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2014 Covered Bridges of New Hampshire Tour - Oct 18th
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<blockquote data-quote="Fred W" data-source="post: 1185355" data-attributes="member: 3828"><p>For anyone interested, here's the skinny on the <em>creeks</em> that we'll be riding over and around.</p><p></p><p>If you look closely at the ride route, these covered bridges mostly cross the same 3 rivers several times. The first six bridges that we ride over, down in the southwest NH Monadnock region, all cross the Ashuelot River, which is the <em>creek </em>seen in the photos above. The main (north) branch of the Ashulot starts from a series of connected ponds in Pillsbury State Park, all the way up in Washington, and it winds its way south and west, down to the Connecticut River in Hinsdale.</p><p></p><p>The next two bridges (the only 2 you can't ride over anymore) go over Great Brook and then Cold River, which Great Brook is a tributary of. The Cold River joins the Connecticut in Walpole, which is also where we'll be having lunch. We'll be following the Cold River for quite a while, riding on Rte 123A and River Rd, the bumpiest parts of the ride.</p><p></p><p>At the northern most point of the ride, we'll make a little loop around Lake Sunapee, then the next three covered bridges all cross the Warner River. The Warner River headwaters are a series of brooks, also in Washington, NH from which the river flows eastward.</p><p></p><p>The final bridge is across the much larger Contoocook River, which the Warner flows into. The Contoocok (after adding the Warner and Blackwater) flows east to the mighty Merrimack in Pennacook. So a rain drop in Washington NH can flow west to the Connecticut River or East to the Merrimack. It's like a little New Hampshire Divide. <img src="https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/wink.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred W, post: 1185355, member: 3828"] For anyone interested, here's the skinny on the [I]creeks[/I] that we'll be riding over and around. If you look closely at the ride route, these covered bridges mostly cross the same 3 rivers several times. The first six bridges that we ride over, down in the southwest NH Monadnock region, all cross the Ashuelot River, which is the [I]creek [/I]seen in the photos above. The main (north) branch of the Ashulot starts from a series of connected ponds in Pillsbury State Park, all the way up in Washington, and it winds its way south and west, down to the Connecticut River in Hinsdale. The next two bridges (the only 2 you can't ride over anymore) go over Great Brook and then Cold River, which Great Brook is a tributary of. The Cold River joins the Connecticut in Walpole, which is also where we'll be having lunch. We'll be following the Cold River for quite a while, riding on Rte 123A and River Rd, the bumpiest parts of the ride. At the northern most point of the ride, we'll make a little loop around Lake Sunapee, then the next three covered bridges all cross the Warner River. The Warner River headwaters are a series of brooks, also in Washington, NH from which the river flows eastward. The final bridge is across the much larger Contoocook River, which the Warner flows into. The Contoocok (after adding the Warner and Blackwater) flows east to the mighty Merrimack in Pennacook. So a rain drop in Washington NH can flow west to the Connecticut River or East to the Merrimack. It's like a little New Hampshire Divide. [IMG]https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/wink.png[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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