Don,
Thanks. Same camera.just listening to what the rest of you tell me.
Bob
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On Aug 28, 2009, at 2:08 AM, DON BERTOLETTE <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Bob-
> Great images...new camera, or new technique?
> -Don
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> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:04:16 +0000
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> Subject: [ENTS] Mt Tom and red pines
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> ENTS,
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> Yesterday, Monica and I took a friend for a walk on the Metacomet-
> Monadnock Trail along the basalt cliffs of Mount Tom in the
> Connecticut River Valley. Mount Tom is volcanic and is known for its
> diversity. I will forego the usual deluge of statistics and go right
> to the hike. The climb up onto the ledges is fairly steep, but worth
> every ounce of sweat. The great majority of hikers go to the cliff
> region of Mount Tom for the views. So do I, but also for the
> vegetation and one species in particular, red pine.
>
> Image#1-RdPinesLineUp.jpg: This image shows red pines along the
> Metacomet-Monadnock Trail. These are the first pines you see when
> intercepting the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail from the Quarry Trail,
> which is north of Whiting Peak.
>
> Image#2-RedPinesAreBeautiful.jpg: This image looks looks down
> through a cluster of red pines into the valley below.
>
> Image#3-RedPinesAndSnag.jpg: The red pine strip goes for half a mile
> or more with intermittent pines hugging the basalt ledges. There is
> a little regeneration.
>
> Image#4-Guardians2.jpg: This is another view of the cluster. Very
> photogenic.
>
> In addition to the old red pines, the basalt formation is
> photogenic. Take red and white pines, basalt ledges, and the valley
> beyond and Mount Tom becomes a photographer's bonanza.
>
> Image#5-BasaltAndValley.jpg: The basalt formations stand in bold
> relief to the valley and Berkshire Hills beyond.
>
> Image#6-BasaltAndValley2.jpg: This image shows the surface structure
> of the basalt.
>
> Bob
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