Livermore Road	p. 247
Flat Mountain Pond	p. 250
Federally Designated Wilderness	p. 255
Province Pond	p. 257
Beebe River Road	p. 260
Tunnel Brook	p. 263
Biking on Ski Trails	p. 268
Quietwater Paddling	p. 270
Safety and Etiquette	p. 270
Paddling Times and Distances	p. 273
Upper Kimball Pond	p. 274
Mountain Pond	p. 276
Amphibious Exploration	p. 278
Chocorua Lake	p. 281
Conway Lake	p. 283
The Common Loon: Symbol of Wilderness	p. 286
Long Pond	p. 289
Lake Tarleton	p. 291
Whitewater Paddling	p. 294
Safety	p. 295
Etiquette and the Environment	p. 298
Local Paddling Groups	p. 298
Pemigewasset River--Woodstock to Thornton	p. 300
The Pemigewasset: A River Restored	p. 303
Pemigewasset River--Woodstock Whitewater	p. 305
Ammonoosuc River--Littleton to Lisbon	p. 309
Cold and Fastwater: Trout and Salmon Habitat	p. 313
Androscoggin River--Northern Forest Adventure	p. 315
The Northern Forest	p. 318
Saco River--North Conway to Conway	p. 319
Other Activities	p. 323
Recommended Reading	p. 328
Environmental Organizations	p. 330
Lodging	p. 331
Outfitters	p. 346
About the Authors	p. 352
About the Appalachian Mountain Club	p. 353
Leave No Trace	p. 354
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