The Photographer's Guide to Vermont: Where to Find Perfect Shots and How to Take Them

by David Middleton

Overview

A comprehensive how-to/where-to guide to photographing more than 100 sites.

From barns and quaint villages to vibrantly colored forests and peaks covered with pristine snow, tourists flock from around the world to photograph Vermont's beauty. Now, a nationally recognized outdoor photographer tells you exactly where to go and how to go about shooting those "picture perfect" moments. Directions, seasonal timing, as well as specific photographic tips accompany each site location. Whether you want to capture close-up images of native wildflowers or shoot that famous old gen-ral store, Middleton will take you where you need to go. Additional tips on digital photography make this a book for every tourist's camera bag.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780881505337
Publisher:	Countryman Press, The
Publication date:	10/01/2003
Series:	The Photographer's Guide
Pages:	98
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

David Middleton, of Danby, Vermont, is the author of several books including The Photographer's Guide to the Maine Coast, The Photographer's Guide to Vermont, The Nature of Vermont, The Nature of America and The Lobstering Life. He conducts outdoor photography workshops across the country.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	7
	Using This Book	9
	How I Photograph Vermont	10
	Southern Vermont	18
I.	Manchester Center Area	19
1.	Bromley Brook Appalachian Trail/Long Trail Trailhead	29
2.	Mount Equinox Skyline Drive	20
3.	Equinox Pond and Preserve	21
4.	Merck Forest and Farmland Center	21
5.	Emerald Lake State Park	22
6.	Hildene	22
7.	Villages: Dorset, Manchester Village, Peru, Arlington	23
8.	Trails: Lye Brook Falls and Prospect Rock	24
9.	Southern Vermont Arts Center	27
10.	Equinox Cemetery	27
II.	Kelly Stand Road and Roaring Brook	28
11.	Kelly Stand Road	28
12.	Branch Pond	28
13.	Somerset Road (FS 71)	29
14.	Grout Pond	29
III.	Mount Tabor-Weston Road	32
15.	Mount Tabor-Weston Road (FS 10)	32
16.	Little Black Brook--Appalachian Trail/Long Trail Trailhead	32
17.	Devils Den	32
18.	Landgrove	32
19.	Little Rock Pond	33
IV.	Jamaica State Park	35
19.	Jamaica State Park	35
20.	Hamilton Falls	35
V.	Grafton-Newfane Area	38
22.	Grafton	38
23.	Newfane	38
24.	Grafton-Townshend Road	38
25.	Route 121	39
26.	Black Mountain	39
27.	Trails: Putney Mountain, Bald Mountain	40
	Central Vermont	42
VI.	Woodstock Area	43
28.	Woodstock Village	43
29.	Billings Farm and Museum	44
30.	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park	45
31.	Eshqua Bog Natural Area	45
32.	Cloudland Road	46
33.	Jenne Farm	46
34.	South Woodstock	48
35.	Vermont Institute of Natural Science	48
36.	Quechee Gorge	50
37.	Gillingham's General Store	50
38.	Villages: Tunbridge, Corinth, Chelsea, and Waits River	50
VII.	Shaw Mountain Nature Conservancy Preserve and Area	51
39.	Shaw Mountain	51
40.	Rattlesnake Mountain/South Bay Preserves	52
41.	Glen Lake	52
VIII.	Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area	53
42.	Dead Creek WMA	53
43.	Middlebury	55
44.	Route 17--Addison to Irasville	55
45.	Bristol	55
46.	Snake Mountain	55
IX.	Mount Philo and Champlain Parks	56
47.	Mount Philo	56
48.	Button Point State Park	57
49.	Kingsland Bay State Park	57
X.	Chittenden Area	59
50.	Lefferts Pond	59
51.	Chittenden Reservoir	59
52.	Wildcat Road	59
XI.	Lincoln Gap Road and Area	61
53.	Lincoln Gap Road	61
54.	Lincoln	61
55.	South Lincoln	62
56.	Warren Covered Bridge	62
57.	Trails	62
58.	Appalachian Gap	63
59.	Green Mountain Audubon Nature Center	63
	Northern Vermont	64
XII.	Stowe Area	65
60.	Mount Mansfield Toll Road	65
61.	Mount Mansfield Tundra Trail	65
62.	Stowe Ski Area Gondola	66
63.	Smugglers Notch	66
64.	Sterling Pond	68
65.	Waterfalls: Bingham Falls, Sterling Falls, Moss Glen Falls	68
66.	Little River State Park	69
67.	Wiessner Woods	70
68.	Trapp Family Lodge	70
69.	Stowe Recreational Path	70
XIII.	Hazen Notch-Route 58 Area	72
70.	Hazen Notch	72
71.	High Ponds Farm	72
72.	Jay Peak	73
73.	Covered Bridges	73
74.	Big Falls	73
75.	Route 14 and Craftsbury Common	73
76.	Lake Carmi	73
XIV.	Route 232, Groton State Forest Area	74
77.	Groton State Forest	74
78.	Owls Head	74
79.	Kettle and Osmore Ponds	74
80.	Peacham Bog	75
81.	Peacham	75
82.	Noyes Pond	75
XV.	Greater Burlington Area	76
83.	Shelburne Farms	76
84.	Shelburne Museum	77
85.	LaPlatte River Marsh Natural Area	78
86.	Shelburne Bay Park-Allen Hill	78
87.	Shelburne Pond	79
88.	Colchester Bog	79
89.	Colchester Pond Natural Area	80
90.	Old Mill Park (Old Red Mill) and Browns River Gorge	80
91.	Burlington Bike Path Causeway	81
92.	East Woods	81
93.	Ethan Allen Homestead	81
94.	Oakledge Park	82
95.	Salmon Hole Park and Winooski Natural Area	82
96.	Macrea Farms Park	82
97.	Delta Park	82
	Right Down the Middle of Vermont	84
XVI.	Route 100	85
98.	Route 100 Overview	85
99.	Waitsfield	86
100.	Moss Glen Falls	86
101.	Middlebury Gap Road and Texas Falls	86
102.	Gifford Woods Old-Growth Forest	87
103.	Killington Peak	87
104.	Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site	88
105.	Weston	88
106.	Vermont Country Store	88
107.	Dover Inns	89
108.	Mount Snow Ski Area	89
XVII.	Favorites	91
	Churches (15)	91
	Lakes (10)	91
	Quaint Villages (14)	91
	Sunset Locations (6)	91
	Sunrise Locations (3)	91
	Mountaintop Views (10)	91
	Roads (12)	91
	Covered Bridges (22)	92
	Wildflowers for Photographers (12)	92
	Nonphotography Places (14)	92
	My Personal Favorites (8)	93
	Rural Landscapes (12)	93
	Waterfalls (8)	93
	Most Published Vermont Images (8)	93
	Further References	95
	My Guide	96