In the Cold River, in Alstead, is this beautiful white quartz boulder. Seemingly everyone knows of this boulder but I can't find a reference to it historically or geologically anywhere on the internet. I did find a photo of it at coldriver.org but there was no specific discussion of it. It is a stunning sight when you drive down the road by the river.
After we photographed the Wendall Marsh Dam and the Lempster Wind Farm, we drove past the Vilas Pool Dam. This is another site that we need to explore more. But for now, I am learning my way around New Hampshire. Vilas Pool is in Alstead, the site of the horribly tragic flood of October 2005. They are still rebuilding sections of Route 123 and downtown Alstead. If you are interested in geology, an excellent article about the Cold River is Cold River Geology from coldriver.org. A fascinating timeline of history of Alstead is generated by Google here.
Vilas Pool: Built and donated to the Town of Alstead by Charles N. Vilas in 1926. Facilities include a swimming beach, boat rentals, picnic and recreational areas, two pavilions, and a carillon tower.
The gorge under the dam is very deep. Do you see the girl down on the river?
Interesting water carved rock can be seen in the "thunder hole" at the bottom of the falls.
I added a video (not mine) from youtube demonstrating quarry jumping in Alstead:
In the Cold River, in Alstead, is this beautiful white quartz boulder. Seemingly everyone knows of this boulder but I can't find a reference to it historically or geologically anywhere on the internet. I did find a photo of it at coldriver.org but there was no specific discussion of it. It is a stunning sight when you drive down the road by the river.
After we photographed the Wendall Marsh Dam and the Lempster Wind Farm, we drove past the Vilas Pool Dam. This is another site that we need to explore more. But for now, I am learning my way around New Hampshire. Vilas Pool is in Alstead, the site of the horribly tragic flood of October 2005. They are still rebuilding sections of Route 123 and downtown Alstead. If you are interested in geology, an excellent article about the Cold River is Cold River Geology from coldriver.org. A fascinating timeline of history of Alstead is generated by Google here.
The gorge under the dam is very deep. Do you see the girl down on the river?
Interesting water carved rock can be seen in the "thunder hole" at the bottom of the falls.