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NEW HAMPSHIRE 



Ecotourlsm could well have its roots in the 

 Granite State, which holds nearly two million 

 acres of parkland and forest as a public trust. 

 Half of the narrow coastline is public parkland. 



The White Mountains have attracted nature 

 lovers and ordinary tourists ever since the area 

 was first settled in the 1 600s. Although heavily 

 deforested in colonial days, the mountains are 

 now almost completely wooded, with white 

 birch and maple replacing green fir and spruce. 



Julia Ward Howe wrote: "If there is any kin- 

 ship with nature in you, here is this place the at- 

 tractions of society pale before the quietness, 

 the simplicity, the freshness of nature." 



The exemplar of that freshness is arboreal 

 Franconia Notch, a pass through the moun- 

 tains. Its most noted feature is the "Old Man of 



Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire 



the Mountain," an incredible rock formation 

 once said to resemble the profile of either God 

 or President Jefferson. 



Mount Washington, the tallest peak in New 

 England, has attracted hikers for centuries. As- 

 cent takes about five hours along a challenging 

 ravine trail edged with waterfalls and ponds. If 

 you're a railroad buff, ride the famed Cog Rail- 

 way dating to 1 869, which once carried Presi- 

 dent Grant to the summit. A vintage coal-pow- 

 ered steam engine pulls the train up the steep 

 grade. A third choice is a highway to the top, 

 where a souvenir shop sells bumper stickers 

 proclaiming "I climbed Mt. Washington." 



NEW MEXICO 



The unoffical name of New Mexico is "Land of 

 Enchantment" which the state lives up to hap- 

 pily. Its potpourri of activities that include 

 spring festivals colorfully marked by blooming 

 of yuccas (candles of the Lord), summer 

 mountain climbing, rodeos, fall aspen leaf 

 watching, and winter skiing. 



The state's forty-eight parks range from high 

 mountain lakes and forests in the north to the 

 Chihuahua desert lowlands in the south. The 

 popular Carisbad Caverns' "Big Room" is large 

 enough to hold a dozen football stadiums. 



Albuquerque (easier to find than to spell) is 

 dominated by the Sandia Mountains ("water- 

 melon" in Spanish)-a paradise for hiking and 

 horseback riding, with miles of nature trails, 

 streams, canyons and picnic sites. The city. 



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