old man in the mountain: I've Discovered a New 'Man in the Mountain' Profile in Franklin, New Hampshire - 08/11/10 06:23 AM
A while back, I posted an article about the Profile Falls in Bristol, New Hampshire, in which I wrote about how the formation of rocks there look like a man's profile, much like the famous 'Old Man in the Mountain' of Franconia Notch. Well, I believe I've discovered another rock profile I'd like to call the 'Old Man in the Boulders' in Franklin, New Hampshire.
Here is a photo of the Old Man in the Mountain, before it crumbled in 2003.
Photo found on Wikipedia
Why is the "Old Man' such a fixture for the people of New Hampshire? The Old Man in the Mountain has been New … (2 comments)

old man in the mountain: Another Profile of New Hampshire: Profile Falls in Bristol - 11/04/08 08:19 AM

New Hampshire is known for many geographic profiles; the most famous being the Old Man in the Mountain. (photo provided by Wikipedia)
The profile that has spurred on this blog today, however, is Profile Falls, in Bristol, New Hampshire. I've mentioned in an earlier blog that the Pemigewasset River starts in Franconia Notch at Profile Lake, and travels South until it joins the Winnipesaukee River to form the Merrimack River in Franklin.
At the South end of Bristol, on the Hill Town Line, which is also the Grafton and Merrimack County border, the Smith River comes in from the West … (2 comments)