{"id":17064,"date":"2022-06-14T16:37:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T20:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=17064"},"modified":"2022-06-14T16:37:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T20:37:09","slug":"travels-flume-gorge-state-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/17064","title":{"rendered":"Travels: Flume Gorge State Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my goals for this trip was to check three more states off my &#8220;visited&#8221; list: Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. <\/p>\n<p>Also, I don&#8217;t much care for interstates, so we took primarily back roads on our drive to Maine. And two of my proposals were to drive through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/fsinternet\/cs\/main\/!ut\/p\/z0\/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfIjo8zijQwgwNHCwN_DI8zPwBcqYKBfkO2oCADIwpjI\/?pname=Green%20Mountain-%20Home&#038;navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&#038;ss=110920&#038;pnavid=null&#038;navid=091000000000000&#038;cid=FSE_003853\">Green Mountains<\/a> of Vermont and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/whitemountain\">White Mountains<\/a> of New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>We spent so long at the Botanical Garden we visited in New York we didn&#8217;t get any stops in the Green Mountains of Vermont, but had a scenic drive the next day through the White Mountains.<\/p>\n<p>I have to say that aside from our stop, New Hampshire was kind of disappointing and I&#8217;d rather have spent more time in Vermont.<\/p>\n<p>But that stop me made?<\/p>\n<p>Excellent.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the White Mountain Scenic Route is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhstateparks.org\/visit\/state-parks\/flume-gorge\">Flume Gorge State Park<\/a>. It was a pretty hefty admission fee to get in, but since it was vacation, we splurged.<\/p>\n<p>It was worth it.<\/p>\n<p>It starts out somewhat slow, and you walk up to a cascade down a hill of rock.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/52136631304\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-05-30_Flume_Gorge_101\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52136631304_01eca487d8.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"2022-05-30_Flume_Gorge_101\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Flume Gorge (2022-05-29)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TgwelILeeig?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Pretty, but I&#8217;ve hiked places like that in West Virginia&#8211;and could go out on the rocks.<\/p>\n<p>Then you come to a boardwalk that runs alongside the Flume Brook.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/52135366347\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-05-30_Flume_Gorge_115\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52135366347_5372b221e5.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"2022-05-30_Flume_Gorge_115\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then, up ahead, you can see the walls starting to narrow and the creek getting louder.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/52136631204\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-05-30_Flume_Gorge_117\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52136631204_8035dfb88c.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"2022-05-30_Flume_Gorge_117\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Flume Gorge (2022-05-29)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E_StvCxrtxY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The gorge narrows and is stunning.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/52136413133\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-05-30_Flume_Gorge_122\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52136413133_dc18864a3d.jpg?resize=225%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"225\" height=\"500\" alt=\"2022-05-30_Flume_Gorge_122\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Flume Gorge (2022-05-29)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lmnsEZhXblI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Then you come to the waterfall.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/52136412893\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-05-30_Flume_Gorge_130\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52136412893_63828425eb.jpg?resize=225%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"225\" height=\"500\" alt=\"2022-05-30_Flume_Gorge_130\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D401bOpmyWQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s not the end. You walk gravel trails (some steep) to high point where you can look into the valley.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/52136390056\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-05-30_Flume_Gorge_143\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52136390056_c289c986f3.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"2022-05-30_Flume_Gorge_143\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Through some more forest and finally across a bridge above the Pemigewasset River.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/52136413393\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-05-30_Flume_Gorge_163\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52136413393_97c653105a.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"2022-05-30_Flume_Gorge_163\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There is more of a walk through the forest, on a very well maintained path, some large trees, lots of wild flowers, and glacier boulders.<\/p>\n<p>So, despite how expensive it was, I very much enjoyed the walk.<\/p>\n<p>But I&#8217;d still like to go back to Vermont to hike in the Green Mountains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my goals for this trip was to check three more states off my &#8220;visited&#8221; list: Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Also, I don&#8217;t much care for interstates, so we took primarily back roads on our drive to Maine. 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