The Pemigewasset River at Franconia Notch State Park on Aug. 23, 2023. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger

Photos on a Beautiful Day at Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire

Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy
5 min readAug 29, 2023

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Do you like hiking, biking and cross-country skiing in mountainous areas?

Enjoy them sometime at Franconia Notch State Park in New Hampshire.

Last week, I biked on the park recreational trail from the Echo Lake Beach parking lot near Cannon Mountain to the Basin and back. It was a beautiful day, and I’ve done it before. I have also gone cross-country skiing on the trail.

The scenery is invariably gorgeous, and for a relatively easy hike with great views, climb Bald Mountain and Artists’ Bluff, which I have also done.

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Here are more photos I took on Aug. 23, in chronological order, as well as three wintry photos from December 2021:

Mountain view at Franconia Notch State Park. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger

Super Wet Summer in New England and the Northeast

The Pemigewasset River, also known as The Pemi. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
The Pemigewasset River. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
The Pemigewasset River. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
The Pemigewasset River. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
The Pemigewasset River. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
The Pemigewasset River. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
Reflections and currents in the Pemigewasset River. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
The Pemigewasset River. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
The Pemigewasset River Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
The Pemigewasset River. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
The Pemigewasset River. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
The Basin along the Pemigewasset River at Franconia Notch State Park. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
A treescape. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
Cannon Mountain and Cannon Cliffs. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
Mountain view. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
Echo Lake and Cannon Mountain Ski Area. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
Cannon Cliffs. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
View from Franconia Notch State Park on Dec. 9, 2021. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
Cross-country skiing and hiking tracks on the Franconia Notch State Park recreational trail on Dec. 5, 2021. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger
The Pemigewasset River on Dec. 5, 2021. Photo by Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy blogger

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Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy

NH EnviroGuy blogger & photography enthusiast living near Newfound Lake in New Hampshire. Finalist, 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service. Snowy ROC NY native.