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A Trip on the Kancamagus with Jeff Foliage
A drive along the Kancamagus on its 50th
by Jeff "Foliage" Folger
Lincoln Woods interpretive stop
Last years leaves and one new one.
Colbath Homestead
Edward Russel, Spencer Tewksbury, Norman Stevens, Edmond Gionet
Thomas Wagner, Colleen Mann, Lori Harnois, Commissioner George Bald
Thomas Wagner & Commissioner George Campbell
The folks that made the trip to visit the Kanc
Raymond Burton presenting proclamation to Commissioner George Bald and Thomas Wagoner, Forest supervisor White Mtn National Forest.
Senator Deb Reynolds (NH) reading letter to all.
Greetings Fall Foliage Peepers
Today I drove up to Lincoln and took a nice drive along the Kanc.
I stopped at the different interpretive stops along the Kanc and met lots of people reliving their memories of their experiences with the Kanc. From Spencer Tewksbury who showed us what it looked like back in 1958 and 59 while he was a front end load driver. He would take pictures of his days while clearing the road.
My first stop was the Lincoln woods stop where Brett and Clara (forester and wild life biologist) told visitors about forestry plans and answered questions. This is also where I found my first red leaf (yes I kept my eyes open for changing colors but there were few occurrences).
I learned that if you really want to learn about the Kanc, you need to stop at the White Mtn attractions building which is just off the exit at route 93 in Lincoln. I talked to Forrest Seavy who is a Forrest Service photographer that I met several times along the Kanc today.
I ended up at the Russell Colbath Homestead and walking up to the barn I was hit with the smell of the pines surrounding the property. People who have had history with the Kanc were gathering for the 2PM Commemoration Ceremony.
The Saco district ranger, Terry Miller gave opening remarks and many luminaries imparted their accolades and thoughts about the Kanc. I'm afraid I don't have room to list all the folks that I ran into but a lot of wonderful people contributed to make today happen and my hat is off to them!
Jeff's Contest the winner gets five handmade cards (by me) with six of my images.
But you can't win if you don't play! The idea is to guess how many mile I drive in looking for fall foliage between 25 September and 1 November. You can put a guess in the comments below or in the forum or email me direct at jeff.foliage@gmail.com. Remember you can always go to the forums on the Yankee Magazine website and click on the forums then go to the foliage forum and look for Jeff's contest 2009... Or you can just click here to go direct but the scenic route is more fun..
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Reader Comments
Comment from Norman Stevens on October 12, 2009
It was a great day which my wife and I enjoyed immensly. Having worked for Whitcomb Const Co on the first section after the war in 1949 and then four other projects over the years with Weaver Bros Const and being the superintendent of the section that tied the two pieces together, i have many fond memories about the Kancamagus and the great people I worked with. Swede Ohlson the ranger from the Saco office was a fine man to work with. My wife and children spent time during summer vacations in Conway with me and loved to go to Lower Falls swimming.
Comment from Norman Stevens on October 18, 2009
The 50th celebration was a great day for my wife Jean and myself. The weather was nice, traffic not that bad. Having being a foreman for Whitcomb Const Co, I was involved in the first section built after the second world war in 1949. I worked on three more sections for Weaver Bros Const Co including the one at the top of the pass connecting the two sides together in 1959. I have many fond memories of the times on the Kanc and the great people I worked with. I remeber working with the following Forest Rangers Swede Ohlson, Ted Gienty, and Ken Southerland. Swede Ohlson and I worked together on the piece at the pass along with the NH state engineer
My wife and children spent some summers there where they enjoyed Lower Falls swimming and other sites.
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