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The Leaf Peeper’s Guide to in the White Mountains of New Hampshire AUTUMN The Leaf Peeper’s Guide to in the White Mountains of New Hampshire AUTUMN You can enjoy autumn’s beauty all year long by preserving the colorful leaves. There are several ways to do this. To preserve branches for use in bouquets, split the stems at the base. Cover branches with a solution of two parts water and one part glycerine to a depth of 2-4". Keep in a cool, well-ventilated place until there is a very slight change in the leaf color. Then remove and hang upside-down until dry. To preserve leaves, gather them while they are soft and supple, and use one of these methods. Mix one part glycerin with two parts water and submerge the leaves for 2-6 days. Dry them with paper towels, and they should feel soft and pliable. Or place them between two layers of wax paper, cover with piece of paper or a tea towel and use an iron to transfer the wax from the paper to the leaf. Give them two or three coatings of wax, until they are stiff and colorful. You can also preserve autumn’s beauty in photographs. We suggest using colorful overhanging branches to frame an inviting scene, or move in for a closeup of the delicate colors and patterns in individual leaves. You’ll love the results! The changing colors of autumn signal that trees are getting ready for winter. Throughout spring and summer, most of the food necessary for a tree’s growth is made in the leaves. This food-making process takes place in the cells containing chlorophyll, which gives leaves their green color. In fall, partly due to shorter periods of daylight and cooler temperatures, the leaves stop making food. The chlorophyll breaks down and the green color disappears; yellow and orange— previously masked by the green—appear. The vibrant reds, purples, and bronzes come from other chemical processes. The brilliant red of Maples has a sweet side: in the warmth of fall days, sugar is produced in the leaves and then trapped by the night’s chill. The more sugar that accumu- lates, the brighter red the leaves turn. The degree of color varies from tree to tree. Leaves directly exposed to the sun may turn red, while those on the shady side of the same tree may be yellow. Color also varies depending on weather conditions. When autumn is warm and rainy, leaves may have less red coloration. As colors vary from mountaintops to valleys and from day to day, there’s no way to predict when fall foliage will be at its peak. This is a time of change, when each day is colored anew. Only two places in the world have this brilliant foliage — New England and part of Japan—but there’s no better place on earth to see nature’s most colorful display than the White Mountains of New Hampshire. PEAK COLOR & LEAF CHANGE on the south side of Mt. Washington Above the treeline: Reds of blueberries peak late September At 3,500 to 5,500 feet: Yellow Birch, Mountain Maple, and Mountain Ash peak mid-September At 2,000 to 3,500 feet: Birches and Sugar Maples peak early October At less than 2,000 feet: Beech, Sugar Maples, Birches peak mid-October Mid-low swampy areas: Red Maples peak mid-September AMERICAN NORTHERN STRIPED QUAKING AMERICAN SPECKLED LARGE TOOTHED NAME MOUNTAIN ASH YELLOW BIRCH TAMARACK WHITE ASH RED OAK PIN CHERRY SUMAC SUGAR MAPLE RED MAPLE MAPLE ASPEN BASSWOOD BEECH WITCH HAZEL ALDER ASPEN WHITE BIRCH TUPELO COLORS, Bright red With White Only local Yellow-purple. Leaves turn Purple/green Dark red or Yellow, Stands out Huge leaves Leaves stay These large Yellow Yellow leaves Doesn’t Larger With Yellow Commonly FEATURES, berries and & Mountain conifer that Stand out deep red and leaves, purple leaves. orange, and early. Bright turn bright green until leaves turn leaves fade camouflage change color, leaves than & Mountain found near AND red leaves. Birch, colors sheds all in October. orange, then changing Fuzzy twigs sometimes red with yel- yellow or late in the pale yellow. to bronze small yellow so stands out the Quaking Birch, colors swamps. CHANGES Prominent the high its needles. Leaves fall a warm dark to yellow. resemble red. Mid- low, orange. even creamy. season, then Basswood is and often flowers. in swamps. Aspen, but the high Leaves turn on high slopes bright Yellow needles with first brown. antlers “in October’s Bare by mid- Stands out in turn yellow, also known stay on the Green leaves the same slopes bright red. ridges in yellow in stand out in heavy frost velvet.” most prom- October. Also mid-October often after as Linden. tree through brown a little color changes. yellow in early fall. early October. swamps. after changing inent colors. called Swamp other trees the winter. and fall in early October. color. Maple. are bare. November. SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER Our thanks to Tin Mountain Conservation Center of Jackson, New Hampshire for their assistance in compiling the information given above. © 2008 White Mountains Attractions This information is provided by the White Mountains Attractions Association and may not be copied or reprinted without permission of the Association. NORTHERN RED OAK QUAKING ASPEN SPECKLED ALDER PIN CHERRY YELLOW BIRCH LARGE TOOTHED ASPEN WHITE BIRCH WHITE ASH TUPELO AMERICAN MOUNTAIN ASH WITCH HAZEL AMERICAN BEECH SUGAR MAPLE RED MAPLE STRIPED MAPLE TAMARACK SUMAC BASSWOOD IDENTIFYING leaves & trees MAP with scenic routes PHOTO and scenic sites tips MountainFoliage.com Pumpkin People Festival Jackson, Bartlett and Glen NH

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The Leaf Peeper’s Guide to

in the White Mountains of New Hampshire

AUTUMNThe Leaf Peeper’s Guide to

in the White Mountains of New Hampshire

AUTUMNYou can enjoy autumn’s beauty all year long by preserving the colorful leaves. There are several ways to do this.

To preserve branches for use in bouquets, split the stems at the base. Cover branches with a solution of two parts water and one part glycerine to a depth of 2-4". Keep in a cool, well-ventilated place until there is a very slight change in the leaf color. Then remove and hang upside-down until dry.

To preserve leaves, gather them while they are soft and supple, and use one of these methods. Mix one part glycerin with two parts water and submerge the leaves for 2-6 days. Dry them with paper towels, and they should feel soft and pliable. Or place them between two

layers of wax paper, cover with piece of paper or a tea

towel and use an iron to transfer the wax from the paper to the leaf.

Give them two or three coatings of

wax, until they are stiff and colorful.

You can also preserve autumn’s

beauty in photographs. We suggest using colorful overhanging branches to frame an inviting scene, or move in for a closeup of the delicate colors and patterns in individual leaves. You’ll love the results!

The changing colors of autumn signal that trees are getting ready for winter. Throughout spring and summer, most of the food necessary for a tree’s growth is made in the leaves. This food-making process takes place in the cells containing chlorophyll, which gives leaves their green color.

In fall, partly due to shorter periods of daylight and cooler temperatures, the leaves stop making food. The chlorophyll breaks down and the green color disappears; yellow and orange—previously masked by the green—appear.

The vibrant reds, purples, and bronzes come from other chemical processes. The brilliant red of Maples has a sweet side: in the warmth of fall days, sugar is produced in the leaves and then trapped by the night’s chill. The more sugar that accumu-lates, the brighter red the leaves turn.

The degree of color varies from tree to tree. Leaves directly exposed to the sun may turn red, while those on the shady side of the same tree may be yellow. Color also varies depending on weather conditions. When autumn is warm and rainy, leaves may have less red coloration.

As colors vary from mountaintops to valleys and from day to day, there’s no way to predict when fall foliage will be at its peak. This is a time of change, when each day is colored anew. Only two places in the world have this brilliant foliage — New England and part of Japan—but there’s no better place on earth to see nature’s most colorful display than the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

PEAK COLOR & LEAF CHANGE on the south side of Mt. Washington

Above the treeline: Reds of blueberries peak late September

At 3,500 to 5,500 feet: Yellow Birch, Mountain Maple, and Mountain Ash peak mid-September

At 2,000 to 3,500 feet: Birches and Sugar Maples peak early October

At less than 2,000 feet: Beech, Sugar Maples, Birches peak mid-October

Mid-low swampy areas: Red Maples peak mid-September

AMERICAN NORTHERN STRIPED QUAKING AMERICAN SPECKLED LARGE TOOTHEDNAME MOUNTAIN ASH YELLOW BIRCH TAMARACK WHITE ASH RED OAK PIN CHERRY SUMAC SUGAR MAPLE RED MAPLE MAPLE ASPEN BASSWOOD BEECH WITCH HAZEL ALDER ASPEN WHITE BIRCH TUPELO

COLORS, Bright red With White Only local Yellow-purple. Leaves turn Purple/green Dark red or Yellow, Stands out Huge leaves Leaves stay These large Yellow Yellow leaves Doesn’t Larger With Yellow CommonlyFEATURES, berries and & Mountain conifer that Stand out deep red and leaves, purple leaves. orange, and early. Bright turn bright green until leaves turn leaves fade camouflage change color, leaves than & Mountain found nearAND red leaves. Birch, colors sheds all in October. orange, then changing Fuzzy twigs sometimes red with yel- yellow or late in the pale yellow. to bronze small yellow so stands out the Quaking Birch, colors swamps.CHANGES Prominent the high its needles. Leaves fall a warm dark to yellow. resemble red. Mid- low, orange. even creamy. season, then Basswood is and often flowers. in swamps. Aspen, but the high Leaves turn on high slopes bright Yellow needles with first brown. antlers “in October’s Bare by mid- Stands out in turn yellow, also known stay on the Green leaves the same slopes bright red. ridges in yellow in stand out in heavy frost velvet.” most prom- October. Also mid-October often after as Linden. tree through brown a little color changes. yellow in early fall. early October. swamps. after changing inent colors. called Swamp other trees the winter. and fall in early October. color. Maple. are bare. November.

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

Our thanks to Tin Mountain Conservation Center of Jackson, New Hampshire for their assistance in compiling the information given above. © 2008 White Mountains Attractions

This information is provided by the White Mountains Attractions Association and may not be copied or reprinted without permission of the Association.

NORTHERN RED OAK

QUAKING ASPEN

SPECKLED ALDER

PIN CHERRY

YELLOW BIRCH

LARGETOOTHED ASPEN

WHITE BIRCHWHITE ASHTUPELO

AMERICANMOUNTAIN

ASH

WITCH HAZEL

AMERICAN BEECH

SUGAR MAPLERED MAPLESTRIPED MAPLE

TAMARACK

SUMAC

BASSWOOD

IDENTIFYING leaves &

treesMAP

with scenic routes

PHOTO and scenic sites tips

MountainFoliage.com

Pumpkin People Festival Jackson, Bartlett and Glen NH

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During September and October, daytime temperatures generally range from 50° to 70°, and nights from 30° to 50°F. As a rule, the farther north or the higher in altitude you go, the cooler the temperature.

Dress is informal for the most part, except in cities and at some resorts where jacket and tie are required for dinner. Bring a mix of casual, comfortable clothes: skirts or slacks with long-sleeved blouse and sweater for women, a jacket or sweater with slacks for men. It’s also a good idea to bring a lightweight jacket or coat.

Shoes should be low-heeled and designed for walking. If you plan to go hiking, include rubber-soled shoes (leather soles will be too slippery).

Santa’sVillage

Cannon MtnAerial Tramway

The Flume Gorge

Whale’s TaleWaterpark

Lost RiverGorge

Clark’sTrading Post

HoboRailroad

LoonMountain

PolarCaves

Story Land

ConwayScenic

Railroad

Attitash

Wildcat Mountain

Mt. WashingtonAuto RoadMW Cog

Railway

Great Gulf Wilderness

TuckermanRavine

ShelburneBirches

Northern ForestHeritage Park

RobertFrostPlace

Sugar HillHistorical Museum

Glen Ellis FallsScenic Area

SilverCascade

IndianHead

Diana'sBath

CathedralLedge

HopkinsCenter

Plummer LedgeNatural Area

Squam LakesNatural Science

Center

New EnglandSki Museum

Weirs BeachWater Slide

WinnipesaukeeScenic Railway

LibbyMuseum

M.S. Mt. Washington Funspot

The Basin

LancasterFairgrounds

MooreStation

SandwichFairgrounds

Madison BoulderNatural Area

CranmoreMountain

Alpine Advenutes

LakeFrancis

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WhiteLakeSP

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Jackson SkiTouring

Great GlenTrails

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Black Mtn

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CannonMountain

King Pine

Dartmouth Skiway

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Sugar Hill

SugarloafMtn

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Dixville Peak Black Mtn

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Percy Peaks

Mill Mtn

ProspectMtn

Mt Starr King

Rogers Ledge

Mt Cabot

Deer Mtn

Mt Weeks

Black CrescentMtn

Mt Waumbek

Mt Success

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Gardner Mtn

Wallace Hill

Dalton Mtn

Towns Mtn

Mt Agassiz

Mt Martha

Cherry Mtn

Beech Hill Mt Deception

Mt Crescent

Pine Mtn

Mt MadisonMt Adams

Mt Jefferson

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Mt Hayes

Mt Moriah

Middle CarterWest Royce

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Mt Cleveland

Cooley Hill

Mt Field

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Mt LafayetteMt Lincoln

Mt Liberty

Mt MonroeMt Franklin

Mt Eisenhower

Mt Pierce

Mt Webster

Mt Resolution

Iron MtnMt Parker

Mt Willard

Wildcat Mtn

Black Mtn

Chandler Mtn

Thorn Mtn

KearsargeNorth

Black Mtn

PiermontMtn

Mt CloughMt Moosilauke

KinsmanNotch

Mt CarrigainMt Hancock

KancamagusPass

Mt OsceolaMt Kancamagus

MtTecumseh

Bear Mtn

MtTripyramid

NorthMoat Mtn

Black Hill

Smarts Mtn

Mt Cushman

Mt Kineo

Carr Mtn

Stinson Mtn

Sandwich Mtn

Mt WeetamooMt Israel

Mt ChocoruaMt PaugusMt Passaconaway

Mt Whiteface

Great Hill

NorthPeak

ThompsonHill

Mt Cardigan

Plymouth Mtn

Prospect Mtn

Red Hill Mt Shaw

RattlesnakeMtn

Green Mtn

Mt Jackson

Mt Cube

North Baldface

Passumpsic

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EastThetford

Bradford

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WellsRiver

Concord

Lunenburg

Guildhall

Bloomfield

Lemington

Canaan

St. Johnsbury

Fryeburg

WestStewartstown

StewartstownHollow

NorthStratford

KiddervilleDixville

Millsfield

WentworthsLocation

GrovetonWestMilan

CoosJunction

Riverton

Grange

LostNation

Cascade

Tinkerville

Cushman

JeffersonHighlands

GlenHouse

Woodsville

Swiftwater

Fabyan

BrettonWoods

WilleyHouse

PinkhamNotch

Glen

NorthChatham

NorthHaverhill

Pike

GlencliffPassaconaway

LowerBartlett

SouthChatham

IntervaleKearsarge

RedstoneEast

Conway

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Orfordville

StinsonLake

WestCampton

Wonalancet

NorthSandwich

EastSandwich

Chocorua

BennettCorners

SouthTamworth

Whittier

SilverLake

Snowville

EastMadison

EffinghamFalls

WestLebanon

Etna

HanoverCenter

MascomaWest

Canaan

NorthGroton

WestCenterHarbor

MelvinVillage

CenterTuftonboro

WaterVillage

CenterEffingham

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ProvinceLake

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Lower Shaker Village

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MeredithCenter Weirs

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EastWakefield

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Randolph

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Easton Jackson

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ALPINE ADVENTURES 41 Main Street, Lincoln 603-745-9911 • Open Year Round ...................... C-5

ATTITASH MOUNTAIN RESORT 705 Route 302, Bartlett • 603-374-2368 • Daily mid-June thru early Sept.; weekends late May thru mid-October......D-5

CANNON MOUNTAIN AERIAL TRAMWAY I-93, Exit 34B Franconia Notch • 603-823-5563 Daily mid-May thru mid-October ..................... C-4

CLARK’S TRADING POST Route 3, Lincoln 603-745-8913 • Daily mid-June thru Labor Day; weekends late May thru mid-October .................C-5

CRANMORE MTN RESORT 1 Skimobile Rd, North Conway • 603-356-5544 • Daily mid-June thru Labor Day; weekends late May to mid-October D-5

CONWAY SCENIC RAILROAD Route 16 & 302, North Conway • 603-356-5251 • Daily mid-May to late Oct.; weekends mid-April to late Dec. ........D-5

FLUME GORGE Rte. 3, Franconia • 603-745-8391 Daily May-October, weather permitting ............ C-5

HOBO RAILROAD Rt. 112, Lincoln • 603-745-2135 Daily mid-June thru mid-October; weekends late May thru-mid June ............................................... C-5

LOON MOUNTAIN Kancamagus Hwy, Lincoln 603-745-8111 • Daily mid-June thru mid-October; weekends late May thru mid-June; ..................... C-5

LOST RIVER GORGE & BOULDER CAVES Rte. 112, North Woodstock • 603-745-8031 • Daily May thru late-October, weather permitting ....... C-5

MT. WASHINGTON AUTO ROAD Route 16, Gorham • 603-466-3988 • Open mid-May to late October, weather permitting ...............................D-4

MT. WASHINGTON COG RAILWAY Route 302, Bretton Woods • 603-846-5404 • Daily late-May thru early Nov; weekends mid-April to late-May .....D-4

POLAR CAVES PARK Route 25, Plymouth 603-536-1888 • Daily May thru late-October .... C-7

SANTA’S VILLAGE Rt. 2, Jefferson • 603-586-4445 Daily mid-June thru Labor Day; weekends late May thru October; Christmastime too ...................... C-4

STORY LAND Route 16, Glen • 603-383-4293 Daily mid-June thru Labor Day; weekends late May thru mid-October ................................................D-5

WHALE’S TALE WATER PARK Route 3, Lincoln 603-745-8810 Open early June to early Sept .... C-5

WILDCAT MOUNTAIN Route 16, Pinkham Notch 888-SKI-WILD • Daily mid-June thru early Sept; wknds late May thru mid-Oct.............................D-4

Albany D-5Alexandria C-6Ashland C-6

Bartlett D-5Bath B-4Benton B-5Berlin D-3Bethlehem C-4Bretton Woods C-4Bridgewater C-6Bristol C-6

Campton C-6Canaan B-6Carroll C-4Center Conway D-5Center Harbor C-6Chatham D-5Chocorua D-5Clarksville C-2Colebrook C-2Columbia C-2Conway D-5

Dalton C-4Dixville D-2Dorchester B-6Dummer D-3

Easton C-5Eaton D-5Effingham D-6Effingham Falls D-6Ellsworth C-5Enfield B-6Enfield Center B-6Errol D-2Etna B-6

Fabyan C-4Franconia C-4Freedom D-6

Glen D-5Glencliff B-5Glen House D-4Gorham D-4Granite D-6Groton B-6Groveton C-3

Hanover A-6Harts Location D-5Haverhill B-5Hebron B-6Holderness C-6

Intervale D-5

Jackson D-5Jefferson C-4Jefferson Highlands C-4

Kearsarge D-5

Lancaster C-3Landaff B-4Lebanon B-6Lincoln C-5Lisbon B-4Littleton C-4Lower Shaker Village B-6Lyman B-4Lyme B-6Lyme Center B-6

Madison D-5Mascoma B-6Melvin Village D-6Meredith C-6Meredith Center C-6Milan D-3

Mirror Lake D-6Moultonborough C-6

New Hampton C-6North Conway D-5North Stratford C-2North Woodstock C-5Northumberland C-3

Orford B-5Orfordville B-5Ossipee D-6

Passaconaway D-5Piermont B-5Pike B-5Pinkham Notch D-4Pittsburg C-1Plymouth C-6Province Lake D-6

Randolph D-4Redstone D-5Rumney B-6

Sandwich C-6Shelburne D-4Silver Lake D-5Snowville D-5South Tamworth D-6Stark C-3Stewartstown C-2Stewartstown Hollow C-2Stinson Lake B-6Stratford C-3Sugar Hill B-4Swiftwater B-5

Tamworth D-6Thornton C-5Tinkerville B-4Tuftonboro D-6Twin Mountain C-4

Warren B-5Waterville Valley C-5Water Village D-6Wentworth B-5West Campton C-6West Lebanon A-6Whitefield C-4Willey House C-4Wonalancet D-5Woodman D-6Woodstock C-5Woodsville B-5

Shunpikes are less-traveled roads that afford spectacular views of fall foliage in the White Mountains.

COLEBROOK & CONNECTICUT LAKES AREARte. 3 Pittsburg to the Canadian borderRte. 145 Colebrook to PittsburgSecondary Roads between Rtes. 3 and 26 below ColebrookRte. 26 through Dixville Notch

ERROL, SHELBURNE, & GORHAM AREARte. 16 Errol to Rangeley Lakes, MERte. 26 Errol to Lake Umbagog and beyondRte. 16 South of Errol through Thirteen Mile WoodsJct. Rtes. 16 & 110A Rte. 110A to Rte. 110B to Milan VillageFrom Berlin to Dummer on local road running parallel to Rte. 16North Road above Rte. 2 from Shelburne to Gilead, MEDolly Copp Road from Rte. 16 above Pinkham Notch to Rte. 2

LANCASTER, WHITEFIELD, FRANCONIA, WOODSVILLE, & WARREN AREASRoad Groveton to Stark above Rte. 110Lost Nation Road from Groveton to Lancaster (east of Rte. 3)Rte. 116 (North Rd.) from Lancaster to JeffersonRte. 142 from Franconia to BethlehemLandaff Center from Lisbon, Lyman, Tinkerville to Rte. 302Rte. 117 from Rte. 302 to Rte. 18Easton to Sugar HillRte. 116 Franconia Village to Rte. 112Rte. 135 Woodsville to LancasterRte. 116 North Haverhill to BentonRte. 25 Warren to HaverhillRte. 25C Piermont to Warren

NORTH WOODSTOCK, LINCOLN, WATERVILLE AREASRte. 112 North Woodstock to BathRte. 118 North Woodstock to WarrenRte. 25 in Warren to Wentworth, Rumney, Ells-worth, and CamptonRte. 49 in Campton to Waterville Valley and then Tripoli Road to I-93Rte. 175 North Woodstock to Plymouth

CONWAY, BARTLETT, TAMWORTH, CENTER SANDWICH AREASMt. Clinton Road from Crawford Notch and Rte. 302 to the Cog Railroad baseJefferson Notch Road from near the Cog Railroad base on to Rte. 2Bear Notch Road from Bartlett to the Kancamagus HighwayWest Side Road from Rte. 16 in Conway to Rte. 302 in BartlettSandwich Notch Road from Sandwich to Rte. 49 in CamptonRte. 113 from Conway to TamworthRte. 16B Loop in JacksonHurricane Mountain Road near jct. of Rtes. 16 & 16A in Intervale to ChathamChatham to Gilead, ME to Rte. 2 and Shelburne, NH

Albany-Albany North of the Kancamagus Highway, 6 miles west of Conway ......................D-5 Bartlett-Bartlett West of US 302, 41/2 miles east of Bartlett ....................................D-5 Bath-Bath West of US 302 at Bath Village .........................B-4Bath-Swiftwater North of NH 112 at Swiftwater ........B-5 Campton-Blair East of US 3, 2 miles north of Livermore Falls ...........................C-6 Campton-Bump 1 mile east of NH 175 at Campton Hollow ...................................................C-6 Columbia-Lemington, VT West of NH 3, Columbia Village ...................................................C-2 Conway-Saco River 1/4 mile north of NH 16 at Conway Village ................................................D-5 Conway-Swift River 1/2 mile north of NH 16 at Conway Village ................................................D-5 Haverhill-Bath NH 135, 1/4 mile north of US 302 at Woodsville ...........................................B-4 Jackson-Honeymoon NH 16A at Jct. with NH 16 at Jackson Village ............................D-5 Lancaster-Lunenburg, VT 5 miles west of Lancaster ..............................................................C-3Lancaster-Mechanic Street East of US 2, US 3 in Lancaster Village .....................................C-3Lincoln-Flume East of US 3 in Flume Gorge.....C-5 Lincoln-Sentinel Pine East of US 3 in Flume Gorge .....................................................................C-5 Littleton Off Main St., next to Miller’s Café ......C-4 Lost River (Allen Hollis) Bridge NH 112 in North Woodstock .............................................C-5Lyme-Edgell 1 mile south of NH 10, 2 miles south of Orford Village .........................................B-5 Northumberland-Groveton East of US 3, Groveton ...............................................................C-3North Woodstock-Clark’s Trading Post ........C-5 Ossipee-Whittier West of NH 16 at West Ossipee Village ...........................................D-6 Pittsburg-Clarksville South of US 3, 1 mile west of Pittsburg Village ......................................C-1 Pittsburg-Happy Corner 1/2 mi. south of US 3, 6 miles north of Pittsburg Village ..............D-1 Pittsburg-River Road South of US 3, 51/2 miles northeast of Pittsburg Village .............D-1 Sandwich-Durgin 11/2 mile north of 113, 2 miles east of North Sandwich ..........................D-6 Stark-Stark Northwest of NH 110 at Stark Village ..........................................................C-3Woodstock-Jack O’Lantern Resort Rt. 3, 1/4 mile south of Exit 30, I-93 .....................C-5

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The brightest show on earth: autumn in the White Mountains!

SHUNPIKESThirteen Mile Woods, Route 16 South of Errol

Albany Covered Bridge

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ABOUTthis GuideThis Leaf Peeper’s Guide is brought to you by the 17 White Mountains Attractions Association members who strive to provide you with good family entertainment, a pleasant atmosphere, and good value.

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PHOTOGRAPHY Front Cover, Mountain Leaves & Thirteen Mile Woods: Forrest Seavey; Pumpkin People: Lorna Colquhoun

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