• HDR,  Hiking,  Landscapes

    Fall Color at the Millstone Trails

    Mountains of waste granite (called grout), dozens of abandoned quarries, unique granite features, and four unbelievable vista views, all connected with over seventy miles of multi-use trails on over 1,500 acres, creates a great outdoor experience We visited the Millstone Trails earlier in the year with our mountain bikes, which was a lot of fun, but hiking is probably the best way to experience the diverse landscape. Many of the trails that take you to vistas atop the rock piles and old abandoned relics are on foot traffic only trails.       My son testing out one of the many mountain bike features (right). https://blog.travispaigephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Millstone.mp4#t=,4 The trails are on…

  • Architecture,  Bridges,  HDR,  History

    The Covered Railroad Bridges

    My son and I finished mountain biking in the Newport Town Forest ( a great place by the way for some incredible technical single track). I brought my camera and tripod along and thought visiting the two covered railroad bridges would be a great place to eat our lunch. I have taken images of Wright, but not the Pier (Chandler Station) Bridge. Looking East into the Pier Bridge Now the quick history lesson (taken mostly from the signs at the site). The Wright and Pier bridges are two of eight surviving covered rail bridges in the states. The Wright Bridge was built first in 1907 and the Pier Bridge a…