{"id":9809,"date":"2025-06-01T22:59:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T14:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=9809"},"modified":"2025-08-01T09:02:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T01:02:35","slug":"20250601arethusa-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601arethusa-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking Arethusa Falls and Frankenstein Cliff Loop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first Sunday of June 2025, I headed to New Hampshire and hiked the loop trail of Arethusa Falls and Frankenstein Cliff.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5120.jpg\" alt=\"Arethusa Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Arethusa Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-3', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:133,gap:9,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:42,height:56,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-major-3', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider3.sync( secondarySlider3 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-4', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:140,gap:9,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:42,height:58,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-major-4', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider4.sync( secondarySlider4 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-5', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:133,gap:9,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:42,height:56,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-major-5', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider5.sync( secondarySlider5 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-6', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-major-6', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider6.sync( secondarySlider6 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-7', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-major-7', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider7.sync( secondarySlider7 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider8 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-8', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider8 = new Splide( '#splide-major-8', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider8.sync( secondarySlider8 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Shortly after moving to Boston about a year ago, I missed a remarkable display of aurora borealis visible just outside the city, a casualty of exhaustion and the chaos of unpacking. When news broke recently of another solar storm of similar magnitude approaching over the weekend, I resolved not to let the opportunity slip away twice. Refreshed and prepared this time, I naturally gravitated northward into New Hampshire, for its darker skies and its proximity to this celestial show of the north.<br \/>\nThe weather forecast proved particularly enticing, with clouds dominating the day and dissipating around sunset. Not wanting to risk a fruitless journey should the aurora fail to materialize, I decided to include a hike into my day\u2019s itinerary, for which I chose the Arethusa Falls and Frankenstein Cliff Loop in Crawford Notch State Park, a trail that offered several hours of moderate exercise but short of the intensity of my usual hikes, preserving my energy for potential nighttime aurora-watching.<br \/>\nSince the sun didn\u2019t set until past 8pm in New Hampshire (and astronomical twilight well after that), I planned a late start of the day and didn\u2019t leave home until 11am. With a lunch and some errands along the way, I reached the trailhead of Frankenstein Cliff at 2:40pm and started my hike shortly after.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:6\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=224481033&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"desktop-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=224481033&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5076.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5076.jpg\" alt=\"Frankenstein Cliff from Trailhead Parking\" \/><\/a><\/br>Frankenstein Cliff from Trailhead Parking<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5078.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5078.jpg\" alt=\"Railway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Railway<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5077.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5077.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"House\" \/><\/a><\/br>House<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Next to the railway. I didn&#8217;t know what it&#8217;s for.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5076.jpg\" alt=\"Frankenstein Cliff from Trailhead Parking\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5078.jpg\" alt=\"Railway\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5077.jpg\" alt=\"House\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5076.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5076.jpg\" alt=\"Frankenstein Cliff from Trailhead Parking\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Frankenstein Cliff from Trailhead Parking<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5078.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5078.jpg\" alt=\"Railway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Railway<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5077.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5077.jpg\" alt=\"House\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>House<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Next to the railway. I didn&#8217;t know what it&#8217;s for.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>I chose to tackle the trail in the clockwise direction, first following Bemis Creek to Arethusa Falls before ascending the mountain to Frankenstein Cliff. Along the initial stretch, where the path ran parallel to Bemis Creek, I encountered a series of cascades, rushing torrents, and tranquil ponds\u2014each just a few steps from the trail, inviting quiet moments of reflection amid the sound of flowing water.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5079.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_5079.jpg\" width=\"44.45%\" alt=\"Bemis Brook\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5082.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_5082.jpg\" width=\"44.45%\" alt=\"Bemis Brook\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bemis Brook<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5087.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5087.jpg\" alt=\"Fawn Pool\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fawn Pool<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5085.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5085.jpg\" alt=\"Rapids along Bemis Brook\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rapids along Bemis Brook<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5099.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5099.jpg\" alt=\"Coliseum Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coliseum Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5103.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_5103.jpg\" width=\"44.44%\" alt=\"Bemis Falls\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_151837.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/20250601_151837.jpg\" width=\"50%\" alt=\"Bemis Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bemis Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5111.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5111.jpg\" alt=\"Bemis Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bemis Falls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5079.jpg\" alt=\"Bemis Brook\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5087.jpg\" alt=\"Fawn Pool\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5085.jpg\" alt=\"Rapids along Bemis Brook\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5099.jpg\" alt=\"Coliseum Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5103.jpg\" alt=\"Bemis Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5111.jpg\" alt=\"Bemis Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5079.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_5079.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Bemis Brook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5082.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_5082.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Bemis Brook\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bemis Brook<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5087.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5087.jpg\" alt=\"Fawn Pool\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fawn Pool<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5085.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5085.jpg\" alt=\"Rapids along Bemis Brook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rapids along Bemis Brook<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5099.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5099.jpg\" alt=\"Coliseum Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coliseum Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5103.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_5103.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Bemis Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_151837.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/20250601_151837.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Bemis Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bemis Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5111.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5111.jpg\" alt=\"Bemis Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bemis Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After Bemis Falls, the trail made a steep ascent away from Bemis Creek (p2-3 below), before continuing making its way towards Arethusa Falls.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_151227.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_151227.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_151914.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_151914.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_152006.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_152006.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_152627.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_152627.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_154607.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_154607.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_151227.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_151914.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_152006.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_152627.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_154607.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_151227.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_151227.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_151914.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_151914.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_152006.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_152006.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_152627.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_152627.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_154607.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_154607.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The actual Arethusa Falls was located a short spur away from the loop. Towards the end of the trail there were a few steps of rock hopping to reach its base (p2-3 below), but I felt the waterfall was best observed from a modest distance away (p1 below). It being late spring and rainfall a few days prior meant a high flow rate of the waterfall, making for some stunning scenes.<br \/>\nP.S. Arethusa Falls was the highest single-drop waterfall in New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5118.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Arethusa Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Arethusa Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5125.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5125.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Arethusa Falls Up Close\" \/><\/a><\/br>Arethusa Falls Up Close<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_155943.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_155943.jpg\" alt=\"Arethusa Falls Up Close\" \/><\/a><\/br>Arethusa Falls Up Close<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5118.jpg\" alt=\"Arethusa Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5125.jpg\" alt=\"Arethusa Falls Up Close\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_155943.jpg\" alt=\"Arethusa Falls Up Close\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5118.jpg\" alt=\"Arethusa Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Arethusa Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5125.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5125.jpg\" alt=\"Arethusa Falls Up Close\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Arethusa Falls Up Close<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_155943.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_155943.jpg\" alt=\"Arethusa Falls Up Close\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Arethusa Falls Up Close<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After that, it was a somewhat unremarkable walk through White Mountain&#8217;s characteristic dense forest, to Frankenstein Cliff. Before reaching Frankenstein Cliff, the forests gradually thinned along the trail, offering glimpses of views that awaited at Frankenstein Cliff.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_163728.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_163728.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_165924.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_165924.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_170417.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_170417.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_170535.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_170535.jpg\" width=\"96.4%\" alt=\"Bumps on Tree\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bumps on Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I didn&#8217;t know what caused them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_172845.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_172845.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_173222.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_173222.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_174318.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_174318.jpg\" width=\"96.4%\" alt=\"Trail through Brunt Forest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail through Brunt Forest<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">With new trees sprouting.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_163728.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_165924.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_170417.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_170535.jpg\" alt=\"Bumps on Tree\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_172845.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_173222.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_174318.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Brunt Forest\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Frankenstein Cliff.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_163728.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_163728.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_165924.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_165924.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_170417.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_170417.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_170535.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_170535.jpg\" alt=\"Bumps on Tree\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bumps on Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I didn&#8217;t know what caused them.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_172845.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_172845.jpg\" alt=\"Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Muddy Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_173222.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_173222.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_174318.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_174318.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Brunt Forest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail through Brunt Forest<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">With new trees sprouting.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finally, there was Frankenstein Cliff, a dramatic formation perched directly above the trailhead parking lot, commanding a view of the sinuous Saco River as it threaded its way through the mountain corridor below. The gentle murmur of the river, occasionally punctuated by passing vehicles, resonated throughout the valley, mingling with sporadic birdsong and somehow amplifying the vast emptiness of the landscape. Away from the valley and nestled deep within the mountains, I could discern, among the variegated greens of the forest canopy and much to my delight, the top of Arethusa Falls, offering what felt like an encore to its thundering roar I experienced earlier.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5135.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5135.jpg\" alt=\"View from Frankenstein Cliff\" \/><\/a><\/br>View from Frankenstein Cliff<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5130.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5130.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains along Saco River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains along Saco River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5134.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5134.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The rock faces of Mount Chocorua in the background center.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5150.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5150.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains along Saco River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains along Saco River<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5136.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5136.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Bemis\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Bemis<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5132C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5132C11.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Arethusa Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Arethusa Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5133.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5133.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Crawford\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Crawford<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5135.jpg\" alt=\"View from Frankenstein Cliff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5130.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains along Saco River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5134.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5150.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains along Saco River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5136.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Bemis\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5132C11.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Arethusa Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5133.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Crawford\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Frankenstein Cliff.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5135.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5135.jpg\" alt=\"View from Frankenstein Cliff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Frankenstein Cliff<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5130.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5130.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains along Saco River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains along Saco River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5134.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5134.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The rock faces of Mount Chocorua in the background center.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5150.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5150.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains along Saco River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains along Saco River<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5136.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5136.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Bemis\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Bemis<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5132C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5132C11.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Arethusa Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Arethusa Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5133.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5133.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Crawford\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Crawford<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>At that moment, I felt Frankenstein Cliff was the perfect setting for &#8220;Canticle&#8221; part of &#8220;Scarborough Fair&#8221;, <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nOn the side of a hill, in the deep forest green<br \/>\nTracing of sparrow on snow-crested ground<br \/>\nBlankets and bedclothes, the child of the mountain<br \/>\nSleeps unaware of the clarion call\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Save for the &#8220;snow-crested&#8221; imagery, the scene before me embodied the lyrics with remarkable and somewhat unnerving fidelity.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5138_DSC_5149-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5138_DSC_5149-12.jpg\" alt=\"View from Frankenstein Cliff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Frankenstein Cliff<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After leaving Frankenstein Cliff, the trail made its descent back to the parking lot. Along the way there were a few steep sections, before the trail crossed underneath a railway bridge, which made for some pretty photos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_181305.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/20250601_181305.jpg\" width=\"43.4%\" alt=\"Steep and Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_181712.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/20250601_181712.jpg\" width=\"43.4%\" alt=\"Steep and Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep and Muddy Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Since I didn&#8217;t want to get myself dirty, it took me quite some time to navigate through this section.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_183628.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_183628.jpg\" width=\"80.2%\" alt=\"Cliffs with Dripping Water\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliffs with Dripping Water<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Underneath which the trail passed through.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_184133.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/20250601_184133.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_184416.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/20250601_184416.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_184818.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_184818.jpg\" width=\"87.11%\" alt=\"Railroad Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Railroad Bridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_185017.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_185017.jpg\" width=\"87.11%\" alt=\"Railroad\" \/><\/a><\/br>Railroad<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_185412.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_185412.jpg\" width=\"87.11%\" alt=\"Railroad Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Railroad Bridge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_181305.jpg\" alt=\"Steep and Muddy Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_183628.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs with Dripping Water\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_184133.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_184818.jpg\" alt=\"Railroad Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_185017.jpg\" alt=\"Railroad\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20250601_185412.jpg\" alt=\"Railroad Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_181305.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/20250601_181305.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Steep and Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_181712.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/20250601_181712.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Steep and Muddy Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep and Muddy Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Since I didn&#8217;t want to get myself dirty, it took me quite some time to navigate through this section.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_183628.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_183628.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs with Dripping Water\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliffs with Dripping Water<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Underneath which the trail passed through.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_184133.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/20250601_184133.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_184416.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/20250601_184416.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_184818.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_184818.jpg\" alt=\"Railroad Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Railroad Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_185017.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_185017.jpg\" alt=\"Railroad\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Railroad<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_185412.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_185412.jpg\" alt=\"Railroad Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Railroad Bridge<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/20250601_184959_185011-9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/20250601_184959_185011-9.jpg\" alt=\"View from Railway Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Railway Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After the railway bridge, the trail continued in the woods back to the parking lot, running parallel to the railway tracks. The trail undulated with some ups and downs, much to my disappointment since the level railway track, which would make an easier trip, was just visible just a short distance away.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, I got back to the parking lot after 4.5 hours on the trail, including all rests (there were a lot of them since I was in no hurry at all).<br \/>\nThat was just past 7pm, still some time till sunset. As a result, I decided to check out Cathedral Ledge on my way back to Conway.<\/p>\n<p>Just like Frankenstein Cliff, Cathedral Ledge rose as a sheer wall above the surrounding landscape. However, Cathedral Ledge was taller and steeper, and its proximity to civilization\u2014with all its amenities\u2014made it far more accessible. A road connected its based and its top, providing easy access to climbers and visitors alike. Since it was getting late, I drove up Cathedral Ledge, instead of hiking my way up from its base. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">The road was very steep, when going down, I used the first gear of my car for engine brake for the first time.<\/span> The parking lot on top of Cathedral Ledge was small with a one-hour limit, but was wide open when I arrived. Owing to its popularity, the edge of Cathedral Ledge was set back behind a fence for safety concerns.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5152.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_5152.jpg\" width=\"44.5%\" alt=\"Cliff of Cathedral Ledge\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5168.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_5168.jpg\" width=\"44.5%\" alt=\"Cliff of Cathedral Ledge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliff of Cathedral Ledge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5153.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5153.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains Across From Cathedral Ledge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains Across From Cathedral Ledge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5155.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5155.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Saco River flowing through the foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5167.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5167.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains Across From Cathedral Ledge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains Across From Cathedral Ledge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Bartlett Mountain and Kearsarge North<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5154.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5154.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Echo Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Echo Lake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5152.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff of Cathedral Ledge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5153.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains Across From Cathedral Ledge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5155.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5167.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains Across From Cathedral Ledge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_5154.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Echo Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5152.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_5152.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Cliff of Cathedral Ledge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5168.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_5168.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Cliff of Cathedral Ledge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliff of Cathedral Ledge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5153.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5153.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains Across From Cathedral Ledge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains Across From Cathedral Ledge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5155.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5155.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Saco River flowing through the foreground.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5167.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5167.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains Across From Cathedral Ledge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains Across From Cathedral Ledge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Bartlett Mountain and Kearsarge North<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5154.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5154.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Echo Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Echo Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/DSC_5156_DSC_5161-6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_5156_DSC_5161-6.jpg\" alt=\"View from Cathedral Ledge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Cathedral Ledge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I left Cathedral Ledge just past 8pm. So after dinner, there was still time left for darkness to fully descend to create the ideal aurora viewing conditions. I filled those moments with a few movie clips, on the shore of Chocorua Lake with fellow sky-watchers. Despite our collective vigilance, the aurora never materialized.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/Aurora.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/06\/01\/thumbnails\/Aurora.jpg\" alt=\"Aurora Forecast (left) vs Reality (right)\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Aurora Forecast (left) vs Reality (right)<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">1-day aurora forecast (left) vs 30-minute aurora forecast (right). I considered one on the right to be ground truth, which unfortunately didn&#8217;t live up to the forecasted intensity. That meant while my day was filled with an enriching hike, my night ended with a disappointment.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>END<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Sunday of June 2025, I headed to New Hampshire and hiked the loop trail of Arethusa Falls and Frankenstein Cliff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[427,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9809"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9809"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9878,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9809\/revisions\/9878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}