"The "Live Free or Die" State...." New Hampshire by Cabana_Boy

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A view from Welch Mountain near Waterville Valley.

Welcome to New Hampshire, where people chose to "Live free or die." A state with one of the least oppressive tax structures in the Union, but a lot of moose. In fact, I am convinced the only people specifically singled out for taxation in this state are the "Massholes" that come flooding across the southern border in droves each weekend. Toll booths on the North and South bound lanes of Interstates I-93 and I-95 facilitate the transfer of wealth from one state to the other and keep that gold dome in Concord at its shiny best.

Scaling Grand Monadnock in January.

Since living in Boston, New Hampshire has become one of my favourite states and it has been my dream to live there ever since I moved away from the Northeast back in 2002. But where and when??? From the White Mountain Region to the little towns like Keene or down to the coast and “big” city life of Portsmouth, I’ll never be able to decide where. The “when” is another matter altogether.

The North Church in Portsmouth.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Majestic moose, wholesome beer, clear night skies, grey granite mountains & bear scat on the trails...
Cons:Shares a border with Vermont...

Last visit to New Hampshire: Sep 2002
Intro Updated Oct 5, 2007
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View from the top of Welch Mountain... - New Hampshire

Looking for a short hike... Off The Beaten Path (1)

Looking for a short hike and don't want to hit one of the four to five thousand foot mountains in Franconia, hike the... more travel advice

View from the summit of Grand Monadnock - New Hampshire

The Monadnock Region... Things to Do (3)

Hike to the summit of Grand Mount Monadnock...(the photo is a Northwest view from the summit taken on 05/04/2002). I... more travel advice

Mountainsof Franconia Notch,White Mountains Region - New Hampshire

The White Mountains Region Things to Do (3)

The White Mountain Region in New Hampshire contains many of the tallest peaks in New England. Most of this area was... more travel advice

The Piscataqua River & Portsmouth, NH. - New Hampshire

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Pawtuxet Oct 23, 2006 at 4:38 AM

One more time through your neat pages of New Hampshire. Sent a few post cards of your mountain and small town tips to other friends. NH is such a neat place to visit and frolic. :-)
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Agraichen Aug 17, 2004 at 7:56 PM

Beautiful photos of NH. My "former" home. Yout hit it right on the MA (persons)... I had a home in NH for 50 years and as well know in "town" as I was, I was sitll "a flat lander."
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RhondaRuth Aug 7, 2003 at 1:01 PM

Yup, very unperdictable weather. We went up Canon Mountain one August day and it was SNOWING! Beautiful state tho, huh?
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aka123 Nov 17, 2002 at 5:52 PM

good page
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mannymiami Jul 20, 2002 at 5:33 PM

Fantastic Page!!!
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cobrioc May 14, 2002 at 6:58 PM

very good info thank you!
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egyptianhunk May 5, 2002 at 4:44 PM

i must visit it oneday