The Center of the Earth

What lies below ground has gone Hollywood this summer. Perhaps you have seen the new movie, Journey to the Center of the Earth?

How would like to make your own journey? At Lost River Gorge, one of our caves is called Center of the Earth.
We can't promise fantastical creatures, stunning special effects or even Brendan Fraser, but our Center of the Earth is still an adventure.

It's pretty cool, too. On a hot summer day, deep in the gorge, the temperature falls off dramatically in all our caves. 
Lost River can be explored along the sturdy boardwalk. All the caves can be bypassed if going underground is not your thing.

If you haven't been to the gorge in a few years, why not plan a trip this summer? A few new things have been added, including a butterfly and hummingbird garden, which is a fascinating place to pause and watch these creature flit among beautiful blooms.

Kids love panning for gems at the Lost River Mining Company and this year, we've expanded the sluicing area and there are more gems and fossils to be discovered.

And for those folks who love to collect rocks and fossils, our selection of rocks and fossils has been expanded this year. Folks tell us we have some of the most interesting and well-priced items they've seen.

Lost River Gorge is located on Route 112, about 8 miles west of downtown North Woodstock. For more information, click over to www.lostrivergorge.com or www.visitwhitemountains.com.

Summer Cool-Off

Good Morning!

Welcome to your 10-second Dip-Your-Toes-in-a-Cool-Mountain-Pond break from your friends in the White Mountains.

We're not psychic, but we're fairly certain that on a warm summer day, you might be dreaming of shucking your shoes and dipping them into the cool waters of the Beaver Pond, up in Kinsman Notch here in North Woodstock.

So if no one is looking, go ahead. Take off your shoes and wiggle them a bit as you soak in this picture.

Doesn't that feel great?

If this makes you want to cannonball into the real thing, let us help you plan a getaway up here in the White Mountains. We're not too far away and we can direct you to some of our favorite swimming holes  and lots of other places where you can cool off.

Visit us at www.visitwhitemountains.com or call and talk to our friendly staff at 1-800-FIND-MTS or drop by the White Mountains Visitor Center, located off Exit 32 of Interstate 93 in North Woodstock.

We'll see you soon.

Summer is Here!!

We had an occasion this week to drive through not one, but two notches, on the same day. It was mid-week and as it is in June, all was quiet as folks transistion from the season of graduations and the end of school to summer.

Crawford Notch in the afternoon was lovely. We find that to be a great picnic area. We made a note to ourselves to dig out the little gas grill suitable for a Saturday afternoon feast this summer.

Franconia Notch at twilight, with the last rays of the day fading, was quiet and still. The fishermen in Profile Lake had packed up and Echo Lake was like a mirror. We made a note to be sure to dip our toes in the water sometime this summer and take the quick and easy trail to Artist Bluff and look down upon it all.

We note that Friday (June 20th) was the first day of summer, which means there are 91 days left of it and it stretches out before us like a magic carpet, with so many things to do and places to go.

Please join us back here every few days and see what's up in the White Mountains.