Day 18

Today we visited Franconia State Park in New Hampshire. Our first stop was the Flume. This is a narrow canyon carved by water over volcanic rock surrounded by granite walls. The Flume was opened in the mid 1800's to the public.

Our second stop was the Basin. This is a bowl carved in solid granite rock from water and small rocks that wash down from the mountains.

This is a look up the narrow canyon. You click on the photo for a better view.

Here is the river below the Flume.

This is called table rock. The rocks have been ground smooth by the water and rocks over thousands of years.

This is the tallest waterfall that feeds into the flume.

This covered bridge that spans the gorge up river from the flume was built in 1932, what a view.

We saw many trees that grew in and around rocks trying to find better soil.

This is another water fall that feeds into the gorge of the flume.

This is the water below the Basin. Very clear and very cold.

This is the actual Basin. The bowl is almost perfectly round and smooth (kinda like a giant cereal bowl) that was carved by water and rocks over the eons.

We will be posting again either tonight or tomorrow. Thanks for looking