Wednesday, April 22, 2009

The Mountain Has Eyes

Every once in a while it is the natural things in life, things that have not been tainted or compromised by the hand of man, that take your breath away. One such natural wonder, if you will, is the Old Man of the Mountain located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

This Old Man, the resulting image of series of five granite cliff ledges, has served as the icon of New Hampshire in many ways. It has spent time on stamps, in short stories, and on the state’s commemorative quarter.

The Old Man made it so that if you are staring off into the distance, there was something staring back. But, alas, it stares no more. The Great Stone Face collapsed on May 3, 2003. But, while it lasted, the Old Man of the Mountain certainly was a rock with some character!


Composite image of the Old Man of the Mountain, as he stood

Photo from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/28/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_overlay_2.jpg

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