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What's New, and What's Coming
Summer is here, and my camping and hiking activities are at their seasonal peak. Consequently, I haven't been updating this main page much lately - out on the trail whenever I can, you know. I have caught up with the backlog of "Nature Videos," so be sure and check all the new things available there in the last few weeks. I still have a backlog of pictures to post, so check the Download pages often.
I'm still excited about the new affiliate program I joined a couple of months ago: Photogonia. They print digital pictures on canvas for an incredible "oil painting" look, and their prices are great! So, I encourage you to pick your favorite pictures from HikingWithChuck.com, download the full-size version, and have Photogonia turn it into a framed oil-on-canvas for you. For help finding an appropriate nature picture, I've gathered all my favorites on a new Chuck's Favorite Pictures page. The page is rather large, containing over 130 postage-stamp sized pictures, so please be patient. It takes a while to load, but that's where you'll find all the best pictures this site has to offer. Download the ones you want, and order a print on canvas from Photogonia. (Make sure you keep the right aspect ratio. 20 x 15 for most pictures, 15 x 20 for the portrait-oriented pictures.) And if you'd like to request a copy of one of these picures without the copyright mark on them, you can do so at the new Picture Request Form.
I'm still collecting pictures of Beaver Brook. Some of them are already on the Pictures of Spring page. I should be finished with my description of Beaver Brook before the end of July. If you have any preferences for places you'd like to read about, send a feedback on the Feedback Form.
Prediction
I'm making a prediction, and I'll leave it here until it is proven either true or false. Next year, 2008, will be a peak year for northern bog lemmings (Synaptomys borealis) in the Crawford Notch/southern Presidential Range area. You will see them everywhere that there is moist soil at elevations above 1,500 feet, and quite a few in lower elevations. Then, in 2009, you'll hardly be able to find them. My reason for this prediction is that I saw more lemming tracks than usual in the snow last winter (2006-2007), and I saw a few lemmings on Mount Pierce and Mount Jackson in late August (2007). It's not a population boom yet, but it will be next year.
A related prediction: Next year (2008) should also be a record year for small predators, such as hawks, owls, foxes, and bobcats.
Thanks for dropping by! - Chuck
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