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

by Middleton, David

• ISBN13: 9780881505337
• ISBN10: 0881505331
• Edition: 00
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Countryman Press

Summary

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.

Author Biography

David Middleton has published several books of photography, He conducts outdoor photography workshops across the country. He lives in Danby, Vermont

Table of Contents

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