photography | july 2010 | mmckennedy

This month marks 938 consecutive days of photographs. I call this project the Things I Saw Photo Galleries.

This project first began back in January of 2008 when I decided that I would post one photograph per day, every day.

Click here to see July’s photo gallery

Below is the list of this month’s photo titles and links to the blog post with a brief description of that image:

Sync In Progress | 7:35pm | July 01, 2010

Sun Through A Green Leave | 6:25pm | July 02, 2010

Fountain | 1:09pm | July 03, 2010

Dulce et Decorum Est | 11:26am | July 04, 2010

Seagull | 11:46pm | July 05, 2010

The Setting Sun | 8:25pm | July 06, 2010

Cliff Jumper | 4:53pm | July 07, 2010

George | 9:01pm | July 08, 2010

Hemerocallis Fulva | 5:37pm | July 09, 2010

Let The Fireworks Begin | 9:31pm | July 10, 2010

Tractor | 6:45pm | July 11, 2010

Tattoo | 7:00pm | July 12, 2010

Apartments | 7:52am | July 13, 2010

Blueberries | 8:21pm | July 14, 2010

The Ant | 7:28pm | July 15, 2010

You Are Under My Foot | 7:18pm | July 16, 2010

Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Ingredients | 1:32pm | July 17, 2010

Abandoned Mercury | 2:23pm | July 18, 2010

Apple | 6:56pm | July 19, 2010

River Trail | 6:29pm | July 20, 2010

Windows | 5:48pm | July 21, 2010

Flower On Rock | 7:00pm | July 22, 2010

This Water Is Not For Drinking | 8:00pm | July 23, 2010

M | 5:54pm | July 24, 2010

Waterbury Dam 1938 | 10:31am | July 25, 2010

Sculpture Through A Paper Towel Roll | 6:46pm | July 26, 2010

Reduce Speed Ahead | 5:56pm | July 27, 2010

Burner | 6:16pm | July 28, 2010

Richmond Round Church | 4:30pm | July 29, 2010

Chicken | 6:55pm | July 30, 2010

Ari | 2:31pm | July 31, 2010

photography | July 20, 2010 | things i saw

Image Title: River Trail
Location: Richmond, Vermont
Photographer: Michael McKennedy
Project: Things I Saw Photo Galleries – A 365 Project
Consecutive Day Count: 926

River Trail (click for larger view)

Description: Today after work I parked my car at the canoe launch parking area off of Cochran Road by the Winooski River in Richmond, Vermont so I could go for a mountain bike ride.

I went left on the trail and followed until it went up to Cochran Road and back down along the river then back up to the road again which put me in front of a cemetery. To the left of the cemetery is a trail. It goes, up, up and up some more via a series of switchbacks. ( If you like slow twisting up-hills then you will enjoy this.)  Eventually I came to Cochran’s ski area and sped down a utility road and ended up bushwacking back to Cochran Road. Then I popped back onto the River trail, followed it back past where I parked and road it out to the bridge at Jonesville – then back down Cochran to my car. It was a great ride! Lots of flowy, winding, fern-lined trails alone the river. Great riding route. You can see it here – http://www.mapmyride.com/route/detail/20168034/

photography | July 18, 2010 | things i saw

Image Title: Abandoned Mercury
Time Stamp: The Americana Trail – Mobbs Hill – Jericho, Vermont
Photographer: Michael McKennedy
Project: Things I Saw Photo Galleries – A 365 Project
Consecutive Day Count: 924

Abandoned Mercury (click for larger view)

Description: One of my favorite mountain biking trails (American Trail in Jericho, Vermont) has a few abandonded cars scattered around the trail system. This old Mercury is in the best shape of them all.

There are lots of great mountain biking trails around West Bolton, Vermont. This particular trail is one of my favorites. It’s single track, lots of up hill and personally I find it challenging every time.

The route takes you around Lower Preston Pond as well as Upper Preston Pond via a windy hiking path in the beautiful (but buggy in the summer) Vermont woods. You pass over several wooden bridges, go by the Long, pass a few beaver huts and who knows, you might even see a moose (I have) or a bear (yup, saw one of those too. I was running on the trail one day and there it was. I did what you are not supposed to do, I ran my ass off and went straight home!) on the Trail. As I already said, it is challenging. I would not recommend this trail to a beginning mountain bike rider. As a matter of fact the first hill (off of Notch Road, near the big cliff) kicks my butt (nearly) every time. I have made it all the way up only once so far on my new bike. It’s steep and gravely.

Anyway…if you are going to ride, run, hike the Preston Pond Trails please be respectful. Don’t trash the place.

For pictures of Preston Pond (and the Richmond, Jericho, West Bolton, Vermont areas take a look at this this map.