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The Franconia Ridge Loop – including Falling Waters Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Greenleaf Trail, Old Bridle Path, “Shining Rock”, Little Haystack Mountain, Mount Lincoln, and Mount Lafayette in New Hampshire: Hiking in early September in New Hampshire will always be my favorite. Not only is it a perfect temperature at the trailhead, but its not even cold at the summit. Read more...

Hiking Mount Chocorua I’ve just woken up on a particularly miserable rainy July day at five o’clock in the morning, hastily packed a lunch and prepared for the drive to Mount Chocorua.  I pick up a friend and we watch the sun ascend the sky as we pull onto NH Route 16, the main drag up through the middle of Read more...

Mount Major: Hiking at Mt. Major State Park in Alton NH Mount Major, another small mountain weighing in at an elevation of 1,786 feet, is located in Alton, New Hampshire near the Belknap Range and to the South of Lake Winnipesaukee. Although it has a distinctly short elevation, Mount Major’s two main trails are not quite as easy as one Read more...

Mount Monadnock, situated in Monadnock State Park in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, is widely considered to be the world’s second most hiked mountain. Taking into consideration that Mount Monadnock only rises 3,165 feet (not quite an illustrious 4,000 footer) and that it sits rather on its own, not really surrounded by anything but Amherst and Milton, NH, this is both surprising Read more...

Mount Shaw is located in Moultonborough and Tuftonboro NH within Carroll County in the Ossipee Mountains, overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee. It can only boast an elevation of 2,989 feet and is privately owned (It sits on the Castle in the Clouds Estate). Mount Shaw makes up part of an ancient volcanic ring dike. Despite what appear as drawbacks, this cute mountain Read more...

Historic Buildings of Concord New Hampshire Concord, the capitol of the state of New Hampshire is rich in history dating back to the early 1700’s. Main Street in Concord was created in 1726. It is about this time that Concord’s history as an economic center of New Hampshire began to take shape and New Hampshire’s economic base was formed. Below, Read more...

Hopkinton State Fair Annually on Labor Day Weekend The Hopkinton State Fair takes place annually on Labor Day Weekend (Friday-Monday) weather permitting. The Hopkinton Fair offers amusement rides, shows, cattle and tractor pulls, 4H demonstrations and competitions, farm animals like cows, pigs, chickens, and goats. Horses and dogs are also at the Hopkinton State Fair for competitions. Hopkinton State Fair Read more...

How Many Area Codes Does New Hampshire Have? New Hampshire has only had a single area code for many years. Even after the technology boom, New Hampshire remains one of the only states to still have a single area code, the area code is 603.       Read more...

How to Make Maple Syrup in New Hampshire Making maple syrup is a great way to spend time with the family. In New Hampshire about 90,000 gallons of Maple sap is collected every year. There are instructions below on making your own Maple syrup at home. How is Maple Syrup Made? Maple Syrup is made by collecting sap from Maple Read more...