Kick up your feet, and enjoy how a family bonds in the great north woods of New Hampshire. My 18-year-old nephew Nolan recently graduated from his Massachusetts high school. To celebrate Nolan’s academic achievement, my wife Cathy and I planned for him to experience a wilderness trip to our “Live Free or Die” outdoors in the New Hampshire Great North Woods with camping at Lake Francis State Park, Pittsburg, NH.
The Pittsburg-Chartierville Border Crossing connects the towns of Chartierville, Quebec, and Pittsburg, New Hampshire. The crossing can be reached by U.S. Route 3 on the American side and by Quebec Route 257 on the Canadian side. The last 18 miles to the Canadian border on the American side is the so-called Moose Alley because of its large moose population. It is the only crossing on the Canada-United States border in the state of New Hampshire which is the only state in the United States with a single international border crossing. The Great North Woods Region, also known as the North Country, is located at the northern tip of New Hampshire, United States, north of the White Mountains Region and is part of the larger Great North Woods. The Great North Woods is a tourism region of New Hampshire and is located in Coos County.
In addition to Nolan and me, our fellow trekkers were Ron, Nolan's Dad and my brother-in-law, my sons Timothy and Shaun, and friends Dundee and Paul.
This four-day trip describes:
(1) Tenting in Lake Francis State Park in the Connecticut Lakes area in Pittsburg, NH.
(2) Two successful moose sightings on 18-mile Moose Alley (Route 3)
(3) Hike to and around the 4th Connecticut Lake located on the border of Canada and the United States. The 4th Connecticut Lake is the headwater of the 410-miles long Connecticut River
(4) Paddle and swim in Lake Francis
(5) Paddle East Inlet
(6) A campsite life composed of:
1. Setting up a tent site
2. Learning to start our campfire with flint and steel (yup, no matches)
3. Cooking breakfast and dinner over an open campfire - including cleaning up the utensils used
4. Learning the history of the Republic of Indian Stream
5. Sharing campsite games and chat
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The Moose of New Hampshire
Nolan had never seen a moose. His older sister had been in the moose habitat but had never seen a moose, and she shared with Nolan that moose was maybe just the imagination of others. One of my goals for this trip was to find a moose for Nolan to see. Indeed, we saw a moose during our “drive slowly along a road and keep an eye open for parked cards.” Our first night in the Great North Woods, as well as the second night, showed this technique worked as documented in this video.
2 июл 2023
