Tom & Mike visited the White Mountains region of New Hampshire for 2 days before the 4th of July, 2004 holiday. On the way to Franconia Notch State Park we stopped by 'The Frost Place', which apparently is where Robert Frost lived. We then visited 'the Flume', a chasm created by a river. After this, we started our hike to Lonesome Lake (along part of the Appalachian Trail) where we camped for the night. There was a huge thunderstorm, but we stayed dry in the tent! The next day we hiked back along a different trail and walked by 'the Basin', about which Thoreau in 1839 wrote, "this pothole is perhaps the most remarkable curiosity of its kind in New England" - the eroding action of a small waterfall had, over time, created a sort of whirlpool in a boulder. After hiking we drove across the Kancamagus Highway, one of the most scenic routes in the country, to Mt. Washington, the highest peak in the Northeast. The 8 mile drive from the base of the mountain brought us to the 6288' summit; it was here in 1934 that the world's highest wind speed (231mph!) was recorded. We drove down the mountain and back to Cape Cod in under 5 hours. A great trip!
