The Presidential Range is a mountain range located in the White Mountains of the state of New Hampshire, almost entirely in Coos County. The most notable summits of the range are named for prominent Americans, either public figures of the 18th and 19th centuries or Presidents.
Landscape photos taken during our trip to northern Maine and New Hampshire back during the second week of July 2009. This completes the series from our trip. You may view parts 1 and 2 by following the links below. Trip report part 1: Boreal Birds and Moose Trip report part 2: Moose
Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at 6,288 ft (1,917 m). It is famous for its dangerously erratic weather, holding the record for the highest wind gust directly measured at the Earth’s surface, at 231 mph (372 km/h) on the afternoon of April 12, 1934. It was known as [...]
One of the reason we vacationed in northern Maine were the prospects of discovering Moose as Sharon has never seen one in the wild. Spring and fall are the best times for viewing Moose in the region, but I figured with very wet and cool weather from the end of May through the beginning of [...]
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The morning of Independence Day started out foggy and cool in Bath, Maine. By 11:00 a.m., the sun made an appearance for the Heritage Days Parade. But by early afternoon, skies became threatening as seen in the images above. Does the second photo depict a funnel cloud? The cloud acted strange, rising up [...]
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