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Magnitude:
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23
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Abs Mag:
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27
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Beisel Rating:
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3.06 (Class 4)
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Height:
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30 feet
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Tallest Drop:
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10 feet
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Stream:
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Pemigewasset River
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Latitude:
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44.1041
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Longitude:
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71.6778
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Maps:
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USGS Lincoln 7
1/2"
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Aerial Photography
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43 G12
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Lincoln ,
Grafton County,
NH ,
USA
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The cascades here really aren't the main attraction. They are nice enough, but the 80' walls and the 40' deep pool steal the thunder. The covered bridge is built using a huge white pine that fell across the cascades in the 1938 hurricane. The bridge uses the fallen giant as a stringer upon which the structure is built. There are 2 overlooks for The Pool. The picture is from the better of the two.
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The falls have worn a swirling path over the Conway Granite.
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The Flume was discovered by Jessie Guernsey in 1808 while fishing. Once upon a time, there was a large round boulder wedged into the gorge. Visitors passed beneath it. A massive flood in 1883 dislodged the boulder and cleared a lot of accumulated debris from the gorge. The flood is responsible for uncovering Table Rock and Avalanche Falls.
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Have a tripod, a polarizer, and a warming filter. You'll want a bit of telephoto to play with...35-105mm should work, but 70-200mm might bring the cascades more into play. I use a 28-300mm lens. An overcast day will be ideal. Shadows tend to congregate in the lower left side of the gorge and contrast can be a big issue here.
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The Pool is about 3/4 of the way around the Flume-Pool loop trail, at the 1.5 mile marker. To get to the Flume Visitor Center, take Exit 1 on the Notch Parkway (I-93) in Franconia Notch, or by way of Route 3 from Lincoln. This is an obvious and well marked destination. The last time I was there, an adult admission was $8.00. This is well worth the money as you'll also see the Flume Gorge, and the Liberty Gorge Cascade along the way.
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