Heavily wooded White Mountains of New Hampshire appear as blue layers in this high-saturation image taken at dawn.
Tag: mountains
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View from Elephant Rock
View from Elephant Rock This photograph uses a High-Dynamic Range (HDR) technique and artistic software filters to impart a painterly appearance.
This incredible view is just a short hike up the east side of Crawford Notch in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The view includes U.S. route 302 as it curves around tiny Saco Lake, the headwaters of the Saco River. The historic Crawford Notch train depot on the left side near the train tracks is still used by the Conway Scenic Railroad, a tourist attraction in North Conway. The AMC Highland Center is the large building between the lake and background mountains.
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Shimmering Waters
Shimmering Waters Hiking the trail up West Rattlesnake Mountain in Holderness, New Hampshire is rewarding for the small effort expended. The views on this early autumn day were spectacular as the waters of Lake Squam shimmer below the summit cliffs. The foliage is just starting to turn color and the view includes Lake Winnipesaukee in the distance.
This image uses High-Dynamic Range (HDR) technique and an artistic software filter to impart a painterly appearance. Prints are available from my Etsy shop.
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View from Artist’s Bluff
View from Artist’s Bluff A short climb from Echo Lake State Park up to Artist’s Bluff unveils expansive views of Franconia Notch in the New Hampshire White Mountains. Autumn colors are just starting to appear in this scene from late summer. Cleared areas on the right are ski trails at Cannon Mountain which, in the summer, offers a tram ride to the top of that mountain. Route 93 snakes along the valley floor. The bare granite ledges of Artist’s Bluff fall away rapidly to the trees 350 feet below.
This image uses High-Dynamic Range (HDR) technique and an artistic software filter to impart a painterly appearance. Prints are available from my Etsy shop.
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Pinkham Notch
Pinkham Notch The view from Square Ledge overlooking Pinkham Notch in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Route 16 winds its way along the floor of the valley. The rocky outcropping here provides panoramic views that are ablaze with color in the fall.
This image uses an artistic software filter to impart a painterly appearance. Prints are available from my Pixels shop.
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White Lake at Dawn
White Lake at Dawn White Lake is a small, picturesque lake near Tamworth, New Hampshire nestled at the southern edge of the White Mountains. It opens up dramatic views of Mount Chocorua and other peaks of the Sandwich Range, as can be seen in this image where early morning fog settles in the valley below the mountain.
The lake was formed when Ice Age glaciers retreated, leaving a depression that filled with water. The shallow waters appear very clean against a light sandy bottom along most of the lake edge.
Part of my portfolio of photographs, this image uses High-Dynamic Range (HDR) technique and an artistic software filter to impart a painterly appearance. Available from my Etsy shop.
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Mount Washington Auto Road
Mount Washington Auto Road A vantage point from the Mount Washington Auto Road, a winding road that climbs 4,700 feet to the highest point in the northeast, the summit of Mount Washington in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The vista includes other peaks in the Presidential Range.
On this summer day, the weather in the valley where the auto road starts was comfortable, with temperatures in the 70’s (F). As I drove up the mountain, the winds started to howl, rocking my sizable Honda Pilot SUV back and forth. At Mount Washington’s summit of 6,288 feet, it’s reputation for extreme weather was reinforced by winds of over 60 MPH and frigid temperatures in the low 30’s. Just walking across the observation deck above the summit building was an adventure – I had to walk with my body angled into the fierce gale to avoid getting knocked over. If you take the road, be sure to visit the extreme weather exhibit in the lodge – it chronicles the day in April 1934 when the fastest wind ever recorded at a manned weather station occurred – 231 MPH!
Part of my portfolio of photographs, this image uses an artistic software filter to impart a painterly appearance; prints are available from my Pixels shop.
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