Posts Tagged: national forest



Human Impact, White Mountains

Abandoned Tires - Easton, New Hampshire
Human Impact, White Mountains - This photography work focuses on the many ways humans impact the environement. Every day beautiful landscape photos of the New Hampshire White Mountains are posted on social media, and this creates a false belief that the White Mountain National Forest is in a state of pristine condition that will never change. And this is far from the truth – every day a little more damage is done to the White Mountains environment. In order to ...

Winter Forest Scenes, White Mountains

Carter Dome - White Mountains, New Hampshire
Winter Forest Scenes, White Mountains - When most think of the New Hampshire White Mountains, they think of the sweeping landscapes that dominate the region, and not the forests, historic sites, lakes, trails, and wetlands that make up the landscape. Today I want to share with you a few winter forest scenes that showcase the White Mountains...[Continue reading] ...

Kanc 7 Landing Area, Photo Monitoring

Kanc 7 Timber Harvest Project - White Mountains, New Hampshire
Kanc 7 Timber Harvest Landing Area, Photo Monitoring - The photos included in this blog article show how a parcel of land along the Kancamagus Highway in the New Hampshire White Mountains has changed over time. The first image (above), taken in August 2011, three months after Forest Service did a controlled burn here, shows how this parcel of land looked before it was transformed into a landing area for the Kanc 7 timber Harvest Project, and the last image ...

Lafayette Brook Scenic Area, Franconia

Lafayette Brook Scenic Area - White Mountains, New Hampshire USA
Lafayette Brook Scenic Area, New Hampshire - Located within the Lafayette Brook valley of Franconia, New Hampshire this officially designated scenic area has a surprisingly remoteness that is comparable to the Pemigewasset Wilderness. I can only guess the V shape of the valley is why the area has a secluded feeling. ...[Continue reading] ...

Willey Brook Falls, Crawford Notch

Willey Brook Falls - White Mountains, NH
Willey Brook Falls, Crawford Notch - These falls are an impressive series of cascades located on Willey Brook, above Willey Brook Trestle, on the side of Mount Willard in Crawford Notch State Park of New Hampshire. The real adventure is just getting to them, which can be tricky if you use the wrong route...[Continue reading] ...

East Branch & Lincoln Railroad – Artifact

East Branch & Lincoln Logging Railroad in Lincoln, New Hampshire USA
East Branch & Lincoln Railroad - Artifact East Branch & Lincoln Railroad - Always look in the water, because you never know what you will find! The above photo is of an old horseshoe (artifact) in a wetlands area of the Pemigewasset Wilderness near Camp 9. Camp 9 was a rail-side logging camp located along the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (EB&L) in Lincoln, New Hampshire USA ...

Weeks Act Celebration 100th Anniversary

A hiker crosses over Franconia Brook on a foot bridge. At the end of this bridge hikers enter into the Pemigewasset Wilderness. Old abutments from Trestle 7 along the old the East Branch & Lincoln Logging Railroad bed are used to support this foot bridge. Located in Lincoln, New Hampshire USA. The East Branch & Lincoln Railroad operated from 1893 - 1948. (Erin Paul Donovan)
East Branch & Lincoln Railroad - Trestle 7 abutments put to good use March 1, 2011 - Celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Weeks Act. One hundred years ago today, President William Howard Taft signed the Weeks Act into law ...

Wildlife Photography Ethics

Wildlife Photography Ethics
Wildlife Photography Ethics - Every year in New England you hear about photographers harassing wildlife to get the "shot". It has become an endless problem with no easy solution, and lack of public education for nature photography ethics is part of the problem. Being an amateur or professional photographer has no bearing on the issue...[Continue reading] ...