Climbing Black Mountain

Joe, Matt and I climbed Black Mountain in Haverhill and Benton, NH. We stopped a few times on the way up. We could see storms over Vermont to the west and I heard thunder from the area of Mt Moosilauke, to the east. Then we stopped briefly at my family's house in Mountain Lakes and then to the Big Eddy under the Swiftwater Covered Bridge. After that we stopped at Beaver Pond in Kinsman Notch before heading to Lincoln for a bite before we headed back to Boston. The last scene is of us passing through Concord where I got a shot of the State House dome.

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[benmann18]

I climb this mountain at least once a summer. It has been a family tradition for generations and will be for many more.

Next summer its my goal to run up the front and down the back to my farm in Center Haverhill.

I've climbed a bunch of mountains all over the world and this is my favorite.

[roxxma]

Yeah, it's one of my favorite climbs too. My brother and his family recently moved to Mountain Lakes, so I hope to make it up more often.

[lovedomatta]

idiots.. climbing black mountain is BAD.

there is a viscious black panther living there and a big anaconda plus black mountain is a volcano

[roxxma]

Um, I think you're mistaken. This is Black Mountain in Haverhill, New Hampshire, United States. No panthers or anacondas. Bears, moose, deer and fisher cats among other things, yes.. :-)

[roxxma]

And it is not nor was ever a volcano..

[roxxma]

Glad I could add to that. I spent a good deal of my childhood about a mile away from the bridge and used to swim at the Big Eddy frequently. They renovated the bridge about 10-15 years ago and added a concrete piling in the center and removed the large Burr arch, however it still looks pretty good.

[teiphoon]

Great! I just can't wait going climbing and hiking again. Thank's, you brought me on the idea! I'll leave the city for the weekend.

[shorty2002a]

black mtn, big eddy and beaver pond our summer favs

[ashorty2002]

we climbed black 3 summers ago. we have property & summer in Lisbon. it's nice finding videos of hiking in the Whites on youtube. you are correct you can see VT of course, NHaverhill, center Haverhill, Mountain Lakes. it's nice to see the bridge in Swiftwater, Eddy and Beaver Pond. Artist Bluff/Bald Mtn is our favorite local quick hike. we just got back the beginning of Sept - i miss hiking! south jersey is flat. until next summer comes again -we will have to watch youtube. thanks

[lovedomatta]

guys dont worry about my comments i put them in the wrong area! oopps

[lovedomatta]

may i also say.. if you fall in to a cave you cant get back out! my great grandfather is the only person in cooktown to off gone in a cave and came back out, with a skin of a absolutely big snake about 10-15m long(dead skin)