Winter Winding Down in New Hampshire.
This entry was posted on 3/13/2007 9:07 PM and is filed under Photo Trips.
A farm in North Haverhill, New Hampshire. (This is four frames stitched together.)
It smelled like mud season in New Hampshire the last couple of days, with temperatures inching towards 60 degrees. Though it is supposed to get colder again by the weekend, I have a feeling true winter weather is behind us, and the crocuses will be pushing up soon. This winter was a challenging one in New England for photographers. We didn't have any good snow storms until mid-February and there were really only two or three storms with significant snowfall.
The Ottauquechee River at dusk in Quechee, Vermont.
We spent five days on assignment in Quechee and Brattleboro, Vermont during the third week in February. We didn't get any fresh snowfall, but the temperature stayed below freezing all week and we did have a couple of days with some nice light.
Fox prints in a field at sunrise, Quechee, Vermont.
We continued our work on the Connecticut River project, shooting winter scenes on three tributaries (the West, Ashuelot, and Ottauquechee) as well as the mainstem in New Hampshire. I'm really looking forward to spending a lot of time in the Connecticut River Valley again between now and July. Next up is maple syrup season, and I'll be shooting in at least a couple of sugarhouses before the end of the month. According to the syruo producers I talked with yesterday, the sap is just starting to flow in New Hampshire and Vermont, and most sugarhouses will probably start boiling at some point during the next week.
Dawn on Second Connecticut Lake, Pittsburg, New Hampshire.
Lastly, I was scheduled to spend the night of March 9th on the summit of Mount Washington at the observatory, but dangerous weather conditions the day before (extreme cold and wind) forced them to cancel my trip. I'm now planning to be up there at the end of next week, so hopefully I'll have some cool shots to show you then from the home of the "World's Worst Weather."
Until next time...
-Jerry
