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Introduction

The pictures on this Web site are mostly documentary in purpose, intended to show you something about the natural world or about the nature of hiking. Sometimes, they capture the beauty of nature, but I don't separate the purely documentary from the beautiful. The result is a hodge-podge of the sublime and the mundane.

On this page, I have collected a few of the pictures that are (in my opinion, at least) of some artistic merit. These are the ones you are most likely to want print out and display. Most of these have spent at least a little time as the "wallpaper" of one or another of my computers.

And by way of endorsement, this collection also includes most of the most frequently downloaded pictures on the Web site.

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	Arethusa20040531.JPG	Arethusa Falls in late spring.
	Arethusa20070903.JPG	Arethusa Falls in late summer.
	ArethusaClimber20050305.JPG	Ice climber halfway up Arethusa Falls
	ArethusaFrozen20050305.JPG	Arethusa Falls in late winter.
	BemisFalls20050305.JPG	Bemis Falls under heavy snow.
	ColiseumFalls20070903.JPG	Coliseum Falls in late summer.
	ColiseumFallsL20060527.JPG	Coliseum Falls in late spring.
	ColiseumFallsP20060527.JPG	Coliseum Falls in late spring.
	FloodedSeep_2_20080503.JPG	Small cascade in early spring thaw.
	GibbsFalls20040820.JPG	Gibbs Falls.
	PinkGraniteWaterfall20070421.JPG	Small waterfall with a pink granite boulder
	RipleyFalls20070825.JPG	Ripley Falls in late summer.
	RipleyFalls20080503.JPG	Ripley Falls in early spring thaw.
	SilverCascade_220070621.JPG	Silver Cascade in early summer.
	FallingWater20070421.JPG	Close-up of Arethusa Falls in spring thaw.

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	MtWebsterFromMtWillard_2_20061205.JPG	Mt. Webster from Mt. Willard.
	MtWilleyFromMtWillard20061205.JPG	Mt. Willey from Mt. Willard.
	LookingDownFromMtWillard_3_20061205.JPG	Crawford Notch from Mt. Willard.
	BonsaiOnElephantHead_1_20070923.JPG	Stunted trees on Elephant Head.
	BonsaiOnElephantHead_2_20070923.JPG	Stunted trees on Elephant Head.
	BugleCliffFromElephantHead20070923.JPG	Bugle Cliff.
	ElephantHead_2_20070923.JPG	Elephant Head in blazing fall colors.
	FrankensteinCliff20071222.JPG	Frankenstein Cliff covered in snow.
	FrankensteinCliffCenter20070421.JPG	Frankenstein Cliff at sunrise.
	Overhang20070704.JPG	Overhanging rock on Pack Monadnock.
	RockFace20070923.JPG	Steep rock face along Saco Lake.
	WetCliffUnderpass20060527.JPG	Overhanging cliff wet with seepage.
	WetCliffUnderpass20071124.JPG	Overhanging cliff with frozen seepage.
	WildBonsai20060820.JPG	Stunted trees on Mt. Jackson.
	WildBonsaiElephantHead20050619.JPG	Stunted trees on Elephant Head.

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	MtWebsterFromMtWillard_2_20061205.JPG	Mt. Webster from Mt. Willard.
	MtWilleyFromMtWillard20061205.JPG	Mt. Willey from Mt. Willard.
	LookingDownFromMtWillard_3_20061205.JPG	Crawford Notch from Mt. Willard.
	MtJacksonFromMtWillard_2_20061205.JPG	Mt. Jackson from Mt. Willard.
	BoulderInPond20080511.JPG	Boulder in the pond surrounded by spring greenery. (See BoulderInIce20071202.JPG below for same boulder in late fall.)
	BeaverBrookTrail20080510.JPG	Beaver Brook Trail in early spring.
	BemisValleyFromFrankenstein20060527.JPG	Looking southwest from Frankenstein Cliff.
	CanalViolets20041011.JPG	Nashua Canal lined with violets.
	CrawfordNotchFromElephantHead20040822.JPG	Looking south from Elephant Head.
	ElephantHeadTrail20051125.JPG	Elephant Head Trail under a blanket of snow.
	FalseVernalPool20080112.JPG	A false vernal pool during a mid-winter thaw.
	Glitter20071124.JPG	Falling snow glitters in the autumn sunshine.
	LeavesInIce20071202.JPG	Oak leaves encased in ice in late fall.
	Meadow20070923.JPG	The essense of fall colors in a White Mountain meadow.
	MillPondTrailBridge20071110.JPG	A footbridge surrounded by fall colors.
	MillPondTrailBridge20071208.JPG	Footbridge in snow beside the frozen pond.
	MontalbanRidgeFromArethusa20050305.JPG	View from the top of Arethusa Falls in late winter.
	MoonThroughTrees20070903.JPG	The moon above the bare branches.
	MtCrawfordFromFrankenstein20071124.JPG	Striking view of Mt. Crawford from Frankenstein Cliff.
	MtWashington_2_20070923.JPG	Mt. Washington in fall colors.
	MtWashington20040424.JPG	Mt. Washington dusted in spring snow.
	MtWashingtonFromFrankensteinTrail20071124.JPG	Mt. Washington covered in snow.
	MtWillardFromMtJackson20050819.JPG	Looking down into Crawford Notch.
	MtWillardFromWilleyPond20070621.JPG	Mt. Willard.
	MtWillardLookingWestAlongSummit20061205.JPG	From the top of Mt. Willard in the snow.
	MtWillardMtTom20070923.JPG	Mt. Willard and Mt. Tom in fall colors.
	PineSnag20071110.JPG	The Mill Pond surrounded by fall colored trees.
	PresidentialRangeFromMtJackson20060818.JPG	Mt. Washington and the Presidential Range from Mt. Jackson.
	RealTrailSignAndBackgroundWebsterCliffAtMtJacksonSummit20060818.JPG	Trail sign at the summit of Mt. Jackson.
	RiverBoulder20070704.JPG	A glacial erratic shows signs of wear from flowing water, far from any river.
	SacoLakeLookingNortheast20070923.JPG	The hills above Saco Lake in fall colors.
	SacoLakeTrailBridges20070923.JPG	Saco Lake Trail.
	SnowElephant20071222.JPG	Elephant Head in a dusting of snow.
	StairsFromFrankenstein20071124.JPG	Stairs Mountain from Frankenstein Cliff.
	SwampNearElephantHead20070923.JPG	Swamp and Mt. Tom in fall colors.
	TopOfElephantHead20040613.JPG	Coming out on top of Elephant Head.
	TrailBesideCanal20070203.JPG	Mill Pond Trail in winter.
	TrailBridges20070923.JPG	Trail bridges cross a swamp dried by late summer drought.
	UndergrowthByPond20071110.JPG	Shore of the Mill Pond in fall colors.
	Underpass20050305.JPG	Fallen tree covered in snow over the Bemis Brook Trail.
	WebsterCliffFromElephantHead20051125.JPG	A small avalanche catches the steely late autumn sunshine.
	WestFromWapack20071104.JPG	Classic New England fall scenery in eastern Peterborough at the foot of Pack Monadnock.
	Windfall20080503.JPG	Fallen white birches litter the forest after a harsh winter.
	SpringMorningForest20070421.JPG	Morning sunlight through the forest in mid-spring.

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	AutumnLane20041011.JPG	Mill Pond Trail in fall colors.
	BareOakSky20041107.JPG	Nearly bare branches of an oak against the wintry sky.
	BirchAndOak_2_20071110.JPG	Brilliant yellow leaves of a birch framed by the more somber red-brown oak.
	BirchAndOak20071110.JPG	Brilliant yellow leaves of a birch framed by the more somber red-brown oak.
	CanalMaple20041011.JPG	Maple in fall colors leans over the canal.
	MossLitter20071111.JPG	Moss remains green under a light litter of autumn leaves.
	OneLeaf20080113.JPG	A single leaf on an otherwise bare oak catches the weak winter sunshine.
	PoisonIvy20041011.JPG	Poison ivy decorates a pine with its fall colors.

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	Starflower20080517.JPG	Close-up of a starflower.
	WoodAnemone_1_20080517.JPG	Close-up of a wood anemone.
	AlpineBluets_1_20080511.JPG	Close-up of a patch of alpine bluets.
	BeeOnAster20070903.JPG	Bee on an aster.
	BeeOnNewEnglandAster_2_20070923.JPG	Bee on an aster.
	BlackeyedSusan_220070630.JPG	Patch of black-eyed Susan.
	BlackeyedSusanCloseUp20070630.JPG	Close-up of a black-eyed Susan.
	ClubMoss20070421.JPG	Shining clubmoss in the melting spring snow.
	FallUndergrowth20070903.JPG	Asters and other early fall plants beside a mountain stream.
	FernGardenBoulder_2_20070824.JPG	Garden of bracken ferns on a boulder.
	Fiddleheads20070513.JPG	Unfurling fiddleheads herald the spring.
	Goldenrod20070824.JPG	Showy goldenrod.
	HemlockCones20070203.JPG	Tiny cones on a bough of hemlock covered with snow.
	HobblebushBlossom20070526.JPG	Close-up of a hobblebush blossom.
	HobblebushBlossoms20060527.JPG	Three hobblebush blossoms.
	HobblebushBurgundyWithBerries20070903.JPG	Hobblebush leaves turn burgundy in late summer as the berries ripen.
	JackPineCone20071124.JPG	Cone of a jack pine.
	JackPineOnCliff20071124.JPG	Jack pine on the edge of Frankenstein Cliff.
	Juniper20071104.JPG	A juniper clings to a boulder.
	JuniperSeedling20071104.JPG	Seedling juniper takes root in a crack in the rock.
	Lichen20070824.JPG	Reindeer lichen.
	LichenOnRedPine20070211.JPG	Lichen on the bark of a pine.
	LichensOnGranite20070707.JPG	Granite face with a variety of lichens.
	LupineAndOrangeHawkweed20050619.JPG	Field of lupines and orange hawkweed.
	LupineCloseUp20070623.JPG	Lupine transitioning from white to purple.
	LupineField20070623.JPG	Field of lupines in a variety of colors.
	MossesOnBoulder20080112.JPG	Mosses and creepers on a boulder.
	MossyRootsInSnow20070211.JPG	Roots covered in moss and surrounded by snow.
	MushroomsOnTree20071104.JPG	Mushrooms grow on the side of a dead tree.
	NEAsterCloseUp20070923.JPG	Close-up of New England aster.
	OrangeHawkweed20070623.JPG	Cluster of orange hawkweed.
	OxeyeDaisy20070621.JPG	Close-up of oxeye daisy.
	PaintedTrillium20070512.JPG	Painted trillium.
	Partridgeberry20071110.JPG	Small partridge berry creeper in the moss.
	Partridgeberry20080510.JPG	Partridge berry crawls over and down the side of a boulder beside a small stream.
	PileatedWoodpeckerHole20070211.JPG	Abandoned nest hole of a pileated woodpecker.
	PolyporeFungus20070303.JPG	Polypore fungus on a dead tree.
	Puffballs_2_20070923.JPG	Pear-shaped puffballs.
	PurpleTrillium20070526.JPG	Purple trillium.
	SeedlingOnBoulder20070704.JPG	Seedling takes root in a crack in a rock ledge.
	SkunkCabbageFlowersStreaked20080412.JPG	Odd flower of the skunk cabbage.
	SpringGarden20060527.JPG	Mixture of spring undergrowth.
	SwampHoneysuckle_3_20080427.JPG	Bough of swamp honeysuckle overhanging the Mill Pond.
	WaterPlants20070729.JPG	Mixture of aquatic plants.
	WoodAnemone_2_20080510.JPG	Wood anemone.
	YellowViolets_3_20080605.JPG	Smooth yellow violet (Viola pensylvanica).
	YellowVioletsUnderRock_2_20080503.JPG	Yellow violets peek out from under pink granite boulder.

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	ChickadeeBlur20071111.JPG	Chickadee stretched to a blur of brown streaks as he took flight.
	DarkEyedJunco20050619.JPG	Dark-eyed junco framed by Crawford Notch.
	DragonflyOnBlackgum20070714.JPG	Dragonfly on a blackgum twig.
	GrayJay20070824.JPG	Gray jay atop Mt. Jackson.
	Heron_1_20070812.JPG	Great blue heron watching for fish.
	Heron_2_20070812.JPG	Great blue heron on the shore of the Mill Pond.
	HeronCloseUp20070812.JPG	Close-up of a great blue heron.
	HeronPoisedToStrike20070812.JPG	Great blue heron poised to strike.
	Mallard20070331.JPG	Mallard drake.
	MallardPair20070331.JPG	Pair of mallards seeking a nest site.
	Mallards20071110.JPG	Pair of mallards swimming through reflections of fall colors.
	MuteSwan20070520.JPG	Mute swan.
	MuteSwanPreening20070520.JPG	Mute swan preening.
	QuestionMarkButterfly20070714.JPG	Question mark butterfly.
	RedSquirrel20070324.JPG	Red squirrel in winter pelage.
	RedTailedHawkFront20080112.JPG	Red-tailed hawk.
	Spider20070903.JPG	Spider on wet pink granite.
	Spiderweb_2_20080607.JPG	A spider web glistens in the morning sunshine.
	WaspOnGoldenrod20070811.JPG	Wasp on showy goldenrod.
	YellowButterfly20080605.JPG	Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly.

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	MtWebsterFromMtWillard_2_20061205.JPG	Mt. Webster from Mt. Willard.
	MtWilleyFromMtWillard20061205.JPG	Mt. Willey from Mt. Willard.
	LookingDownFromMtWillard_3_20061205.JPG	Crawford Notch from Mt. Willard.
	BoulderInIce20071202.JPG	Moss-covered boulder on the shore of the newly frozen Mill Pond.
	IceLayers20071124.JPG	Water seeping across the trail freezes into layers.
	RimeAndSnow20071222.JPG	Snow and rime frost on the mud.
	TexturedIce20071202.JPG	Newly frozen ice on the Mill Pond takes on the look of leaves.