• 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…

  • Landscapes,  Upper Valley Land Trust,  water

    Bicknell Brook in a Cold Rain

    As the Nor’easter was moving in on Saturday, I decided to venture out to Bicknell Brook along the Collete Trail in Enfield, NH. The temperature was hovering around freezing with rain as I arrived. I brought two umbrellas, one mounted to a tripod and the second one to keep my camera bag dry. I was there for about two hours setting-up at two locations. By the time I left, it was blowing snow, I was wet, and my fingers were numb. The First Set of Falls Just below the Bridge. The second Set of Falls. With the shots being long exposures, there is no visiable rain of snow in the…