Counting Birds

Yesterday, I participated in the Littleton Christmas Bird Count, which first began in 1959. It went through a few pauses over the 60+ years, and was recently reinvigorated this year. I met up with Leslie and Sue at The Rocks Estate and we hiked the trails in search of birds on a snowy morning. We…

Rainbow Falls

Last weekend, Lindsay met up with friends Sarah and Kristen for a short hike in Plymouth, NH. A random search for a short hike in the area came up with this lovely conservation area called Walter Newton Conservation Area. The Plymouth Conservation Commission manages this forest and you can find a map on their website.…

Sentinel Rock

A couple of weekends ago we took our annual foliage drive through the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. The colors were popping with vibrant reds and oranges. We drove up past Lake Willoughby and were shocked at the number of hikers vehicles spilling out of trailheads and parked along the narrow highway. It almost made us…