Overcast with periods
of rain, mid 70s
We headed back home today
after several days in Vermont with friends. We’ve had so much fine weather over the past several weeks
that it was hard to reconcile having to travel in rain, fog, and cloudy
conditions. We managed, however,
and enjoyed the ride and the beautiful New England scenery all the same.
As we travelled down through
the Green Mountains of Vermont and into the Taconics in Massachusetts, we kept
our eyes open for deer and turkeys in the many mountain farm fields we were
passing. Sure enough, in a pasture
near the border of the two states, we found a number of turkeys not too distant
from the road. Traffic being what
it was (basically non-existent), I was able to stop right in the middle of
Route 8A near Ho Cook State Forest and photograph the fleeing birds.
The deer were a bit more
elusive, however, and we failed to locate any herds on our trip. As we came into Massachusetts down
Route 2 (aka Mohawk Trail) we passed by some marvelous vistas that even with
the foggy conditions were breathtaking.
Also of interest was the state
of the rivers and streams in the region.
A few days ago, I pointed out what a difference a year makes, noting the
condition of this area of New England in late August of 2011 and now. Here is an image taken from the web of
the Deerfield River last year with floodwaters resulting from the visit of
Irene.
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| Damage from Irene, August 2011, Web archives |
Cold River, not too distant
from this area had quite a different look to it today as we drove along the
southern shore. I’ve been going on
and on at the beginning of each day’s blog about how sunny and warm each day has
been. That makes for nice
traveling, but it does not make for the best of environmental conditions. Here is what Cold River looks like
today. It just seems as if it has
been a case of feast or famine in New England for the past year.
It is still mind-boggling what
damage Storm Irene brought to the northeast. We will hopefully not see another storm of such magnitude
for some time to come.
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