2024 NH Summer/SH Winter Photo Thread

Was stranded in a train in the middle of nowhere between Lyon and Paris. I saw the sunset and thought the foreground with the farm and forest was nice so took a pic.





We switched trains in some obscure service station. It was chilly as you can see from the people (morning temps where barely above the freezing point in that location). A bit after 10 pm, a tad darker than Paris same hour:

Second instance in a week of noctilucent clouds yesterday evening.

Mate of mine crossing the Pentecost River along the Gibb River Road, Eastern Kimberley, WA

Bastard caught a nice Barramundi on the fly rod....

Went to Tettegouche state park on Lake Superior today. So much prettier than inland Minnesota, amazing what even small hills does to improve the scenery.

Baptism river emptying into Lake Superior:


Lake Superior shoreline had cool cliffs, rocky inlets and grottos. These are called the Palisade Head:


Shoreline and the hills behind:


Closeup of the hills:


Shovel Point, looking north down the shoreline. Hills provide a backdrop for pretty much the whole Minnesota superior shore:


Much nicer forest here than the Brainerd area. Pretty much all confers and aspens, no shitty oaks and maples. Also very short undergrowth like out west, no dense choking mass:


Decent conifer diversity too, not pictured are Northern white cedar, white pine, red pine, and tamarack. 

Went inland for the next hike, first to high falls. Took the wrong trail so view wasn’t great. Got a good look at the Baptism river above the falls though:


Two Step falls, well the upper step of it:

What was the temperature in the area with snow @coolman18 it must have been melting quite rapidly.

This afternoon

Hiked 2.5 miles each way (5 miles or so back n forth) of Neusiok Trail starting at the parking lot to the right of NC 101. Blissful warm mostly sunny afternoon, was around 89°F with a 78°F dewpoint at the time.

Some photos of the Poquonock River:



And the Mystic River:

I recently spent a weekend in Porto. In terms of weather, it had the same sort of variability that I'm used to at home. The most noticeable difference was with the lows. It doesn't get as cool at night. The variety of plants that can survive here is clearly much larger.

The first day began sunny, early 20C's, the clouds came over in the evening and we had some light rain.

It's a beautiful city.





On the 2nd day we took a trip to the beach and also went on a party boat down the river. This was the cloudiest day, and we had some heavy rain in the evening. The breeze coming off the Atlantic when we got out to sea was as strong as you'd expect. Although the temperature was perfectly pleasant, I was in shorts and t-shirt the whole time.

The pavements there definitely aren't made to accommodate rain like ours are at home. As I slipped many times, although the copious amounts of Port and Super Bock I'd consumed may also have been a factor




The 3rd day was the best, weather-wise. 25c, clear blue skies. We took a wine tour around the city and watched some of Euro 2024.



Before enjoying some more of my beloved Super Bock by the river.





Don't be sad that it's over, be glad that it happened.

Crepuscular/anti-crepuscular rays this evening just after sunset. 82°F with a 77°F dewpoint at the time