Mount Chocorua seen from Tamworth

Exploring a view of Mount Chocorua

YES! Another article from October 14th, 2015. This day is just one surprising vista after another. If you are just joining me on this exploration through central NH and Mount Chocorua, then please hit the links below to articles from earlier or later on this day to get caught up.

Chocorua Lake road divides Lake Chocorua from Little Lake — Purchase this view of Mount Chocorua In Fall Foliage. View this in my Fine Art Gallery

I know some of you will look at all the pictures and start to envy me for having such a great day. I have to admit it was a perfect storm for fall colors this day. It was NOT all peak, but it was 50% at the minimum. The amount of change in this area may have been due to the colors being delayed so long. The leaves held off for about two weeks and then came on like gangbusters.

Articles on Tamworth and Mount Chocorua

It could have been so much worse and ended badly with the leaves giving up and falling to the ground in shades of brown. 🙁 But they didn’t.

My favorite views of Mount Chocorua

For those who purchased my calendar of 12 months of Fall foliage, you saw my view from under a birch tree that looked past a cedar-shingled barn to Mount Chocorua in the distance. This (below) is my new favorite view of Chocorua. The image above which used to be my favorite can be seen from the wooden bridge on Lake Chocorua. (seen above)

A view of Mount Chocorua through golden birch branches View of Mount Chocorua from Cleveland road — View of Mount Chocorua from Cleveland Hill Road – View or purchase in my gallery.

I found this quote from another blog that states, “Mt. Chocorua actually stands in the town of Albany, but “Tamworth owns the view” as the guidebook says.” If anyone has this guidebook, let me know where to pick it up!

Owning the Views

There are homes along these hills and you can see they own the very best views of Mount Chocorua. The rolling hills leading to the feet of the mountain as the trees climb the slopes to where the deciduous trees are replaced by the hardier evergreens in the alpine zone. Only the tip of Mount Chocorua is lacking in trees altogether.

View of Mount Chocorua from Cleveland Road — View of Mount Chocorua and the very westernmost peak in the range. This is all a part of the White Mountains. View in my gallery.

Along many of these roads there are rock walls, PLEASE, do not cross over the stone wall for what you feel is a better picture. I took all my images from the road and unless you have permission, you will be trespassing. I will disavow any knowledge of you and this tape will self-destruct in 5 seconds… (quick, name that TV show)

White Gates Farm

Continuing along Cleveland Hill Road will bring you to signs for the White Gates Farm and while the signs mention farm products for sale there was not a table or farm stand in evidence. But I saw this great view and snapped this shot.

White Gate Farm can be found by a simple drive through the foothills of Mount Chocorua and the surrounding hills and valleys.

Durgin Covered Bridge

We end up at Durgin Bridge Road (follow this link to read about it) which is the Durgin Covered Bridge. As of the 14th, of October, there was a decent amount of fall colors with an array of birch, maples, and a few oaks.

Where to go from here?

You can sit at the end of the bridge and get your map out decide where to go. Center Sandwich is just down 113A to 113. From there you can cut up through Sandwich Notch State Park, read about it here. Or you can head around Squam lake or Lake Winnipesaukee and Meredith NH. Maybe Castle in the Clouds off Route 171. There are a lot of miles to cover in the Lakes region.

Cloudy weather is fine by me

I started this day in Tamworth at around 10:18 AM and shot for the rest of the day. The morning was mostly cloudy but with periods of open skies that I took advantage of. Though these holes in the clouds that let the sun through were few. Also please note I’m not shooting at dawn or sunset but during the mid-day hours and I believe I still made some very nice images.

Purchasing these images

Each of these photographs is up on my fine art website (Vistaphotography.com) and if you are so moved, they are available for sale (with distribution centers around the world) just click the link in the image description and you will be taken to my website. There you can add a matte and frame of your choice or on mugs and cards, etc. Even if you are in another country, they will fulfill your order from a nearby fulfillment center.

Questions? Let me know.

Jeff Foliage Folger

Autumn is a state of mind more than a time of year – Jeff Foliage

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