• 10 Stop,  Big Dog Falls,  Black and White,  Hiking,  Landscapes,  ND Filter,  Smith Pond,  Trail Photography,  Upper Valley Land Trust,  water

    My Favorite Places

    Some of my favorite places include Smith Pond (including Little and Big Dog Falls), Bicknell Brook (Colette Trail), and Grafton Pond. I seem to find myself driving down Route 4A a lot in my free time. I visited all three this past week after heavy rain over Christmas wiped out most of the white stuff. Big Dog Falls and Smith Pond Brook The rain that wiped out most of the snow made the hike up to Big Dog Falls much faster than using snowshoes and created spring-like flows over the falls. Big Dog Falls is a 1.6-mile jaunt from the 4A parking lot and the hike is very relaxing, especially the…

  • 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…