This was our view tonight for sunset.
Feeling a tad bit fortunate.
RoofTopSunset from Michael Hassey on Vimeo.
Big fan of the time lapse.
Turned into a rather nice day
Pouring this AM. It was looking grim.
It’s not how you start, but how you finish.
I am at the moment – set up with another time lapse from the roof. Bit of an experiment, locked in manual mode so it will not auto expose each shot – hoping for a nice fade to black effect.
A regular thing
Coming to Mittenstock – shooting a time lapse…
Sunset tonight
SunsetSept13 from Michael Hassey on Vimeo.
Hike and a climb on Hedge Hog
Day two of the hike and climb thing…
Today was up to the east ledges (a favorite spot for us) for some face climbing on warm granite.
Humping the gear up there is always fun. The dogs were barking from yesterday but we did OK for a couple of old timers.
There was a fair amount of hiker traffic – and at times the din was a little off the hook (we rope in right next to the trail – and for some we are quite the sight with are ropes and shiny clippy things)
On the way back down
Roots and Granite. Yum
In the bathtub working the belay
After the interesting bit of face climbing
The harder bits
looking up at Sally belaying me
No BAP today. Spaced it out. It would have been a sweet place for one.
Twice in a week
Back to Whitehorse.
Up bryce and over to cosmic crag for some top roping
The mule under heavy loads
The top of the crag
Hard packed trail
Sally working her way up
Topping out
And –
The BAP…
First sunset in September
Nice night on the deck –
Shot another time-lapse and snapped a few of Sally and the kids…
Sunset from Michael Hassey on Vimeo.
Table Mountain
That was our daily hike.
Leisurely start after a hearty breakfast still put us at the trail head way before an early start from the coast –
We did this last fall sometime. We brought ropes and top-roped some routes on the cliff. Today was just a hike to a view – and the view did not disappoint.
The forest you hike through on the lower slopes is amazing with HUGE old growth hardwoods along a steep river gorge. Sweet.
UPDATE: We figure that big tree? Yellow birch. It was already well on it’s way to what you see today before the Declaration of Independence was signed. Cool.
Interesting clouds, great view
Pasaconaway
The trail on the way back down
The top of the falls
We investigated this old timer
HUGE
Amongst the largest hardwoods I have ever seen
The covered bridge more than two miles away
The western slopes of the Moats
Almost forgot – The BAP’s
Here are two.
Once Around Whitehorse
We hiked around an old favorite of mine. I think the first time I did parts of the trail today was thirty-three years ago. We walked across the paths and passages of first dates, first time camping – so many memories.
We sat on the point over the south buttress and watched a mature eagle circling the currents of air with it’s yearling child. A small hawk (Kestral?) visited as well. The beverage from the red bottle was especially sweet, as were the memories and the views…
The Moats from the top
Granite Highway
Slab side on Bryce
Old Friend
The rain, on it’s way
Watching wings
Bathtub
At least that’s what I am calling this place.
This was the top of a quick hike before dinner. Rain overnight and lots of fog this morning. When the sun did come out the humidity boiled up. Way up.
The ability to drop what we are doing and hit this kind of view on a moments notice is why we got Mittenstock.
And the obligatory BAP (Big ass panorama) Not that big this time.
