Hiking Mt. Pemigewasset; New Hampshire Hike Day #2

 On our second day of our New Hampshire weekend getaway, my husband and I headed to the Flume Gorge parking lot to pick up the trail head for Mt. Pemigewasset.  We heard it was a moderate trail with stunning views at the top.

We followed the bike trial out of the lot until we saw the trail head sign. 




It was a relatively easy trail but I will admit that about 1/2 way up I found myself wishing we could just reach the summit already!  It was still a bit wet and slippery after all the rain during the night so it was slow going for us. 



There is a bit of up and down and a few brooks to cross along the way. 



The sun even made an appearance a time or two.


Once we saw the change in trees we knew we were getting closet to the top! 


It was chilly and windy at the top but the view were pretty.  We felt like the hike hadn't been that hard to get suck pretty views.  But we could immediately tell that fall foliage in New Hampshire was on it's way out with so many bare trees already!



I was really taken with the way the sun shone on only part of the surrounding area.



Our pace changed completely by the time we reached the car as we were able to move much faster on the way down. 








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Comments

  1. Tamar SBOctober 19, 2021 at 6:55 AM

    What breathtaking views!

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    1. Joanne October 19, 2021 at 4:25 PM

      They really were; though it was pretty cold on top so we didn't sit for long.

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  2. Dara @ Not In JerseyOctober 19, 2021 at 8:23 AM

    I love all the fall colors!

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  3. TorontoSAMOctober 19, 2021 at 8:28 AM

    OMG, the views!! Worth every step.

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  4. EllibelleOctober 19, 2021 at 9:08 AM

    More beautiful views! Love all the fall foliage! We went hiking this past weekend and were surprised to still see so many green leaves.

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    1. Joanne October 19, 2021 at 4:26 PM

      We were surprised to see that just a few hours north of us so many of the trees were already bare.

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  5. Veronica LeeOctober 19, 2021 at 10:47 AM

    The views are spectacular, Joanne! WOW!

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    1. Joanne October 19, 2021 at 4:27 PM

      It was amazing and totally worth the work to get there.

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  6. Beautifully CandidOctober 19, 2021 at 12:55 PM

    What a great hike together! The foliage looks so pretty. We're still waiting for ours to pop here.

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  7. MicaOctober 19, 2021 at 5:05 PM

    The views are lovely and it's so nice seeing all the autumn leaves even if it made it a little tricky to walk on - looks like it was a great hike!

    Hope you are having a great week :)

    Away From The Blue

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    1. Joanne October 19, 2021 at 7:05 PM

      The leaves are a bit slippery but the views are well worth it.

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  8. Jodie's Touch of StyleOctober 19, 2021 at 9:06 PM

    The leaves are just beautiful, and what a wonderful hike Joanne.
    XOOX
    Jodie
    www.jtouchofstyle.com

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  9. Jill HarrisonOctober 19, 2021 at 11:16 PM

    oh wow - look at those autumn leaves! We have nothing like this show in autumn here in Australia. I would love to see it sometime. Enjoy your week, thank you for taking us on your hike, and for stopping by my blog last week. I was away..hiking!

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  10. Melissa October 19, 2021 at 11:58 PM

    Look at those beautiful fall colors! So glad you got to do this hike! The colors are just starting to come in here in Korea!

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    1. Joanne October 20, 2021 at 3:11 PM

      I was so glad our friends mentioned it! They always have the best ideas for hikes in New Hampshire.

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  11. handmade by amaliaOctober 20, 2021 at 12:20 AM

    An amazing place. And the colored leaves make it all the more beautiful.
    Amalia
    xo

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  12. Lindsay's Sweet WorldOctober 20, 2021 at 9:48 AM

    Oh my word, the leaves!!!! So so gorgeous! I am so ready for the leaves to start changing here. They don't usually reach their peak here until mid-November so we have a little longer to wait! You got some beautiful pictures.

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    1. Joanne October 20, 2021 at 3:11 PM

      I couldn't believe how different they were just a few hours north of us!

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  13. Jo TraceyOctober 22, 2021 at 6:34 PM

    Beautiful colours, beautiful views. I can imagine how slippy the leaves would have been though!

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    1. Joanne October 22, 2021 at 8:06 PM

      Thank you! We get pretty used to hiking with leaves all over the place.

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  14. NatalieOctober 22, 2021 at 9:11 PM

    What a beautiful hike! I love Fall foliage colours. Thank you for sharing your photos with us and linking up with #weekendcoffeeshare.

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  15. SusanneOctober 23, 2021 at 8:29 AM

    Absolutely amazing display of autumn colours!!!

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    1. Joanne October 24, 2021 at 11:56 AM

      It really was so beautiful up there! The colors were so vibrant everywhere.

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  16. Maria JanssonOctober 23, 2021 at 12:49 PM

    This trail is gorgeous! I love the views and the fall colours! Thank you so much for sharing.

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    1. Joanne October 24, 2021 at 11:57 AM

      Thank you! It wasn't a super difficult hike either. I love a great view for relatively little effort.

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  17. csuhpat1October 24, 2021 at 1:24 PM

    Wow, so very beautiful. Thanks for sharing this with us.

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  18. KirstinOctober 26, 2021 at 11:32 AM

    Such beautiful colors!

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