While in New Hampshire in 1984, Karen and Lee Duquette went to Franconia Notch State Park. and saw The Old Man of the Mountain, and rode on The Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway. Karen did not take a lot of pictures in those days.

Franconia Notch State Park is a public recreation area and nature preserve that straddles eight miles of Interstate 93 as it passes through Franconia Notch, a mountain pass between the Kinsman Range and Franconia Range in the White Mountains of northern New Hampshire. The northern part includes Cannon Mountain plus Echo and Profile Lakes in the town of Franconia. The southern part includes Lonesome Lake and The Flume in Lincoln.

The Old Man of the Mountain

The mountain is named for a rock formation in the shape of a cannon mound on the summit. But The Old Man of the Mountain formation is far more famous.

Karen Duquette got a quick photograph of The Old Man of the Mountain as they drove past it in 1984, which is posted below. However, The Old Man of the Mountain collapsed in May 2003. 

The profile formed during the Ice Age, and was worshipped by the Indians as the profile of the "Great Spirit". It was first discovered by white men in 1805. The face measured 48-feet from forehead to chin and was 1200 feet above Profile Lake, and 3200 feet above sea level.

Below: Since Karen was unable to get a good picture of The Old Man of the Mountain, she bought a postcard.