Thursday, August 2, 2012

Sights: Love Joy Covered Bridge in Andover ME

"Love Joy"
Covered Bridge
Covered Bridge Rd, Andover ME
Erected in 1867









©Dave Peatfield 2012

Sights: Babbs Covered Bridge, Gorham, ME

Enjoy!

Just a few shots of  "Babb's" covered bridge in Gorham Maine on Hurricane Road.  These shots were taken while on one of our many road trips in Maine.  These were shots were taken on July 26th at 2pm.








©Dave Peatfield 2012

Olympics Spoiler Alert: Phelps VS Lochte USA final of 200 IM


Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte compete in final of 200 IM



Phelps (GOLD) VS Lochte (SILVER)

Flume Gorge closed because of a power outage (UPDATE)


UPDATE:
Power restored at NH's Flume Gorge

FRANCONIA, N.H.—The New Hampshire State Parks agency says the Flume Gorge and Visitor Center are back in business following a power outage.

The attraction at Franconia Notch State Park is a natural granite gorge extending 800 feet at the base of Mount Liberty.

The visitor center explains the history of the park.

The attraction was without power early Thursday, but was restored later in the day.

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FRANCONIA, N.H. - The New Hampshire State Parks agency said the Flume Gorge and Visitor Center was closed for the day Thursday because of a power outage.

The attraction at Franconia Notch State Park is a natural granite gorge extending 800 feet at the base of Mount Liberty.

The visitor center explains the history of the park.

The attraction is expected to reopen Friday.



Read more: http://www.nhstateparks.org/explore/state-parks/flume-gorge.aspx

Pittsfield Mass. Woman finds rattlesnake on porch

A Berkshire County woman got quite a surprise when she went out to enjoy her porch one day last week.

Elizabeth Hayes McGraw says as she was greeted by the family dog out of the corner of her eye she saw a 4-foot long timber rattlesnake.

McGraw tells The Berkshire Eagle she screamed, grabbed the dog, jumped inside and called police.

She sent a picture to the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife district office in Dalton, which confirmed it was a poisonous rattlesnake.

The snakes are classified as endangered in Massachusetts and sightings are extremely rare.

Tom Tyning, a professor at Berkshire Community College, who's been studying rattlesnakes in the Berkshires for more than 20 years, returned the snake the wild.

Source: http://ow.ly/cGAk5

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