Shaker Bridge is Open
After two years of construction, the new Shaker Bridge over Mascoma Lake opened Saturday. This is the third bridge on this spot. The first was built in 1849 by the…
Wood Duck Family
A trio of wood ducks swam in the early morning light in Lyme, NH this morning. The adult male was molting. The female kept watch over the juvenile male. It…
Great Egrets in West Lebanon
Thursday, September 6 was a day to remember. Some early photography at the Tucker Hill covered bridge and falls in Thetford was followed by a wonderful tour of the superb mountain bike…
Great Horned Owl Chick
Dave Merker alerted me a an owl nest not too far from where I live. So I had to go and check it out. One very cute, but not all…
Bog Mountain with SRKG
A beautiful early spring day in mid-February found a group of 15 hiking SRKG Trail 7 in Wilmot, NH yesterday. The hike was led by Nick Baer who provided interesting information on the…
Wood Ducks on Clay Brook
The morning was cold, dark, wet, and foggy around Post Pond. I vertured into the Chaffee Wildlife Sanctuary hoping to photograph wood ducks. Several males flew by and a female…
Exploring Andover on Mountain Bike
I've used my mountain bike to explore Andover, NH a number of times in the last month. I was largely unfamiliar with Andover so much of what I saw was…
Yellowlegs and Blue Heron
An adult Great Blue Heron has been hanging around the islands and points between Burkehaven and Blodgett Landing on Lake Sunapee the past month. Unlike many of its kind in…
The 30th Prouty, July 9, 2011
I was one of 5,000 participants riding, walking, or rowing to raise money for research at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center in the Thirtieth Annual Prouty. I rode 100 miles with a…
Sunapee in Winter
The lake is quiet, no motorboats and only an occasional snowmobile. Mallards congregate in the Sugar River near the exit of Lake Sunapee. Burkehaven Boatyard is covered with snow. Winter is a…
Mill Road
Along the banks of the Mascoma River not far from the lake itself is Mill Road, a Lebanon, NH municipal trail. Permitted uses include walking, horses, bicycles, and snowmobiles. It…
Long-tailed Weasel
A photo-hike to French's Ledges in Meriden yesterday produced a wonderful surprise. The light was flat---the overcast sky was great for photography in the woods. The polypodies were glorious on…