Beauty Shots
Specially selected images of artistic sights on the trail.
Images 6 to 10 of 109
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West Peak / Metacomet Trail - Standing at the Edge Terry looks out over the valley south of West Peak from one of several spectacular cliff edges. See also… 5/28/2005 |
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West Peak / Metacomet Trail - High Cirrus and Low Cumulus The sky above West Peak on this day has a number of small cumulus clouds that represent columns of moist air rising from near the ground into colder regions of the atmosphere. The cirrus clouds feathered above are ice crystals in the high cold regions where the air is thin, and only airplanes fly. The ice crystals and water droplets act as prisms, and with sunglasses or filters, show a lovely pastel rainbow in the translucent areas of cloud. See also… 5/28/2005 |
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West Peak / Metacomet Trail - West Side Of Ravine Looking North Along The Cliff This view from out at the end of the west side of the ravine shows the slightly overhanging crag edge and the forest to the north. There is no official trail to this position, which is reached by departing to the left from the trail where it reaches the cliff at the west side of the ravine. The excursion is worthwhile for the interesting rock, the challenging short climbs and the outlook at the end. See also… 5/28/2005 |
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West Peak / Metacomet Trail - The Bridge Over The Highway This bridge is a remarkable walk across the highway, exhibiting an intreresting and photogenic geometry. It leads across I-691, which connects I-91 and I-84. See also… 5/28/2005 |
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Harts Pond / Fall - Yellow and Orange Cup Fungi These cup fungi (the yellow species is probably Bisporella citrina) are just emerging from this log to release spores. Like most cup fungi, these will bear their spores on the surface of the mushroom, rather than on gills or in spores. See also… 10/29/2005 |
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