. Here and there in New England and Canada . n its birds-eye view over the glen and far up into the dim recesses of themountains. The Dundee Drive was one of the favorite excursions oi the old-timevisitors to North Conway, before the intruding railways had thunderedalong the valley. The road remains as in those days, rich in luxuriantforests meeting overhead, thickets of rank ferns, lonely hill-pastures, bedsof cinnamon-roses, and amazing views of the great mountains,— the near-byKiarsarge, the granite brows of Moat, the pale-blue ridges of the LakeCountry, and the majestic peak of Washington,
. Here and there in New England and Canada . n its birds-eye view over the glen and far up into the dim recesses of themountains. The Dundee Drive was one of the favorite excursions oi the old-timevisitors to North Conway, before the intruding railways had thunderedalong the valley. The road remains as in those days, rich in luxuriantforests meeting overhead, thickets of rank ferns, lonely hill-pastures, bedsof cinnamon-roses, and amazing views of the great mountains,— the near-byKiarsarge, the granite brows of Moat, the pale-blue ridges of the LakeCountry, and the majestic peak of Washington, cut into by deep andshadowy ravines, and supported by its huge brethren of the PresidentialRange. It is a singularly hilly road, safe enough, indeed, but so hard onhorses that the neighboring hotel-keepers do not eagerly include it amongtheir favorite drives for visitors. It runs northward into the mountains,between Thorn and Kiarsarge, and near Double Head and the Black range;and comes back by way of the lovely little hamlet of MT. KIARSARGE, FROM CONWAY MEADOWS. The Thorn-Hill road begins its long ascent above the East Branch, pastseveral old farms, and through a tract of deep woods. From the summit ofthe hill, you overlook the quiet Conway valley and the turquoise-blue hillsof Ossipee, and in the north the magnificent Presidential Range, and the mar-vellous cleft of Carter North. Two miles or so beyond is the hamlet ofJackson, and the ride thither gives many interesting glimpses over the Ellisand Wild-cat valleys. Of the favorite rides elsewhere, only the names can be set forth here, —the memorable excursions to historic Fryeburg and Jockey Cap, to Butter-milk Hollow and Walkers Pond, to Jackson and Carter Notch, and a scoreof other localities, each with its crown of attraction. Mount Kiarsarge, the queenly peak, towers over the village with mag-nificent effect, and is the favorite excursion-point for all who can endureclimbing. It is customary- to ride to the
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