forestgnome
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What a day! I was lurking the Kancamagus by sunrise and there were many different types of clouds flying around in different directions, at different altitudes. The wind was also erradic. I saw a rainbow form many times, but each time I tried take a picture it would dissappear. A bull moose was browsing roadside but as soon as started to photograph him, he dissappeared. Is mother nature teasing me today?
Like a fed bear, I searched the area on the Wilderness Trail where I saw a huge bull a month ago, but he was not to be seen.
A very strange thing happened half way up the Bond Cliff Trail. A female fox was trotting down the trail toward me. We spotted each other and she stopped for a moment to check me out as I softly talked to her. Then she kept trotting toward me, glancing down and making eye contact a few times. I reached for my camera but she was soon too close to focus for my wildlife lens. She kept coming, then slowed to a walk as she got within a foot of me. I was still in a crouched down position on the narrow trail, so I just leaned to the side a bit as the fox eased to the other side but never stopped walking. She was close enough to pet as she walked past me, looking me right in the eye. She continiued down the trail and out of sight. That was odd and exciting!!! I tried to get a shot but my settings were all wrong...
Up on Bond Cliff, the wheather was gorgeous!
alpine goldenrod, looking toward Franconia Ridge and Mt. Garfield...
mountain daisies...
white-throated sparrow soaking up the views...
I strolled along the ridge to a point just below Mt. Bond, enjoying the wildflowers and views. This is my favorite stretch of trail above treeline and the weather was so nice it was hard to come down, but I wanted to get in some off-trail exploring down in the forest. There's an area off a side trail where I've seen heavy moose sign that I wanted to explore.
From the trail I saw the same huge bull moose I exactly saw a month ago! I followed as he led me through some beautiful forest...
This is one of the nicest pictures I've ever taken. Mrs. Forestgnome is always saying she likes pictures that convey the whole forest more than wildlife close-ups, so that has been in my head. I love this scene of deep forest.
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Like a fed bear, I searched the area on the Wilderness Trail where I saw a huge bull a month ago, but he was not to be seen.
A very strange thing happened half way up the Bond Cliff Trail. A female fox was trotting down the trail toward me. We spotted each other and she stopped for a moment to check me out as I softly talked to her. Then she kept trotting toward me, glancing down and making eye contact a few times. I reached for my camera but she was soon too close to focus for my wildlife lens. She kept coming, then slowed to a walk as she got within a foot of me. I was still in a crouched down position on the narrow trail, so I just leaned to the side a bit as the fox eased to the other side but never stopped walking. She was close enough to pet as she walked past me, looking me right in the eye. She continiued down the trail and out of sight. That was odd and exciting!!! I tried to get a shot but my settings were all wrong...
Up on Bond Cliff, the wheather was gorgeous!
alpine goldenrod, looking toward Franconia Ridge and Mt. Garfield...
mountain daisies...
white-throated sparrow soaking up the views...
I strolled along the ridge to a point just below Mt. Bond, enjoying the wildflowers and views. This is my favorite stretch of trail above treeline and the weather was so nice it was hard to come down, but I wanted to get in some off-trail exploring down in the forest. There's an area off a side trail where I've seen heavy moose sign that I wanted to explore.
From the trail I saw the same huge bull moose I exactly saw a month ago! I followed as he led me through some beautiful forest...
This is one of the nicest pictures I've ever taken. Mrs. Forestgnome is always saying she likes pictures that convey the whole forest more than wildlife close-ups, so that has been in my head. I love this scene of deep forest.
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