We had originally planned on “chasing the Fall Colors.” However, we were lucky enough to hit “Peak Color” in Vermont, and everything after that failed to live up to to our entry to Fall, so we decided to change plans. We therefore wound up our New England travels with a week in Boston. Evelyn loved […]
New England 2 – Jackson, NH and Martha’s Vineyard
While in New Hampshire, we took a one day trip to the north of the state to chase more Fall colors, and stayed overnight at the Christmas Farm Inn and Spa, in Jackson, NH. It turned out that the colors peaked a few days before we arrived. When we woke the next morning, it was […]
New England 1 – Vermont and New Hampshire
After we completed Loren’s workshop, we started to explore New England on our own. I did some rudimentary glass blowing as a hobby many decades ago while in high school, so I often like to visit working glass blowing shops when we are in the area. Simon Pearce is a glass factory in Woodstock, Vermont, […]
Vermont Fall Foliage, Part 2
Despite the pastoral farms and seemingly endless rolling hills, Vermont has several dense, spread out cities and towns, and it is hard to find truly dark skies, as needed for good star photography. A few feet from where we photographed the light-painted island yesterday, there was a partially shielded area that allowed us to capture […]
Vermont Fall Foliage, Part 1
Seeing the Fall Colors in New England has been on our travel list for years. We decided to go this year, which was precipitated by my camera falling onto a granite rock during a windstorm in Namibia in July. That required it to be sent to the Sony repair facility (who fixed it under warranty!), […]
Chebeague Island, Maine
We just finished spending several days at a cottage on Chebeague Island, (pronounced Cha-beeg) just off Portland, Maine. We told some friends in Cuenca that we were going to spend a month in New England chasing the Fall Foliage colors. They said they had a cottage on this island that was available, and asked if […]
