REFRACTIONARY

I’ve traveled to Northfield a few times over the last several weeks. I love the trip along Rt. 2 across the north / middle of Massachusetts through farms and mountains along the course of Miller’s River to the Connecticut, through a procession of small towns, decrepit bridges, and collapsing barns stuck among manufacturing and treatment…

This summer I hiked the Pemigewasset Wilderness Loop in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. The experience left me wanting more, and I determined then that I wanted to hike the loop again in the winter, but more slowly and in the opposite direction. So that’s what I had determined to do with my Christmas vacation, since…

I seem to be exploring abstracts? I want to note the addition of a bike to my photography experience, which has meant exploring some new trails accessible from old trails.

This Saturday morning there was rain. Part of me didn’t want to go out. Wouldn’t I rather be under a blanket, watching some brainless sci-fi whatever on Netflix? But I was inspired by the encouragement of another photographer’s advice, that the best time to be out is when everyone else is choosing to stay in.…

My third and final day in CA: First, what weird and wonderful clouds greeted me for breakfast! And then friends drove me up to Muir woods, where I planned to do the reverse of what I’d done the day before. So I did a loop starting at the visitor’s center to return to base via…

Another trip to CA, another weekend exploring. This time I found an AirBnB in Mill Valley, just north of the Marin headlands, with access to the Miwok and connecting trails running along the coast through Muir and Stinson Beaches. My first morning I woke up early and hoofed it to a spot where I could…

Recently, I found myself in San Francisco again, and I’m discovering that airports are photographic goldmines. I won’t pretend that I’ve done this well below. What I am saying is that I see lots to explore, and I look forward to more of this. Also: wandering around airports with a camera is an excellent way…

This week I had to replace the derailleur on the bike I bought because it over articulated and got caught in the spokes, mangling the mechanism in the process. It also bent the hanger. So this morning was the next opportunity I had to ride out in the morning to see what kind of sunrise…

I took a ride into the refuge last night to see what I could see. This is what I saw. That’s all I’m going to say about it. Guess I’m not feeling the words right now.