Thanks for your comments, Amita.
Years ago, I tried the "straight down" shot as well, but my attempts gave no feel for how far down it is. In fact, I was shocked to read that it is only 163 feet from the bridge to the river; It always felt a lot higher, standing on the bridge.
Yes, it was a beautiful place to go to college, except that the winters are very long and very cold. When I went to Dartmouth, across the Connecticutt River from Quechee, it was all male, which made the isolation more intense. That probably explains the fact that one of my classmates, Chris Miller, wrote "Animal House" and the story on which it was based.
Amita Guha wrote:
Dan,
My favorite shot of this batch is the third one, with the rocks in the river prominent and the bridge in the far backgorund. My parents used to take me to Quechee Gorge when I was a kid. I never hiked down into the gorge, but I'd hang over the bridge. I once took a photo of the gorge looking straight down from the bridge. I don't know how interesting that would be, but I thought it was cool when I was a kid. ;) I'll have to see if I can find those shots.
You certainly picked a gorgeous place to go to college!
