Driving the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire

AFTER MANY YEARS of dreaming of visiting New England in the fall, we finally made it a reality this past year, and it was absolutely worth the wait. Over the span of a month, we road tripped around Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine in search of the best views and foliage. One of the most breathtaking spots we visited was the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.

The Kancamagus Highway, or “the Kanc” for short, is a gorgeous 34.5-mile stretch of Route 112 that connects the towns of Lincoln and Conway. It is named after Chief Kancamagus, who was a Native American known as the “Fearless One” and ruled the area that is now southern New Hampshire in the 17th century.

While it originally started as two separate,