Sunset over Vermont Mountains
Wednesday and Thursday evenings this week featured great sunsets over the hills and mountains of Vermont. The photo below shows Mount Ascutney with Stratton in the distance over Ascutney's shoulder.…
Nulhegan Basin in Vermont
In early October I spent a few hours in the Nulhegan Basin in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. I was returning from a photography excursion into northern NH with a…
Veterans Day Weekend Birding
After a spring and summer of very little bird photography---many other photo projects demanded attention---I spent the two mornings of Veterans Day Weekend birding, first with the Windsor County Quest then…
Woodstock Photo–SLR Field Trip
A group of 6 very enthusiastic photographers from my fall Photo---SLR class accompanied me on a morning walk through Woodstock Vermont. I was very pleased to see how engaged all…
Millstone Mountain Biking
Millstone Trails, near East Barre, Vermont, is a fabulous place to explore on mountain bike spring, summer, or fall. Last Thursday was a picture perfect fall day, sunny and temperatures…
Northern Vermont Field Trip
It rained a lot this fall, and Saturday September 29 was no exception. But there were some breaks in the light drizzle. The group I took to Peacham, Vermont and…
Quechee Balloon Festival
"I never regret the things I do; I often regret the things I do not do." So I've said to myself many times. Friday evening relaxing after dinner, it struck…
Windsor Warblers and Red-tailed Hawk Nest
A trip to Marton Road in Windsor yesterday yielded some colorful warblers, but no golden-winged. Heading home along County Road I spied a hawk nest with at least two chicks.…
Red-throated Loon in Windsor
It was a dark day and although I walked a lot back and forth and around and back, the loon didn't cooperate much. It stayed pretty far away. I here…
Biking Union Village Dam
On a cool November morning four bikers warmed up rapidly as we tackled the trails around Union Village Dam in Thetford. The number of great trails in the area surprised…
Mountain Bike Ride in Norwich
The floor of the woods was filled with leaves. This made following the trail very challenging. I was riding with folks who knew the trail, and still we got lost numerous times…
Field Trip Photography Lessons
This is a photography teaching blog post, a photo quiz, and a trip report from a photo field trip I led in Northern Vermont October 2, 2011. A small group braved…