July 10, 1999: View from Pack Monadnock Mountain

July 10, 1999: On my way up the trail, I ran across a patch of bluebead lily (Clintonia borealis)

July 10, 1999: A little spider had spun itself a nice web right in a sunbeam next to the trail.

July 10, 1999: All throughout the shady parts of the forest, ferns seem to have taken over the bare spots that nobody else is using.

July 10, 1999: Ferns along the trail.

July 31, 1999: The Basin at Franconia Notch

July 31, 1999: At the trail head, lonesome lake is a short 1.8 miles away. Little did I know, the rain that I had driven through to get here had made crossing Cascade Brook impossible, so I had to cut through the forest until I hit the Appalachian trail.

July 31, 1999: Cascade Brook

July 31, 1999: Just before the trail crosses Cascade Brook, it is solid rock criscrossed with stubborn tree roots.

July 31, 1999: Cascade brook

July 31, 1999: Although water can be seen running down between these rocks, this is not actually a creek. This is a part of the Appalachian Trail, also known as "a bunch of really large rocks and occasional running water."

July 31, 1999: Lonesome lake

July 31, 1999: The trail back down to Lafayette campground had lots of birches growing.

July 31, 1999: A small stream caused by the rain was running across the trail. You can see some of the water droplets from the rain on the fir tree.

July 31, 1999: A little plant called Indian Pipe was growing alongside the Pemi trail as I headed back to my car from the Lafayette campground area

July 31, 1999: Some mist had settled over this stream as the air cooled in the evening.

July 31, 1999: Some mist had settled over this stream as the air cooled in the evening.

July 31, 1999: Some mist had settled over this stream as the air cooled in the evening.

July 31, 1999: Some mist had settled over this stream as the air cooled in the evening.

December 31, 1999: Ice sculptures for Boston First Night celebrations 1999/2000