White Mountain Guide

White Mountain Guide

Author: Steven D. Smith

Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 656

ISBN-13: 9781934028445

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This fully updated, comprehensive hiking guide is the most trusted resource available for hiking trails in the White Mountain National Forest. Includes three high-quality, GPS-rendered, pull-out maps.


East Branch & Lincoln Railroad

East Branch & Lincoln Railroad

Author: Erin Paul Donovan

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1467128627

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Built by James Everell Henry, the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (EB&L) is considered to be the grandest and largest logging railroad operation ever built in New England. In 1892, the mountain town of Lincoln, New Hampshire, was transformed from a struggling wilderness enclave to a thriving mill town when Henry moved his logging operation from Zealand. He built houses, a company store, sawmills, and a railroad into the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River watershed to harvest virgin spruce. Despite the departure of the last EB&L log train from Lincoln Woods by 1948, the industry's cut-and-run practices forever changed the future of land conservation in the region, prompting legislation like the Weeks Act of 1911 and the Wilderness Act of 1964. Today, nearly every trail in the Pemigewasset Wilderness follows or utilizes portions of the old EB&L Railroad bed.


White Mountain National Forest and Great North Woods

White Mountain National Forest and Great North Woods

Author: Bruce D. Heald

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738574509

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The White Mountain National Forest and Great North Woods have been described as "nature's mammoth museum." This is a land of many lakes and rivers, mountains and waterfalls, and pristine natural splendor, abundant with historic charm. The White Mountain National Forest was established by presidential proclamation in 1918. It owes its existence to the passage of the Weeks Act of 1911, which enabled the federal government to purchase land and establish a national forest in New Hampshire's White Mountains. It is one of the most visited natural sites in the country, and tourists from all over the world make seasonal visits to this recreational haven. This book takes the reader on a historical journey through the national forest, including the majesty and grandeur of the Presidential Range, Great Gulf Wilderness, Pemigewasset Wilderness, and Sandwich Range Wilderness, as well as Franconia Notch, Pinkham Notch, Crawford Notch, and Great North Woods.


Hiking the White Mountains

Hiking the White Mountains

Author: Lisa Ballard

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2010-06-01

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 0762763051

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See Hiking the White Mountains, Second Edition for all the most updated hike info! Whether you're taking in a 360-degree view mountaintop view, a dramatic waterfall, or a pristine pond, this book takes readers on thirty-nine of the best hikes in New Hampshire's White Mountains, some well-known and others off the beaten path.


The Appalachian Mountain Club's White Mountain Guide

The Appalachian Mountain Club's White Mountain Guide

Author: Gene Daniell

Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781929173341

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Since 1907, hikers have relied on the AMC White Mountain Guide as the most comprehensive guide available to the hiking trails of the spectacular White Mountains of New Hampshire and Maine. Celebrating 100 years in print this year, this new edition includes everything hikers have come to expect from this trusted resource—detailed trail descriptions, topographic maps, tips on safety and trip planning, and the latest trail data—all updated and revised by expert editors. Hikers will also find summaries of easy, moderate, and strenuous hikes, a list of the White Mountains’ 48 “4,000-footers,” plus information on the geology and natural history of the area. The Guide’s maps are also updated and now feature a more user-friendly and easy-to-read scale plus mileage points for trail segments. Whether planning a day trip, weekend excursion, or a week-long backcountry adventure, the AMC White Mountain Guide is an essential addition to a hiker’s pack.