Ok, so the scenery that I beheld in New Hampshire wasn't exactly as colourful as the picture below, the sun did manage to make an appearance for a few hours, and that in and of itself outdid any colours that the trees could have offered up! I mean, after how many days now of rain, the sun was a most welcoming sight!
If you are ever in the New Durham, New Hampshire area( New Durham is located between Farmington and Alton, off of Rt. 11), here is a very cool place to visit: http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Inside_FandG/hatcheries_visitor_centers.htm
You will want to visit the Powder Mill Fish Hatchery, which sits beautifully along MerryMeeting Lake, probably one of the cleanest lakes that I have ever seen. The fish hatchery is just that; a place where they raise trout, so as to stock the local waterways every spring. There is no admission price, and there are plenty of fish for the eyes to take in, from babies all the way up to granddaddy-looking rainbows, whose colours yesterday were magnificent! I mean, really pretty fish, and the biggest looked like it must have weighed a good 20 pounds!( I am no expert on fish, so allow me a little license with the poundage, please!) The fish reside in about 15 runs, and though as I said, admission is free, there is a well-worn, albeit completely functional fish food dispenser(looks like a bubblegum machine) where for a quarter, you can receive a handful of fish food so that you can feed the trouts. (all proceeds go towards the upkeep of the hatchery) It is a blast to throw a few pieces of food into the water, and watch the smaller fish go batty for it, while the largest of the rainbows tend to go slower, but jostle no less fiercely for the food. One of the grandaddy's actually crested out of the water just like a dolphin would; it was very cool! Once you have had your fill of feeding and watching the fish, take a walk round the small hatchery grounds, and then cross the street to gaze at the lake. A good spot for this is at the boat launch area( a fave swimming area of mine during my 3 year stint up there).
Lodgings in the area are fairly low priced( $70.- for the night really isn't that bad), and you are only a short, scenic ride away from Alton Bay and Lake Winnepesauke, and about an hour away from the White Mountains.
GOOD STUFF!!
If you are ever in the New Durham, New Hampshire area( New Durham is located between Farmington and Alton, off of Rt. 11), here is a very cool place to visit: http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Inside_FandG/hatcheries_visitor_centers.htm
You will want to visit the Powder Mill Fish Hatchery, which sits beautifully along MerryMeeting Lake, probably one of the cleanest lakes that I have ever seen. The fish hatchery is just that; a place where they raise trout, so as to stock the local waterways every spring. There is no admission price, and there are plenty of fish for the eyes to take in, from babies all the way up to granddaddy-looking rainbows, whose colours yesterday were magnificent! I mean, really pretty fish, and the biggest looked like it must have weighed a good 20 pounds!( I am no expert on fish, so allow me a little license with the poundage, please!) The fish reside in about 15 runs, and though as I said, admission is free, there is a well-worn, albeit completely functional fish food dispenser(looks like a bubblegum machine) where for a quarter, you can receive a handful of fish food so that you can feed the trouts. (all proceeds go towards the upkeep of the hatchery) It is a blast to throw a few pieces of food into the water, and watch the smaller fish go batty for it, while the largest of the rainbows tend to go slower, but jostle no less fiercely for the food. One of the grandaddy's actually crested out of the water just like a dolphin would; it was very cool! Once you have had your fill of feeding and watching the fish, take a walk round the small hatchery grounds, and then cross the street to gaze at the lake. A good spot for this is at the boat launch area( a fave swimming area of mine during my 3 year stint up there).
Lodgings in the area are fairly low priced( $70.- for the night really isn't that bad), and you are only a short, scenic ride away from Alton Bay and Lake Winnepesauke, and about an hour away from the White Mountains.
GOOD STUFF!!
posted by Christine at 6:57 AM
1 Comments:
It's too bad the foilage wasn't at it's finest for your trip. But it does sound like a gorgeous area.
I know what you mean about the hatcheries. Every year when my family went to New Mexico, we visited and feeding the trout was so entertaining. At the rate they were being fed, it's no wonder some of them weighed 20 pounds!
Peggy
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