Leann and I fell in love with hiking during our first trip to the White Mountains. This is also the area I learned to enjoy camping. I did not come from a family of campers (we liked hotels) but Moose Brook State Park with it’s large quiet campsites and proximity to the White Mountains changed my mine.
We liked this area so much we have been back three additional times. I decided to lump these trips into one page
1985
I know it’s cheating but we drove to the top of Mount Washington. In the years since we have hiked up many mountains but I have a rule, I do not spend hours hiking up a mountain if there is a road to the top. We thought this sign was funnyNot only is there a road to the top you can also ride the cog railroad.Leann was trying to splash me by throwing rocks, there is one on the way in this picture. You can see it a few feet above her head.Lost river, this was a short but fun hikeArethusa FallsLunch timeThis is the old man of the mountain made famous by a quote from Daniel Webster: “Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades; shoemakers hang out a gigantic shoe; jewelers a monster watch, and the dentist hangs out a gold tooth; but up in the Mountains of New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung out a sign to show that there He makes men.”
1990
Julie and SteveLooking back I wish I had done a better job of keeping notes of where we visited. I have no idea where this is other than the White Mountains.3+ girls, Jamie is on the way. We camped on this trip and Leann was not very comfortable and the tent leaked other than that we had a great timeOur first road trip that included camping, many more to comeJennifer, so cute
1999
Moose Brook State Park, it is a family favorite.We decided to hike up Mount Jefferson, OK the parentals decided to hike up Mount JeffersonOn the hike to Mount Jefferson, Jamie uttered the immortal words: I DON’T WANT TO DIE! We were on a steep, rocky section of trail. Julie who is the family monkey was rock hopping from boulder to boulder and hit her head. She was fine but Jamie had reached her limit. We decided it might be time to turn back. The girls below the old manLowe’s Bald SpotWe headed to Maine and camped at Baxter State Park, this is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. We didn’t get a picture but we saw a black bear with two cubs crossing the roadWe did a hike to this creekLeann and JamieJulie is going to make a splashWe did a hike to North Traveller Mountain and part of it went through this beautiful birch forestView from the top of North Traveller
2008
Back to Moose Brook, better tents on this tripWe did a hike up Tuckerman RavineThere are many waterfalls coming off the head wallNice view from the topEveryone is smiling, that is not always the case on the Whyte family vacationsThe old man of the mountain is gone.Details on how he fell
Leann and I are a planning a return trip with the van to Moose Brook, Baxter and up to Novia Scotia
