New Hampshire's most famous rock formation is the Old Man of the Mountain, which was discovered in the early 1800s. It was five large granite boulders cantilevered off the side of the White Mountains. In spite of efforts to maintain the formation, it fell May 3, 2003. All that remains is a piece of the Old Man's forehead. But, it can still be seen on state route signs around the state. In the upper left corner is what it used to look like.
@amandal I know, I would have loved to have seen it before it fell. Had to buy a postcard of the how it used to look. @pinkpaintpot It came down in the middle of the night, luckily. This is a fairly active tourist spot for hiking and other outdoor recreation, so it would have been bad if it came down a little later into tourist season.
@sierranicole423 They sealed cracks and installed anchors on many occasions, else it would have fallen many years earlier than it did. Between the harsh winters and seismic activity (we have a lot of very small earthquakes all the time, but you can't feel them), they were very busy maintaining it.
@swilde@digitalrn@ceilidh@sarasdadandmom To hear the experts talk about it, it was an engineering phenomenon, amazing that it lasted as long as it did, especially with the harsh winters we have up here. @lafish It's quite a beautiful area, you should go see it again!
I can still see a man, just different from the original. He would appear to me to be looking up towards the sun. The part jutting out is his chin how I see him now.
@pinkpaintpot It came down in the middle of the night, luckily. This is a fairly active tourist spot for hiking and other outdoor recreation, so it would have been bad if it came down a little later into tourist season.
@lafish It's quite a beautiful area, you should go see it again!
@sassyinma I thought the same thing!