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Magnitude:
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15
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Abs Mag:
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21
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Beisel Rating:
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N/A
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Height:
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20 feet
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Tallest Drop:
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20 feet
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# of Drops:
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1
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plunge
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Stream:
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Cascade Brook
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Latitude:
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44.1217
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Longitude:
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71.6886
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Maps:
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USGS Lincoln 7
1/2"
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Aerial Photography
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Delormes:
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43 F11
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Lincoln ,
Grafton County,
NH ,
USA
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Tunnel Falls
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This waterfall is located on Cascade Brook in Franconia Notch. Follow the trail for about 5/10 mile to a signed viewpoint. It is a steep scramble down to the edge of the pool. Kinsman Falls is a 20' drop into a wide pool. Cascade Brook squeezes through a narrow slot and plunges into a broad pool. The name Tunnel Falls was derived from Moses Sweetser's "The White Mountains"
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The falls occur at an intrusive Kinsman Quartz Monzonite breccia.
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This is a rather scenic waterfall. You'll have an abundance of large boulders in the foreground, and cliffs along either side to anchor your compositions. The rock here is quite reflective, so a polarizer is desirable. A warming filter is a matter of personal taste, but I skipped it here as the water is brown with tannin from the ponds above, and I felt a warming filter was overkill. A tripod will be very helpful here. The falls face more or less southeast. Overcast days will be best. You'll find a wide range of focal lengths to be helpful, anywhere from the 28mm range up to about 150mm for the shot of the falls from across the pool.
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The falls are a short hike up the Basin-Cascade Trail. Parking is at The Basin, on Route 3/I-93 in Franconia Notch.
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