09.27
The fall foliage in the Great North Woods generally peaks a couple of weeks before the White Mountains. I had heard on NH.com that the colour up there was peaking right now so we booked an Anniversary trip to Pittsburg to spot moose and do some leaf peeping while we were there!
As we passed through the white mountains it was evident that the leaves were starting to turn. In another week to two weeks it should be peaking.
The city of Berlin, NH is one of the first towns as you enter the Great North Woods. The colour here was pretty much peaking.
Route 16 about 15 miles south of Errol, NH.
The Androscoggin River, south of Errol, NH.
The sun disappeared at this point and the weather stayed gray and overcast for the rest of the weekend.
Dixville Notch.
Some amazing colour at The Balsalms Resort, Dixville Notch.
The colour along “Moose Alley” (Route 3) was spectacular. We only saw 6 moose on this trip but on this occasion the colour was the highlight of the weekend.
Moose Alley.
Magalloway Logging Road, leads miles into the woods from Moose Alley.
At the northern end of “Moose Alley” is the Canadian Border. Previously they allowed cars to turn around at the border entry point but this new sign has been placed at the 3rd Connecticut Lake for turnarounds. I am assuming you are still allowed to continue on to the border and park if you want to do the hike to the 4th Connecticut lake which starts behind the US Border house.
A tree line across the street close to the cabin we stayed in.
A boat on the 1st Connecticut Lake opposite our cabin.
Scenic Route 145 from Pittsburg to Colebrook.
Fall Colour seen from Route 145.
Beaver Brook Falls in Colebrook, NH.
This tree in front of the Colebrook Public Library was an amazing shade of bright red.
Nice colour at a farm along Route 26.
Roadside leaf colour…
A colourful hill on Route 16 near Milan, NH.
Our trip to Pittsburg, NH was certainly the prettiest one so far. The fall colour was spectacular and very hard to portray easily using photographs. We only saw 4 moose on this occasion. Bull moose are fully racked at this time of the year so it would have been great to have seen and photographed one. That coupled with the amazing colour would have made for a very nice photo! We shall try again next year I am sure and there is still a chance I might see one along the Kancamagus Highway before the fall is done.
