Adventure & Music Photographer
It’s said that 60-foot drop known as Chapman Falls was a favorite spot of the Devil to play his fiddle. A quick hike exploring just a small bit of the The 1,000-acre park in southeastern Connecticut. After spending two nights camping in the park, the time had come to explore the forest I called home
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A stomping hardcore/death metal gig around home then hit the road with Pelican once again for a 10-day loop around the Midwest, Northeast, and Canada. It’s been a little while since I found myself at Hardcore Stadium, the infamous Elk’s Lodge in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Gatekeeper Jam 24 would feature a tag-team of death metal crushers
Explore 12 miles of trails at Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, featuring several meadows, a glacial boulder, old-growth trees, and beaver ponds. Trails link to nearby Wachusett Mountain and the Midstate Trail. Wachusett Meadow, once a working farm, now features stunning landscapes and rich wildlife across its woodlands, wetlands, and meadows. Historic barns and buildings remain
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Slower-than-normal month, but as always, the shows were of the highest caliber. Caught up with old friends when The Atlas Moth swung through. A powerhouse of a grindy hardcore gig with riffs chugging and bodies flying off the stage. The month ended with another party at Widowmaker Brewing featuring some of the region’s finest. Kicking
Three days and two nights of peakbagging summits and camping in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. The 21-mile trek will bring me by waterfalls, scenic views, one AMC hut, and up and over four 4,000+ foot mountains. This brings my count to 34 of the 48 for the NH48 Challenge. Also gained
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Spent the day trekking along a short section of the New England Trail called the Seven Sisters Ridge, birding along the summit of Mount Holyoke, and dodging falling millipedes throughout the hike. The 9 miles out-and-back hike followed the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail and the New England Trail. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72, though it’s
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The nearly 2,000-acre landscape features drumlins, eskers, forest, meadows, swamps, and wetlands, offering many habitats attracting shore and song birds. Returning to one of Mass Audubon’s largest sanctuaries along the endangered Ipswich River in Topsfield, Massachusetts, it’s one of my favorite local-ish spots, for what I thought would be a quick mid-day stroll. Enjoying the
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Along the 42nd parallel, the farm is located by the Connecticut River, surrounded by farmland with rolling hills towards the west. Four Star Farms has the biggest hopyard in the state of Massachusetts at 17 acres, growing several varieties including Centennial, Chaos, Magnum, Mt. Rainier, and an experimental field. I will be following the growth
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After taking the first couple of weeks off from shows to get back used to real life after touring for most of March with Pelican, the first few shows back at it feel like a haze. To celebrate the 4/20 holiday in style, Widowmaker Brewing once again hosted Hopsmokerfest and the 3-day lineup was stacked.
Another afternoon spent wandering trails to admire some birds. This time, visiting one of Mass Audubon’s largest sanctuaries along the endangered Ipswich River in Topsfield, Massachusetts. The nearly 2,000-acre landscape features drumlins, eskers, forest, meadows, swamps, and wetlands, offering many habitats attracting shore and song birds. While observing a patch of yellow daffodils, I noticed
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Twenty seven concerts spanning five weeks of touring North America with the legendary riff lords, Pelican, as they support their seventh full-length album, ‘Flickering Resonance.’ The legendary riff lords have released their seventh full-length album, ‘Flickering Resonance,’ courtesy of Run for Cover Records on May 16th, 2025. To support the record, Pelican accepted an invitation
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