Pittsburg, NH October 2005



Pittsburg, New Hampshire has been our "get-away" for many years now, having first been introduced to it many years ago by fellow co-workers who hunt and fish up there. Kathy and I have gone many times to fish and just take in the natural beauty of the area. Over the years we also spent a lot of time exploring the many logging roads that riddle the area. Pittsburg is the largest city (town) (by area) in the US although it only sports a population of around 900. There are only a few paved roads in the town and most of the land is owned by logging companies. These roads are open to the public but they make it very clear that it is privately owned land and that "visitors" are to treat it as such. Each time we go up we try to find new roads to explore. After having driven hundreds of miles of logging trails, we have yet to run out of new roads to explore. True, we spend a good deal of time revisiting favorite places, we have still not scratched the surface of new areas to explore in Pittsburg. You will also not find finer trout fishing anywhere in the state! The photo album below is from our October 2005 trip where Kathy, Einstien (our cocker spaniel) and I spent 3 days and 2 nights in the "Anglers Rest" cabin at Bear Tree Cabins on Route 3 in Pittsburg. To see a full size image, click on the thumbnail (small) image. To return to this photo album, click the BACK button on your browser.
		We begin our trip by traveling north, past the "lakes region" and into the White Mountains National Forest in the northern part of the state. Even though it is still October and quite warm (60's) in the southern part of the state, you can see how winter is quickly engulfing the White Mountains.
		As you approach Pittsburg you come across this beautiful waterfall on Rt. 145 in Colebrook, NH. Beaver Falls has a wonderful set of hiking trails, picnic tables and breathtaking views all around.
		We stayed at the Bear Tree Cabins, hosted by Georgie and John, two of the most wonderful hosts I've yet to meet. Here is a picture of our cabin.
		Inside it is cozy and warm. A full kitchen, with dining table filles this end of the large living area.
		Looking the other direction you can see our living room. The bedroom sported 3 beds. Also, the couch folds out to a 4th bed. These cabins are used mainly for hunters and sleeping space is a prime consideration. The room was wonderful and very comfortable!
		One of our favorite spots in Pittsburg is East Inlet. A quite, secluded lake/pond about 2 miles off of the main road, down a logging road. We have seen moose down here many times, but none this trip. It is SO quiet here. I like to just sit and take in the views. Our pup loved it too.
		This picture shows just how still the waters were. Casting perfect reflections, you could really loose yourself just contemplating and trying to capture the beauty. If you look closely in the lower right of the picture you will see a deformation in the water. That's ice...
		Not all of the logging roads were in the best of shape, although I will admit that for the most part they were in outstanding shape allowing speeds up to 30MPH (which is incredible for this area!) The snow crusted dirt road made me glad that I had 4 wheel drive.
		A view overlooking 2nd Connecticut Lake. The colors were just incredible and while the waters were not as still as East Inlet, it is incredibly so for such a large lake.
		Our first moose of the week was found at a special spot we like in the middle of what is known as "moose alley", a stretch of Route 3 about 4 miles long that lies between 1st and 2nd Connecticut Lakes and acts as a funnel to the herds of moose. This area seems to have the highest concentration of moose sightings in the area.
		She was a friendly gal who seemed to like the sound of my whistle, but not the sound of all the bells and tones my truck makes when I start it up!
		Being an avid pumpkin carver, I always have a project going this time of year. This year I have been floundering in this respect, but brought one with me for the trip. I decided to do this one up with a woodland scene featuring a moose (one one side of the pumpkin). Here you can see the carving in its natrual, un-lit state.
		Here the pumpkin is lit. You can see it takes on a dramatically different look when lit up. These pumpkins are hard to photograph, and this one came out a bit over exposed...
		On the other side of the same pumpkin I carved the logo from the Bear Tree web site, that you can see by clicking this link. Here you can see the un-lit pumpkin
		And here it is all lit up. I just love the way this one came out!
		Back at the cabin for a rest between road trip, I noticed that the small wood bear in our room was the perfect holder of our backgammon game, not to mention my hat! LOL
		And here is our little Einstein puppy. He is beautiful, but doesn't exactly live up to his name, if you know what I mean...
		Here is a view from Scott Bog, another water way about 2.5 miles in the other direction from East Inlet.
		Just like East Inlet, the water was a dead calm
		This is the water spillage from Scott Bog. Water, water everywhere!
		The fog at dusk from a different angle at East Inlet
		Our second moose and the first in broad daylight.
		Even Einstein got a good look. He personally decided that barking at the top of his lungs would probably NOT be a good thing. He stayed quite but quite shocked at the image...
		On our way down Magalloway Road we noticed this wooden staircase built right into the bank of the river for anglers.
		This series of images is from north east of Mount Magalloway. We took Magalloway road all the way out to Maine and this was as we returned.
		A closer image of the top of Mount Magalloway reveils the watch tower atop the mountain
		And this zoomed up image clearly shows the tower and even the antenna that decorate the roof.
		Here is a picture of Magalloway Road as we return. this road is about 16 miles long with another 6 or so miles of other logging roads to get to Maine.
		On our last night we spotted this moose along the road at dusk. We watched for a while but he was content to stand there all night. We were not :) As we started to move forward he started to walk...
		As we picked up speed, he began to gallop and soon broke into a full run. I captured this image just as we passed him. It was incredible!
		Here is Kathy with Einstein at one of our many rests along the way home. It was a great trip and it ended all too soon... We'll be back and we will stay at the Bear Tree cabins yet again!