Appalachian Focus

ESSENTIAL SOURCE

ZEALAND FALLS IN WHITE MOUNTAIN National Forest, New Hampshire — here with a view of Mount Tom in the distance — is one of myriad essential Appalachian Mountain water sources. The falls are adjacent to the A.T. and the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Zealand Falls Hut. “It’s a favorite spot of mine for photography and it’s the first place my wife, Marcy and I ever hiked to when we moved to New England 30-plus years ago,” says conservation photographer Jerry Monkman. The protected Appalachian Trail landscape serves as a supplier of water resources to 119 million people.