frjack Loc: Boston, MA

Managed to get out of Boston a day later than planned and make the drive up to Arlington, Vermont to a monastic community. I'd been instructed to leave the car, a mere Toyota Corolla, at the bottom of the hill. Also told where to find the keys to a RAV4 that was already in 4 WD. No way I could have made it up beyond about 500 yards of the 4 mile journey in the Toyota.

The summit, the road to which is closed, is at 3800+ feet of elevation. Temperature was wicked cold and the wind relentless down at the house. As there is no traffic at all on the road the plowed road was covered with pristine snow. Very hard to figure out what was road and what was snowbank. Got a little easier when the sun came out Saturday as I was leaving.

The cross country skis are both recreational and functional for getting around the property.

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Standing 12 feet below and shooting up. Keystone distortion but, through the miracle of keystone correction in Capture One 10 (finally figuring out how to create files) . . .

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I got the following result. Not the same photo but taken about a minute later with space left for the correction crop.

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Driving on this kind of road looks like fun in the commercials but it isn't easy in gray light to figure out what is road and what is potential disaster in a snowbank.

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A bit of stream flowing from the lake way above to a pond down below. It was cold.

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It was real cold. Could not feel my fingers. Wind about 20 mph.

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The house was more or less cozy. View out the back door window.

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Finally, some sun on Saturday AM in time for the return trip to Boston.

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srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

These are beautiful Jack. I especially love #5.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

I like stream flowing and back door window view.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Yup, #5.

frjack Loc: Boston, MA

Thanks. Glad the OMD EM1ii has good image stabilization. I was freezing with numb fingers. One of those shots I knew was going to be converted to b&w before hitting the shutter.

frjack Loc: Boston, MA

Thanks for commenting. It was one of the few photos I took during which I was warm.

frjack Loc: Boston, MA

Thanks for commenting. Will try to retake it when I return in May.

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Excellent series. You definitely captured the chill! I love the stream shot and the two after it. The window shot is very creative and appealing!

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Very nice set! And a different perspective than when I was there in summer 2005. My pictures of that adventure are here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/albums/72157631883211868/page2. My car overheated going up the mountain, so I had to stay on top for a while for it to cool down.

rmm0605 Loc: Atlanta GA

I absolutely LOVE the photo of snow with the stream flowing through and beneath it. Marvelous picture!!

frjack Loc: Boston, MA

Thanks for commenting. The cold and wind were the limiting factor to taking more than just three shots.

fourg1b2006 Loc: Long Island New York

Credit for being out there in that cold. It payed off.

frjack Loc: Boston, MA

Thanks for commenting. Enjoyed your photos of VT. The shots of Quechee Gorge were a surprise treat. I lived in Hartland, VT for four years in the '90s. Went over there often. The mountain won't open until Memorial Day. The views at the summit in October are splendid.

frjack Loc: Boston, MA

Thanks for commenting. This was one that was destined for black and white the moment I hit the shutter. The base of the stream, it was really more of a trickle, was an unattractive orange-brown-rust color.

frjack Loc: Boston, MA

Thanks for commenting. I was hopping in and out of the car on the two mile trip back and forth. This was not a day for ambling meditative walks while shooting the same subject from a dozen angles.