Silver Cascade Falls
This is a view from the road (Highway 302). This is less then half the total drop of the falls.
The Basin
The Basin area consists of a granite bowl, twenty feet in diameter, fed by a waterfall, worn smooth by the Pemigewasset River.
Mt. Willard
"Mt Willard"...
The train passes next to Mt Willard and all it's relics.
Silver Cascade Falls
The upper part of the falls is not visible from the road. But here is a picture of what it looks like as you approach the top.
Silver Cascade Falls
A look down gives you a visual of the long way you would fall if you were to slip. And farther down, it gets even steeper.
Silver Cascade Falls
Silver Cascade Falls is located in Crawford Notch and often refered to as "The Gate of the Notch". This waterfall is a risky climb. I made the climb so you don't have to. These pictures were taken so you can see what it looks like without risking anything. Enjoy...
Flume Cascade
This is the view right from Highway 302 in Crawford Notch.
The Kancamagus Highway
"Rocky Gorge"
View of the walking bridge looking downstream as it spans the Gorge.
The Kancamagus Highway
"Rocky Gorge"
Walking Bridge
The Kancamagus Highway
"Lower Falls".
The Kancamagus Highway
"Lower Falls".
The Kancamagus Highway
"Lower Falls".
The Kancamagus Highway
"Rocky Gorge"...
This is a pothole in cross-section. It is scoured out by swirling sand and rocks over thousands of years. Later half the pothole was gradually worn away by rushing water, widening the gorge. The illustration in the left lower corner depicts how the pothole was made.
The Kancamagus Highway
"Rocky Gorge"...
This is during a season of above average rains.
Crawford Notch
"The Boss"...
The Conway Train Ride is powered by a diesel electric locomotive.
Conway Train Depot
This is where the Conway Railroad leaves and takes you past sheer bluffs, steep ravines, cascading brooks and streams, panoramic mountain vistas, and across the famed Frankenstein Trestle and Willey Brook Bridge - enroute to Crawford Depot or Fabyan Station.
Silver Cascade Falls
This is the top of the Falls. Please take my advice and never make this climb. It is way too treacherous for anyone but those who think they are invincible. As a senior citizen, I tell you this in all ernest. But I did get my photographs......
Flume Cascade
Flume Cascade is the sister falls of Silver Cascade. They flow down the mountain next to each other.
Silver Cascade Falls
Occassionally, throughout my hike, I reached places and crept out of the woods to peak at the falls. The climb was quite the experience between fear, exploration, and venture. I did loose my footing several times. Luckly I had positioned myself for such events.
Crawford Notch
"Crawford Notch Depot"...
This is where the train running out of Conway turns around for the trip back down the mountain.
Beats Walkin'
"Beats Walkin"...
Shear cliffs on one side and a mountains on the other.