DSC_0342-Moosilauke

DSC_0342_3_4_5_6_fused, originally uploaded by S M P H O T O.

Easy 4000 footer today. Mt. Moosilauke, 4802 ft. That’s my 21st 4K in NH, still have 27 to go!

I went up the George Brook Trail and the only tricky part was a couple of washouts early on. The Dartmouth Outing Club will have a pretty big job fixing them.

The book says 3.7 miles each way and 3.5 hours. I did the whole thing in about four hours. It’s a nice summit. The last half mile is through scrub pine and then open to the summit. The AT crosses the summit from left to right (south to north). There’s a old foundation below the summit to the south and there are several three sided rock walls if you want to get out of the north wind. There’s a nice view down to Lincoln.

After the hike I headed into Linclon for a piece of Lemon meringue pie and some coffee. On the way home I drove up through Franconia Notch. There was traffic at the top of the notch due to paving but that worked out good because there was a black bear and two cubs walking across one of the lower ski trails on Cannon so it was nice going slow through there.

Mistake

D7A_0784, originally uploaded by S M P H O T O.

At 8 frames a second there are bound to be a few mistakes along the way. Most of them get deleted in camera or later when editing the take. And then there are the happy mistakes.

Ivy League Track and Field - 8367

DSC_8367, originally uploaded by S M P H O T O.

Interesting to me that sports images are never included in Flickr's Explore - the Best of Flickr. Guess this image isn't any good.

Home Run!

D7A_8615, originally uploaded by S M P H O T O.

CCSU Amanda Dillworth is greeted at homeplate after hitting a solo HR against Seton Hall.

20110424_softball_collision

20110424_softball_collision, originally uploaded by S M P H O T O.

Scary play in the top of the third today at Hartford. BU had a runner on first and attempted a sac bunt but the bunt attempt was missed and the runner was clearly going to be out at 2nd. But no one told her that. I was on an 8 foot step ladder in left center with a 400mm + 1.4 TC and I had a remote firing from the third base dugout. Here's what I got . It was the third out of the inning and both players continued in the game after receiving attention by their respective trainers.

20110312_UHART_Champs_4917

20110312_UHART_Champs_4917, originally uploaded by S M P H O T O.

One more basketball game for me this season. Sunday my Hartford Hawks take on the Huskies of UCONN in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Gampel Pavilion.

Just a Junco

20110111_junco_detail9862, originally uploaded by S M P H O T O.

But she's pretty cute anyway. 400mm f/2.8 - 1.4TC so about 560mm f/4 - these were at about f/5.6 a varying shutter speeds and an exposure adjustment of about +.7 to adjust for the bright background. I sat in the snow for about 20 minutes before they would come back to the feeder and then I only stayed there for a few minutes because I was keeping them from dinner!