October 2014


The hikers: Joyce, Yoong, Bob, Ronnie, and Baiba.<br />Hike via West Ridge Trail.<br />Oct. 2, 2014 - Mt. Cardigan, New Hampshire. Ronnie, Baiba, Yoong, Joyce, and Bob on Cliff Bridge.<br />Hike via West Ridge Trail.<br />Oct. 2, 2014 - Mt. Cardigan, New Hampshire. Ronnie, Yoong, Baiba, Joyce, and Bob at first cairn.<br />Hike via West Ridge Trail.<br />Oct. 2, 2014 - Mt. Cardigan, New Hampshire. Bob and Yoong near the treeline.<br />Hike via West Ridge Trail.<br />Oct. 2, 2014 - Mt. Cardigan, New Hampshire. View along the trail (orange markers).<br />Hike via West Ridge Trail.<br />Oct. 2, 2014 - Mt. Cardigan, New Hampshire. Fall foliage seen from the trail.<br />Hike via West Ridge Trail.<br />Oct. 2, 2014 - Mt. Cardigan, New Hampshire. Bob innersed in fall foliage.<br />Hike via West Ridge Trail.<br />Oct. 2, 2014 - Mt. Cardigan, New Hampshire. Granite and fall foliage.<br />Hike via West Ridge Trail.<br />Oct. 2, 2014 - Mt. Cardigan, New Hampshire. Proof that we make it: Bob, Yoong, Joyce, Baiba, and Ronnie.<br />Hike via West Ridge Trail.<br />Oct. 2, 2014 - Mt. Cardigan, New Hampshire. Bob and Yoong admiring the scenery while at lunch.<br />Hike via West Ridge Trail.<br />Oct. 2, 2014 - Mt. Cardigan, New Hampshire. Looking back at the top.<br />Hike via West Ridge Trail.<br />Oct. 2, 2014 - Mt. Cardigan, New Hampshire. Oct. 2, 2014 - Kancamagus Highway, New Hampshire. View south.<br />Oct. 3, 2014 - Atop Mt. Washington, New Hampshire. Lakes of the Clouds and the AMC hut.<br />Oct. 3, 2014 - Atop Mt. Washington, New Hampshire. The train to take us back down is arriving.<br />Oct. 3, 2014 - Atop Mt. Washington, New Hampshire. The Appalachian Trail heading north?<br />Oct. 3, 2014 - On Cog Railway on the way down from Mt. Washington, New Hampshire. Oct. 3, 2014 - On Cog Railway on the way down from Mt. Washington, New Hampshire. Our conductor, breakman, and guide.<br />Oct. 3, 2014 - On Cog Railway on the way down from Mt. Washington, New Hampshire. Fall colors.<br />Oct. 3, 2014 - On Cog Railway on the way down from Mt. Washington, New Hampshire. Tourist photo op: a stuffed moose.<br />Oct. 3, 2014 - On Cog Railway on the way down from Mt. Washington, New Hampshire. Mt. Washington at sunset.<br />Oct. 3, 2014 - At the Base Station Mt. Washington Cog Railway, New Hampshire. The sun was setting as we headed beck to our van.<br />Oct. 3, 2014 - At the Base Station Mt. Washington Cog Railway, New Hampshire. Joan Backes: Falling Leaves, 2014.<br />Oct. 4, 2014 - Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts. Folding chessboard, India, late 17th century.<br />Oct 4, 2014 - Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts Model of the Taj Mahal, 19th century.<br />Oct 4, 2014 - Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts Young, Bob, Joyce, Ronnie, and Baiba.<br />The last supper of the visit.<br />Oct. 4, 2014 - Merrimac, Massachusetts. A sign of fall.<br />A walk with Joyce.<br />Oct 5, 2014 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. A walk with Joyce.<br />Oct 5, 2014 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. Winterberry.<br />A walk with Joyce.<br />Oct 5, 2014 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. A walk with Joyce.<br />Oct 5, 2014 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. A bee that landed in Joyce's hair<br />A walk with Joyce.<br />Oct 5, 2014 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. Bee on flower on our usual two mile walk.<br />Oct. 8, 2014 - W. Main Street, Merrimac. A crayfish in the mud of the pond where Joyce's sculpture sits.<br />Oct. 10, 2014 - Nara Park, Acton, Massachusetts. Joyce applying Penetrol to her sculpture after a year of exposure.<br />Oct. 10, 2014 - Nara Park, Acton, Massachusetts. Joyce applying Penetrol to her sculpture after a year of exposure.<br />Oct. 10, 2014 - Nara Park, Acton, Massachusetts. The maple in front of our house is in full fall colors.<br />Oct. 14, 2014 - Merrimac, Massachusetts. More paricipants.<br />Phabulous Photo Weekend sunrise shoot.<br />Oct. 18, 2014 - Palrker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts. Phabulous Photo Weekend sunrise shoot.<br />Oct. 18, 2014 - Palrker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts. Phabulous Photo Weekend sunrise shoot.<br />Oct. 18, 2014 - Palrker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts. Phabulous Photo Weekend sunrise shoot.<br />Oct. 18, 2014 - Palrker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts. Phabulous Photo Weekend sunrise shoot.<br />Oct. 18, 2014 - Palrker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts. American wigeons.<br />Phabulous Photo Weekend sunrise shoot.<br />Oct. 18, 2014 - Palrker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts.