<p>The lush Kancamagus Highway connects Lincoln to Conway by way of the White Mountain National Forest.</p>

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<p>Beaver Brook Falls visitors enjoy views of cascading waterfalls in Colebrook, New Hampshire.</p>

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<p>The sun sets over Big Brook Bog in Pittsburg, New Hampshire.</p>

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<p>A suspension bridge leads into Davis Path Trailhead in White Mountain National Forest.</p>

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<p>Hikers traverse one of many trails that lead to the summit of Mount Washington, which boasts the highest peak in Northeast U.S. at 6,289 feet (1,917 meters).</p>

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<p>A pier juts out into Echo Lake near Franconia, New Hampshire.</p>

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<p>Mountain bikers cycle across a trail in Conway, New Hampshire.</p>

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<p>A rock climber dangles from Square Ledge in Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire.</p>

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<p>Raindrops splash the water in Echo Lake State Park.</p>

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<p>Fowler's toads can be heard chirping at night at the Cabins at Lopstick's pond in Pittsburg.</p>

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<p>A fly fisherman casts a line into the Trophy Stretch of the Connecticut River in Pittsburg.</p>

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<p>A stream flows through the Flume Trail in New Hampshire’s Franconia Notch State Park.</p>

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<p>A young male moose forages along the Connecticut River in Pittsburg, New Hampshire.</p>

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<p>The sun rises over the calm waters of the Second Connecticut Lake.</p>

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<p>The lush Kancamagus Highway connects Lincoln to Conway by way of the White Mountain National Forest.</p>

The lush Kancamagus Highway connects Lincoln to Conway by way of the White Mountain National Forest.

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New Hampshire’s Outdoor Oases

Drive down scenic highways, hike through verdant nature trails, and cool off under cascading waterfalls.

Published August 1, 2016

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Beaver Brook Falls visitors enjoy views of cascading waterfalls in Colebrook, New Hampshire.

Photograph by Ronan Donovan

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The sun sets over Big Brook Bog in Pittsburg, New Hampshire.

Right:

A suspension bridge leads into Davis Path Trailhead in White Mountain National Forest.

Photographs by Ronan Donovan

Hikers traverse one of many trails that lead to the summit of Mount Washington, which boasts the highest peak in Northeast U.S. at 6,289 feet (1,917 meters).

Photograph by Ronan Donovan

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A pier juts out into Echo Lake near Franconia, New Hampshire.

Photograph by Ronan Donovan

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Mountain bikers cycle across a trail in Conway, New Hampshire.

Photograph by Ronan Donovan

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A rock climber dangles from Square Ledge in Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire.

Photograph by Ronan Donovan

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Left:

Raindrops splash the water in Echo Lake State Park.

Right:

Fowler's toads can be heard chirping at night at the Cabins at Lopstick's pond in Pittsburg.

Photographs by Ronan Donovan

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Left:

A fly fisherman casts a line into the Trophy Stretch of the Connecticut River in Pittsburg.

Right:

A stream flows through the Flume Trail in New Hampshire’s Franconia Notch State Park.

Photographs by Ronan Donovan

A young male moose forages along the Connecticut River in Pittsburg, New Hampshire.

Photograph by Ronan Donovan

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The sun rises over the calm waters of the Second Connecticut Lake.

Photograph by Ronan Donovan

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