Trail Notes Blog
Trail Notes: Tamarack
May 30, 2026 | Fox State Forest, Hillsborough, NH There is a wetland edge at Fox State Forest where tamarack grows. I photographed this tree in late May, when the...
Trail Notes: Tamarack
May 30, 2026 | Fox State Forest, Hillsborough, NH There is a wetland edge at Fox State Forest where tamarack grows. I photographed this tree in late May, when the...
Trail Notes: Inosculation
There is a tree grouping on a trail at Fox State Forest that I stop at every time I pass it. Multiple birch and hemlock trunks wound together, at least...
Trail Notes: Inosculation
There is a tree grouping on a trail at Fox State Forest that I stop at every time I pass it. Multiple birch and hemlock trunks wound together, at least...
Trail Notes: What a Young Birch is Telling You
Thursday, March 19th. 2:20pm. 35°F. Clement Hill, Deering NH. An old field off Clement Hill is bound by stone walls on all sides — a clear record that this was...
Trail Notes: What a Young Birch is Telling You
Thursday, March 19th. 2:20pm. 35°F. Clement Hill, Deering NH. An old field off Clement Hill is bound by stone walls on all sides — a clear record that this was...
Trail Notes: In Winter, the Forest Floor Disapp...
In winter, the forest floor disappears. An individual leaf, twig, or pinecone often goes unnoticed in the forest floor leaf litter. But when snow blankets the ground, an oak leaf,...
Trail Notes: In Winter, the Forest Floor Disapp...
In winter, the forest floor disappears. An individual leaf, twig, or pinecone often goes unnoticed in the forest floor leaf litter. But when snow blankets the ground, an oak leaf,...
Trail Notes: The Acorn Puzzle
The ice has finally melted on most trails, and for the first time in months, I’m no longer wearing spikes! Though the ice was gone, I found myself unsure of...
Trail Notes: The Acorn Puzzle
The ice has finally melted on most trails, and for the first time in months, I’m no longer wearing spikes! Though the ice was gone, I found myself unsure of...
Trail Notes: When Leaves Fall on Snow
Beyond the shifting temperatures, one of my favorite signs of spring appears along the trails—the scattering of crisp, brown American beech (Fagus grandifolia) leaves on top of the melting snow.
Trail Notes: When Leaves Fall on Snow
Beyond the shifting temperatures, one of my favorite signs of spring appears along the trails—the scattering of crisp, brown American beech (Fagus grandifolia) leaves on top of the melting snow.