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This is the road you have to drive if you visit the White Mountains.
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The Notch was famous for The Old Man in the Mountain, a natural stone outcropping that resembled a face. Sadly, it crumbled years ago but there’s a museum devoted to it at the Canon Mountain gondola sight where you can grab a glimpse.
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Peak foliage was long past when we drove through and everything looked very grey.
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But it’s still an impressive sight.
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And a huge tourist destination.
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This was the road the day we drove it. Below was the road two weeks before…
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There’s something to be said for traveling off season. No traffic jams for us.
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Not as colorful, but definitely smoother sailing.
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Never a dull moment…
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River's world..... 
Oh, that traffic. It is a beautiful drive, though.
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It’s stunning with the full foliage, but not worth that traffic jam.
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Ugh…..tourists. Glad you got the road all to yourself.
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We’ve driven through there when the foliage is turning, and though it’s glorious…. it’s also a nightmare of leaf peepers.
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Me and mountain pass roads are not good friends.
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They can be a challenge.
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I was expecting a picture from the museum. I was wondering if that was where my long-vanished grandfather disappeared to. He left for work one day and never came home, leaving my grandmother with 8 kids to bring up on her own. (If only my male parent would have followed in his father’s bootsteps!)
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I did a blog series about Canon Mountain and the museum a few years ago, but we didn’t visit this time around. As for your grandmother, I can’t even imagine that hardship.
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She eventually found a very nice man who was willing to take on her 8 kids (not sure how many were still at home) but like every woman, she coped when she had to.
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I want to see The Old Man!!!! (And don’t tell me to look in the mirror!!!!)
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You’re too late. He’s long gone..
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That traffic jam shot is the poster for why one has to plan a vacation to New England during peak leaf peepin’ season. Off-season, it shall be!
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It’s virtually impossible to plan ahead for peak foliage season. So many variable affect the change. The color was two weeks early this year…
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Holy crap. I’ll take grey over being stuck in traffic like that!
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Very glad we missed that. It’s a total bottleneck, once you’ve committed to that road you’re stuck the the duration.
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