Pittfield Balloon Festival
You know how weather tends to ruin outdoor events. I didn’t think it would happen this Saturday. The sky was clear, the wind was calm, I thought it was a perfect day to drive out to the Pittsfield Balloon Rally. I was excited to see a dozen hot air balloons lift up into the sky. [...]
Nature takes away
In February I ran a race in Hampton Beach, NH. The stretch along the coast has always made me a little sad. I hate when nature meets commercialization. So I felt a little guilty when the week after the race an entire block of the beach drive burnt down during an insane Nor’Easter. Yesterday I [...]
Celebrating Spring on Cannon Mountain
We have had a strange winter here in New Hampshire. We had some great snow in December, then lost most of it in the January thaw and February rains. Even the White mountains had a relatively light snow year. Most transplants are not complaining, but I am. I didn’t move to a Northern State so [...]
Unseasonal March
Winter in New Hampshire has been disappointing to those of us who love snow. But the last couple days have been so nice that I couldn’t really complain as I did my runs. I think the weather may have been in the mid-60s as people joyfully celebrated in the outside patios of all of Manchester’s [...]
Fictional Locations?
I’m listening to an audiobook called Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson. It’s about girls with severe eating disorders. But that’s not why I’m writing a quick post today. I’m writing because the book is supposed to be set in New Hampshire. And if the author did not fictionalise the location the young protagonist lives in [...]
Whitehorse Ledges – Begineers Route
A few weekends ago my hubby took me rock climbing on this cliff. It’s a relatively big cliff called Whitehorse Ledge. It’s one of two prominent rocks near Echo Lake State Park (where these pictures were taken). The other being called Cathedral Ledge. He took me up a route called Beginner’s route in the Slabs. [...]
The Eaglet
The Eaglet is a prominent free standing spire in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire. It is regularly climbed and is one of the features pointed out on the trailside signs. Being the photography nut that I am I decided to play with depth of field a little bit. I put the flowers out of focus in [...]
Franconia Notch Recreational Trail
The Franconia Notch Recreational Trail is not called a Bike Path. It is essentially the bike path for the notch because the only other road through it is federal interstate I-93, but it is not a regulation bike path. Cyclists must ride on relatively fast grades, sharing the path with pedestrians, dogs and other cyclists. [...]
Cannon Cliff
I’ve been driving to Canada a lot this summer. I used to do a lot of hiking in the White Mountains. When I see Cannon Mountain I know I’m well on my way to my destination. It’s always beautiful scenery. But when my husband sees Cannon all he sees is the cliff. Full size here. [...]
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