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Yes, we have moose here; also loons, foxes, wild turkeys, grouse, bobcats, deer, and bears. . . and I'm talking up and down my road. Jaime got off the school bus a few years back to find a bear sitting there! He enjoys hunting in these woods and I am amazed at how well he knows them. It is entirely too easy to get turned around in them.
We also take our liberties very seriously. Examples are no sales tax and no state income tax, no seat-belt laws for adults, no gun laws to speak of, and no helmet laws for motorcyclists. Speaking of which, we host a yearly gathering each week preceding Father's Day called Motorcycle Week, during which 200,000+ bikers come to the Lakes Region and make it a wild week! Anything goes, and it's one of my favorite times here. Check the Motorcycle Week page at my othet site.
The Lakes Region is considered a resort area, not only because of the many lakes, but also the ski resorts, which begin here (Gunstock is 5 minutes from my house) and they extend up into the White Mountains. Waterville Valley has a great snowboarding park, as do most areas now. Further information on NH skiing can be found at http://www.goski.com/rusanh.All these areas are now gearing up for camping, hiking, and biking.
The word "winnipesaukee" comes for an Abenaki term meaning "lake around islands". The lake itself is about 12 miles by 22 miles, with 200 miles of shoreline. The land you see in the background is actually three islands (Sleeper, Rattlesnake, Cub in these shots) with the “Broads” (a wide and rough expanse of water) beyond them (on the other side of Rattlesnake). With water depths over 100 feet, one can find good salmon fishing (yes, we have landlocked salmon), as they prefer the cooler waters. This lake feezes over in January and the ice depth is usually 3 feet, with “ice-out” in late April. A fly-in is featured in Alton Bay every winter with many small aircraft landing on the lake, and there are several ice-fishing derbies for the foolhardy who enjoy the biting wind-chills.
Me personally, I choose to view the splendor of Winter from a warm spot, preferably in front of my computer<g>. Below are some photos (Summer Sunset, Fall Steam, and Winter Sun), and a Winnipesaukee map, which I hope have had some time to load. I also had to add a large version (30k) of Shades of Grays, so you can get the "feel" of the air right after a snowfall.
Enjoy :-)
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I'm at the red dot on this map; the island you see across from the dot is Rattlesnake. It is also the farthest island in the back- ground of the photos below, with Sleeper Island in front of it. |
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Fall Steam
Steam rises like this most Autumn mornings, as the water temperature is warmer than the air - but not for long!
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Winter Sun
Once the water freezes over, the ice can reach a depth of four feet, but there are always some weak spots called 'reefs'. The circles that you see around the docks are the result of circulators (bubblers), which keep the water from freezing and consequently tearing the docks away from shore at ice-out.
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Shades of Grays
This was taken early in the season. As you can see, the water has not yet frozen over, so this would be November or December.
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