Basin-Cascades Trail

As we left the Flume we still had plenty of gas in the tank and I asked a Franconia State Park ranger how rigorous Mt. Pemigewasset (across the street) was. He confided that the place to be on a humid day was the Basin-Cascades Trail a couple miles down the street. Boy was he ever right!

The Basin, a granite pothole 20 feet in diameter, had wonderful light and made for some great photos.

We followed the very rooty Basic-Cascades Trail for a long half mile along Cascade Brook. Lots of ledge and potholes in the brook. We stopped for a few minutes to consider the sanity of a family swimming in the pool at the base of Kinsman Falls. A few minutes later marked our turnaround point--the first crossing of the brook.

On the way down we dropped our feet into the chilly brook while munching down our Big Boy's sandwiches.

A spectacular recommendation for a sticky day--the trail was remarkably cool. We'll be back.