Waterfalls of New Hampshire -The Pool
Lincoln , Grafton County, NH , USA
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The falls from the overlook |
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Details: |
| The cascades here really aren’t the main attraction. They are nice enough, but the 80′ walls and the 40′ deep pool steal the thunder. The covered bridge is built using a huge white pine that fell across the cascades in the 1938 hurricane. The bridge uses the fallen giant as a stringer upon which the structure is built. There are 2 overlooks for The Pool. The picture is from the better of the two. |
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Geology and Bedrock Structure: |
| The falls have worn a swirling path over the Conway Granite. |
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History: |
| The Flume was discovered by Jessie Guernsey in 1808 while fishing. Once upon a time, there was a large round boulder wedged into the gorge. Visitors passed beneath it. A massive flood in 1883 dislodged the boulder and cleared a lot of accumulated debris from the gorge. The flood is responsible for uncovering Table Rock and Avalanche Falls. |
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Photography Notes: |
| Have a tripod, a polarizer, and a warming filter. You’ll want a bit of telephoto to play with…35-105mm should work, but 70-200mm might bring the cascades more into play. I use a 28-300mm lens. An overcast day will be ideal. Shadows tend to congregate in the lower left side of the gorge and contrast can be a big issue here. |
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Directions: |
| The Pool is about 3/4 of the way around the Flume-Pool loop trail, at the 1.5 mile marker. To get to the Flume Visitor Center, take Exit 1 on the Notch Parkway (I-93) in Franconia Notch, or by way of Route 3 from Lincoln. This is an obvious and well marked destination. The last time I was there, an adult admission was $8.00. This is well worth the money as you’ll also see the Flume Gorge, and the Liberty Gorge Cascade along the way. |
(reproduced by permission from author Dean Goss)
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Waterfalls of New Hampshire | whitemtnguy December 13, 2009