Tag Archives: Pack Monadnock

04.12.2022 Why I rise so early

Well, Bentley needing to go out at 3 a.m. has something to do with it but I’ve always got out of bed early anyway. Mornings like this are a reward for being a good dog dad. This is Pack Monadnock … Continue reading

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11.03.2021 How Green (and yellow, orange, and red) was my Valley

North Quabbin at Sunrise looking toward New Hampshire and Pack Monadnock Mountain. Our foliage is winding down, but this view up the valley from New Salem Lookout is always a bit later than most of our area for color.  I … Continue reading

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06/01/2021 Foggy Valleys and Hills

There wasn’t much evidence of fog during my ride to New Salem this morning.  But the NOAA site said there would be some and, sure enough, they were right.  Just in the valleys but that allowed for some nice landscape … Continue reading

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09.20.2020 Sunday Sunrise

Our sunrises the last few days have been affected by smoke from the fires out west. I’ll share some of those iPhone shots later.  But this morning we had clear skies and I finally was able to shoot a sunrise…and … Continue reading

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06.22.2020 If one is good, two is better

Sunrises two days in a row, that is.  I barely got to New Salem in time this morning to catch some nice light and color.  All the way up Route 202 I could catch glimpses of this developing and chastised … Continue reading

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04.11.2020 04.11.2016

Didn’t make it out of the house this morning, but I did four years ago.

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08.14.2019 Pack Monadnock from New Salem

Yes, this is a familiar view, one I have shared many times.  But as with most things repeated here, there is always something a bit different.  In this case it is the closest view I have shared, made with the … Continue reading

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05.03.2017 A brief moment in time

This scene is from a few minutes prior to my post the other day-“Oh, just another spectacular beginning to a day”.  I enjoyed the shapes of the clouds over the mountains in this view to the north from New Salem … Continue reading

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09.06.2016 North Light

The light at sunrise is not always all about the sun and clouds in the east.  Sidelighting can be quite lovely and exhibits a depth that is not as evident when looking directly at the light source. This view, seen … Continue reading

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04.13.2016 Wordless Wednesday – North Quabbin Dawn

On a day with the number 13 attached, probably the less said the better.

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