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Cannon Mountain Cable Car at Franconia State Park, New Hampshire

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IMAGE005.JPG (24999 bytes)The cables running up Cannon Mountain for the Cable Car. Clouds surrounded the peak of the mountain when we got there.

IMAGE006.JPG (46789 bytes)Connie and I arrived at the foot of Cannon Mountain ready to climb the 4200 feet (By cable car, that is!).

IMAGE007.JPG (33989 bytes)All bundled up, Connie and I were ready to trek to the top of the mountain which at the time was 29 degrees.

IMAGE008.JPG (30353 bytes)Looking up Cannon Mountain from inside the cable car.

IMAGE009.JPG (32382 bytes)The vibrant colors of sky and trees make the climb up Cannon Mountain a magical journey.

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Looking down at Echo Lake at foot of Cannon Mountain. (right)

IMAGE011.JPG (19777 bytes)A view of the top of the White Mountains from close to the top of Cable Car destination.

IMAGE013.JPG (35457 bytes)Looking to the south of Cannon Mountain towards the Franconia Parkway which runs through the park and is a section of US 93.

IMAGE014.JPG (40039 bytes)Looking down at cable lines from the Car as we reach the top of the mountain

IMAGE015.JPG (38123 bytes)Looking down at the Cable supports as we reach our destination at the top of the mountain.

IMAGE016.JPG (30779 bytes)The frost on the trees at the top of Cannon Mountain. Within two days it snowed on top of the mountain after a cold front finished coming through.

IMAGE017.JPG (26549 bytes)The frost and cloudy conditions was as close as we were to get to winter during our Leaf Peeper trip to New Hampshire. We hiked on the mountain top for about 15 minutes and were "frozen Floridians" on our return.

IMAGE018.JPG (4812 bytes)The visibility was obscured on the top of the mountain by the clouds.

IMAGE019.JPG (14437 bytes)A panoramic view of Echo Lake on our return trip down the mountain.

IMAGE020.JPG (10143 bytes)Clouds obscure the view initially on the return trip down as we look south.

IMAGE021.JPG (8849 bytes)Our view as we begin the trek down the mountain. The clouds could not take away from the color of the vista.

IMAGE022.JPG (22059 bytes)As we approach the tops of the trees on the mountain we get a close up of how the trees create the post-card perfect landscapes during this fall "Leaf Color Peak Season."

IMAGE023.JPG (11318 bytes)The clouds play with the views down the mountainside.

IMAGE024.JPG (11533 bytes)We left Cannon Mountain overwhelmed by how God and Nature work together to create such beauty and grace in this precious land.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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