The beaver pond at Kinsman Notch New Hampshire is left over from the last ice age. As the ice receded, it left depressions in the landscape and this “bowl” has hills rising on two sides, and the 3rd side is … Continue reading →
Rushing water, stone outcroppings, fall foliage colors lining the river and nearby camping available… Coos Canyon has it all. Finding Coos Canyon Coos Canyon was something I found on my way (to or from) Rangeley Lake in Maine. Coos Canyon is … Continue reading →
Where are these tree-lined roads? The easy answer is that tree-lined roads are almost everywhere. The first shot below is about 5 miles from my house. I do not live in a “real” woodsy area. Salem and Peabody Massachusetts are more … Continue reading →
Concord’s History This is the third excursion on or near the Battle Road between Lexington and Concord Massachusetts. We started on Lexington Green and proceeded up the road to the Hartwell Tavern and its wonderful wooden buildings. Today we’re going up … Continue reading →
To start off this Historic tour you might want to also visit Lexington Massachusetts and/or Concord Massachusetts. Route 2A more or less connects both of these towns that weigh so heavily in Revolutionary history. But I want to note that … Continue reading →
Historic Lexington is known for many things. On April 19, 1775, a battle on Lexington Green between the Minuteman and British redcoats started the American Revolutionary War. No muskets were going off this day but there was an explosion of … Continue reading →
Peak color in mid-late October? Head to the coast Below are a couple of the rules for finding late October “peak” fall foliage: Based on my rules above, even if you start your search for peak fall foliage in late … Continue reading →
Exploring Pomfret Vermont in Autumn Today we are visiting the Sleepy Hollow Farm which is between Woodstock and Pomfret Vermont on Cloudland Road. I first read about the Sleepy Hollow Farm in Arnold J. Kaplan’s Vermont photo-Scenic’s, Driving Alert: The … Continue reading →
The two Salem towns covered in this article are: But according to Wikipedia there are @48 Salem’s in the US. They don’t list New Salem so I guess there are now 49ish Salem’s. 🙂 This article will only cover exploring … Continue reading →
Just picture it… Multi-hued palm trees and walking along the beach with a cool wind of 85+ degrees? (Gotcha!) I bet you are reading the title and scratching your head right about now and wondering if I’ve gone off my … Continue reading →
