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A Tale of Two Baths and Fall Foliage (Of Course)
Bath Bridge in New Hampshire amid fall color
by Jeff "Foliage" Folger
Distance view of Bath bridge on a rainy day
Closer shot from across the bridge on a rainy day
Up river shot of the bridge on a rainy day
Down river shot of the bridge on a rainy day
This is from the Lilly pond on the Kanc which I stopped at on the way home. As you can see even on a cloudy and rainy day the color is still there.. You just have to look for it...
Greetings Fall Foliage Seekers!
The fall issue of Yankee hit the stands (this weekend) also it's a bit earlier than the 25 August date posted on the website but who am I to complain that the fall issue arrived early:-) ... I was writing this and the temps are in the low 90s here in Salem and the cicada are singing their summer songs so it's a bit hard to contemplate the fall that's just around the corner.
Well this week I'm finally writing about one of the covered bridges in NH that I visited last year. I'm slowly clearing my list of bridges but there are still so many to find. Some are easy, being in easy to find places like the Saco River bridge but many are on old little used roads and are harder to get to... Anyway...
I left for Northern NH late in September and it was unfortunately on the rainy side. Many of you ask what you can do if you get rained out. Well, you can do what I do and just shoot away because you can still get some nice shots. Maybe you don't have the bright colors with sun lighting them but the color is still there though darker. If you doubt me see the last picture on the right...
I arrived in Bath NH (page 42 in the Gazetteer) and I was greeted by the sight of many tour buses parked in front of the general store. This seems to be a major stop on the tour bus route:-)
Bridge number 27 or the Bath Bridge is this is the oldest covered bridge still in use in New Hampshire and in walking on both sides of the bridge I wasn't able to find a view that I loved. Telephone poles and wires protrude into almost every shot but you can judge for yourself in the pics to the right.
In walking around I happened to meet a couple (Sarah and Brian) also trying to get a good shot of the bridge and I discovered that they came from Bath. Bath England that is? (the Olde England not New) and were here to view the differences between their bridge (Here's a link although theirs is called Pulteney Bridge). The differences are many as the Pulteney Bridge is based on a bridge in Florence Italy. I think the similarity ends at the fact that they both cross water.. :-) Anyway Sarah and Brian headed back to their tour bus and I headed up the road for Sugar Hill Route 302/16 but that is another story... Let me know if you want to hear it:-)
Jeff's Contest the winner gets six handmade cards (by me) with six of my images.
But you can't win if you don't play! The idea is to guess how many miles I will drive in looking for fall foliage between 25 September and 1 November. You can put a guess in the comments below or in the forum or email me direct at jeff.foliage@gmail.com. Remember you can always go to the forums on the Yankee Magazine website and click on the forums then go to the foliage forum and look for Jeff?s contest 2009? Or you can just click here to go direct? but the scenic route is more fun.. :-)
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Autumn is getting close and I hope to hear from you throughout the rest of the summer that we have and if you have any questions please feel free to ask them here in the comments section or over in the foliage forum and I and the other forum members will do their best to answer them
Reader Comments
Comment from Mary Jo Mappe on August 22, 2009
Good pictures of Bath Bridge, Jeff. You're right... that's a hard one to get a good shot of and these are great. You're also right about the similarity situation. I've been to both and your statement is 100% correct. :) Have also been to the one in Florence and the only similarity between it and the one in Bath, England is that they're both enclosed. Anyway, enjoyed all three bridges. Wish I was going to be up there this fall. Take lots of good pics and post them for fall-deprived folks like me.
Mary Jo
Comment from Theresa Barr on August 23, 2009
Hi Jeff, I've tried to photograph the Bath bridge a couple of times in the fall and not much luck so enjoyed yours. Would love to hear about Sugar Hill as I drove that road too. Thanks for the interesting Blog. I'm looking forward to another fall adventure in New England this year. Sure hope it is as spectacular as last year as it is one of the most beautiful I've seen. Theresa
Comment from Jeff Folger on August 24, 2009
At this point I don't see any reason why we won't have a fantastic fall foliage season. Of course if Mother Nature doesn't cool off in time then that will be another story. But I'll keep my eyes on what is going on in this region and let you know... I'll have Sugar hill up in a bit and you are right it was a wonderful day in Sugar Hill... Rain and all...
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