Day Four: Vermont Fall Foliage Photo Workshop

It was warm and muggy and very cloudy, so we skipped the morning shoot and met at 8am to do the Cornish Colony trail.

We hit four covered bridges, #20-23 and then spent some time in Claremont, NH. The diner there is not to be missed. The owners are friendly and if you sit at the counter, you'll marvel at how beautifully the cook-owner flips her pancakes. It's the Tumble Inn Diner, also known as DaddyPops. The family has owned it for 11 years; the mom cooks, the dad washes, the daughters wait tables and the cousin helps the mom. These folks are youngsters! The mom and the youngest daughter (16yo!) look like sisters and they are adorable! Food is terrific!

After Claremont, we headed over for the 2pm boat tour on Lake Sunapee. We learned about the different villages around the lake, the history (how trains brought hundreds to the lake steamers and the huge, old hotels), and that the lake is spring-fed and very, very clean. It lasted about an hour and forty-five minutes and cost $16.

On the way back, we drove all the way to Woodstock in search of a good sunset spot. It was crystal clear! We ended up at the long covered bridge just east of Woodstock and got some so-so stuff. Sunset is a tough time to find the right place to shoot.

We stopped at a convenience store on the way back. Dinner was a crummy salad and beer, but we talked the hotel front desk into letting us use the meeting room to set up my projector to share work.