White Mountains visit during May long weekend

Hi Everyone,

We are somewhat new to New England area and located near Hartford, CT. We were planning to visit White Mountains for a couple of days during this May long weekend (23-25 May%26#39;09). I know New Hampshire is really beautiful during Fall because of the fall colours. However, I%26#39;m not quite sure whether this would be the right time to visit White Mountains. I%26#39;m really interested in scenic views, enjoying nature, do some photography and have no plans of hiking or skiing.

I%26#39;d like to know whether White Mountains is more beautiful during Fall or some other time of the year compared to May? Should I wait for the July long weekend or till September or October to visit White Mountains? I would really appreciate if you can provide some suggestions on this or on visiting any other nearby places apart from White Mountains during this time of the year.

Thanks in advance,

Sandi

White Mountains visit during May long weekend

I have no problem recommending the WM during May. The weather will be about the same as Hartford, maybe a few degrees cooler. Spring flowers will be blooming.

Lots of green on the trees. of course. There are plenty of scenic views (without hiking) along the Kanc and 302 or by taking the auto road up MW on a clear day. Also, there is an auto road up Cathedral Ledge.

Hopefully, you will decide to take some short hikes as many great places are not visible from the street.

Glad you are not interested in skiing right now.

Flume Gorge and Lost River Gorge are both excellent places to see great natural sites (must pay to enter these locations)

Also, there is a crafts festival on the 23rd in NC which should be very nice.

So, check out the WM each season!!

White Mountains visit during May long weekend

Hi Sandi,

After I read your post, I thought about the different seasons and asked myself, which one would I pick? They really are different but if I had to pick one for someone who isn%26#39;t hiking or skiing, the fall, with it%26#39;s infusion of colors, is stunning to see. I remember one Saturday night in December a few years back it was snowing as we were leaving an Inn in Jackson. There wasn%26#39;t any wind and the huge flakes were falling like feathers from the sky. The town Xmas tree was lite with its multi-colored bulbs and as the flakes fell by, they made the lites sparkle in the darkness. We stood there for some time taking it all in. Spring is a good time to come. The river ice is gone and the water runs crystal clear from Mt Wash. The leaves are out and so are the moose so if you do come, be careful driving as we have had a number of hits this past few weeks. That leaves me with summer. Last year a family of beavers decided to make our fire pond their residence so they proceeded to build a home and cut down trees and built a damn raising the water level about 3 feet. We would sit around with neighbors and watch them into the night. So now I%26#39;m asking myself what I would choose. Seeing that you%26#39;re not very far away, come up anytime.

PS I apologize to you and the other DE%26#39;s for my rambling. It just got me thinking back.

Sandi

Listen to Dave ';Seeing that you%26#39;re not very far away, come up anytime.'; Except for mud season, there really is not a bad time to visit.

May is one of my favorite times of year in New Hampshire. The only nuisance is the black flies, but if you don%26#39;t plan on doing any hiking you probably won%26#39;t encounter many.

Of course, it%26#39;s hard to compete with the beauty of the fall foliage in October, but that doesn%26#39;t mean the White Mountains are any less breathtaking now. In fact, even in spring you can see a rainbow of yellows, greens, whites, and pale reds in the trees.

As the others have mentioned, you%26#39;re close enough that you can make the trip relatively easily when you want, but I think now would be a great time to introduce yourself to the area.

Sandix -

Wow, when and where to visit NH - Not sure where to start, and the fact that your not origianly from New England just compounds the issue.

The entire 6 state region has tons to offer and explore - Each state is a little different, even the seperate regions of NH offer something unique as well. However, in the intrest of NH alone. I am going to suggest a visit to the offical tourism site for NH as your true starting point. The site is www.visitnh.gov and from there you can get a total sense of what NH has to offer in any season. You can get festival and event details, lodging locations, activities of interest and available packages offered. Just prior, during and just following the foilage season this same site provides details on what to see, what the status of the foilage is and potetial driving routes to make sure your visit is enjoyable. I help to provide those details during that time, amoungst others, so your getting the info directly from tyhose that live, work and play here.

Once you narrow it down to a time frame and general location, come back and talk to us. Many folks contributing have additioanl insight to specific locations and each has personal experiences that they can share to make the most of your single or multiple visits to the BEST New England state - Bold Statement, but the tourism tag line is- ';Your going to love it here!';.

Note to Neslaw1 - Mud Season = Maple Sugar A Sweet time to visit NH, just a reminder Sir!

Travel Well

Tazman