Near Long Island, Moultonboro NH. Barely visible as a tiny white speck above and to the left of the lonely pine tree is Mt. Cardigan, which is some 30 miles west.
Sandwich Notch, NH...this pass, though nowhere near as spectacular as its larger counterparts, has an equally fascinating history, available by clicking the post title.
Greatest Hits of the Hubble Space Telescope!
Looking north from Moultonboro Neck...on the left is the Whiteface Range, but the major point of interest is that puff of white in the middle, which is Big George-aka Mt. Washington.
I previously showed some pictures of the "traditional" New Hampsha maple syrup sap gathering paraphenalia, namely the metal buckets.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the epic film "South Pacific", part of which was filmed on the very spot where I took this picture in 2003.
(WBZ Photo)
In "Howard's New Life" (1967), a later episode of "The Andy Griffith Show", Howard Sprague sees a tropic isle on a teevee travelogue show, and decides to chuck it all and move to an island in the Caribbean.
My insane mountain-climbing cousin Boyd finally completed his project to summit all of the New Hampshire 4,000 foot tall mountains in winter. This has been done many times by gweebs in the summer months, but it takes a little more patience to do it when the weather is cold."New Hampshire is ranked No. 1 for the first time thanks to impressively low crime across the board. It boasts the nation's lowest murder rate and second-lowest aggravated assault and burglary rates."
Rankings in Crime (out of 50 states)
(1 = Worst, 50 = Best)
Assault: 49
Burglary: 49
Murder: 50
Motor Vehicle Theft: 47
Rape: 39
Robbery: 43
This classic 4-drum 3-cymbal drum kit was well-known from The Beatles' debut on US TV, on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.
The first 100 sets will feature Ludwig's 100th Anniversary badge on each drum. Recommended price is $4285, stands not included.
One of the last of the classic N.O. pianists has left the building...
Hmmm, never even knew she lived around here...Ossipee's about 20 miles east of Saddle Hill as the crow flies, and has long been little-known for anything other than being a waypoint on the road to Maine-but now the town is gaining favor due to some excellent resaturants.
Mount Ossipee, which looms over the town, is New Hampshire's version of Haleakala but with vegetation. It's an ancient collapsed volcanic crater.
OSSIPEE, N.H. (AP) — Rock icon and former Playboy Bunny Dale Bozzio has been convicted of animal cruelty in Ossipee.
Click the post title for the news story. Sorry, no pictures.
Here's what our Meredith road crew uses to rake our gravel roads in this part of town. These are only used during Mud Season, as the rake tines break up the clumps of mud so it can better drain.
New Hampshire's world-famous match factory, DD Bean, was shut down last week by....a FIRE.
Here's another local gem.
Mud season in New Hampshire is also maple syrup season. Most producers no longer use the traditional sap buckets like these, seen just below Saddle Hill on Upper New Hampton Road, but instead use blue plastic tubing with multiple taps leading to a common container.
My road is under "pass at own risk" status for the first time in many years-that's how bad the mud is. We've already had a couple of vehicles get stuck. This is just below Saddle Hill...
Went snow shoe exploring this weekend. Report:
Pileated Woodpecker results on Saddle Hill, circa March 2009
The Kaua'i Bus is starting on-call bus service to the Pacific Missile Test Range on the far southwest part of the Garden Isle. Only for anyone authorized to go on-base, of course.
Happy Birthday to original NRBQ drummer Tom "The Time Bomb" Staley, who left the band to raise a family but still sits in with assorted Q's from time to time in this century. Tom is also a major Weather Report fan, as he long ago had the chance to play with their tragic bassist Jaco Pastorious.
A look at the funky little Kaua'i village that was the model for the town in "Lilo and Stitch", as well as the title of a recent album by former resident Taj Mahal."I'll never stay on Oahu," I used to say to myself with conviction. But after a week's stay on Oahu, I can't say that anymore."
