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The Granite State offers abundant opportunities to see dramatic waterfalls in the White Mountains over the course of a two day road trip.

Spring is a prime time to tackle this guide to waterfalls, after the snow melts and before the summer heat reduces their splendor

May 2, 2021 As fall is to leaf-peeping, spring is to waterfall-watching, a seasonal pursuit now underway in the northern and higher regions of the United States. Waterfalls can range from thunderous plunges to delicate mossy trickles. They can be backcountry pop-ups or the centerpieces of parks, like Great Falls Park in McLean, Virginia, and Silver Falls State Park, near Salem, Oregon. There’s no agreed-upon definition of a waterfall, according to Joel Scheingross, an assistant professor of geology at the University of Nevada, Reno, who studies those that detach from the bed of a river, cre...

Ron Chase: Climbing Mount Charles Thomas Jackson By Ron ChaseSeniors Not Acting Their Age Contributed photo Distinctive Mount Jackson is located on the southwestern end of the Presidential Range in the New Hampshire White Mountains, New England’s most consequential mountaineering environment. Situated between less illustrious Mounts Pierce and Webster, I suspect most people assume Mount Jackson is named for the seventh president, Andrew Jackson. To quote one of the most intelligent people I’ve met, “Never assume anything.” Unlike the more prestigious Mounts Washington, Adams and Jef...