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On The Road After Dark – Dagaetch – Harold Parker State Forest

by WaterGirl|  October 7, 202010:00 pm| 23 Comments

This post is in: Fall Colors, On The Road, On The Road After Dark, Parks After Dark, Photo Blogging

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From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.

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I never get tired of the outdoors, or of gorgeous scenery reflected on the water, so I am really happy with Parks After Dark so far.  How about you guys?  ~WaterGirl

Dagaetch

I decided to purchase a MA State Park parking pass earlier this year (because, you know, pandemic), and have been doing my best to check out different spots and see some of the wonderful nature in my own community. This particular park, about 45 minutes north of Boston, isn’t very well known, but has been a wonderful place to explore.

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Harold Parker State Forest, MA

Getting up early on a weekend isn’t exactly fun, but it does mean that I can get a parking space close to the trailhead. Oh, and pretty pictures.

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Harold Parker State Forest, MA

The very beginnings of the fall color change.

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Harold Parker State Forest, MA

It’s probably too small to see here, but there’s a frog hanging out on the left hand side. Sunbathing on a log…not reading political news…frankly, sounds like a pretty nice life.

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Harold Parker State Forest, MA

Colorful leaves. Blue water. Not every picture inspires prose.

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Harold Parker State Forest, MA

Arriving early, before the people fishing or kayaking, means that the pond water is still and reflects the beautiful fall colors.

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Harold Parker State Forest, MA

Yes, I’m a sucker for colors and reflections. Deal with it.

On The Road - Dagaetch - Harold Parker State Forest
Harold Parker State Forest, MA

My favorite image I’ve taken there so far. This little island had the best colors I saw in the entire forest – and I was able to walk around the entire pond to see it from all sides, which made for a very pleasant morning.

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23Comments

  1. 1.

    Auntie Anne

    October 7, 2020 at 10:13 pm

    That last picture is, just wonderful! Thank you again for sharing your pictures.

  2. 2.

    Lapassionara

    October 7, 2020 at 10:14 pm

    Yippee! This was balm for the soul. Thank you!

  3. 3.

    Princess Leia

    October 7, 2020 at 10:14 pm

    So beautiful- that last shot is amazing!

  4. 4.

    arrieve

    October 7, 2020 at 10:19 pm

    Gorgeous. I needed that tonight.

  5. 5.

    Steve from Mendocino

    October 7, 2020 at 10:24 pm

    Wow.  I’d love to call any of these my own!

  6. 6.

    Brian

    October 7, 2020 at 10:37 pm

    Very nice man.

    When your back in the office let’s do a long range lunch. How’s 2021?

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    WaterGirl

    October 7, 2020 at 10:46 pm

    @Steve from Mendocino: If one of these shows up in your next OTR submission, I’m gonna have to call you out.  :-)

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    JanieM

    October 7, 2020 at 10:46 pm

    Oh my, that first one is other-worldly. I too love the reflections.

    I walked in Harold Parker a few times in my younger life…probably forty years ago. Had almost forgotten its existence. But I remember it as being very lovely then, too, and usually pretty sparsely populated.

  9. 9.

    Dagaetch

    October 7, 2020 at 10:47 pm

    @Brian:  rate things are going, I’m not sure there will be a “back in the office”. Sigh. But yeah!

  10. 10.

    Benw

    October 7, 2020 at 10:48 pm

    Wowee. Just zowee

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    J R in WV

    October 7, 2020 at 10:55 pm

    I could see the frog, we have them outside the front door, love to hear them!

    That last photo is really something! Wonderful set of pond pictures, great in every way! Thanks so much!

  12. 12.

    MazeDancer

    October 7, 2020 at 11:10 pm

    Great photos!

  13. 13.

    WaterGirl

    October 7, 2020 at 11:15 pm

    Love the water and the reflections.  Really nice to see them, especially after the debate.

  14. 14.

    Mike in Oly

    October 7, 2020 at 11:18 pm

    What a perfectly beautiful place. Thank you for the brief tour.

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    BigJimSlade

    October 7, 2020 at 11:35 pm

    I think in all the pictures the state attribution is wrong – hey Dagaetch, you didn’t drive to Maine, right?
    Anyway – great shots, and yes that last one is a gem!

    I used to live in Boston and would ride my bike in the Middlesex Fells Reservation – lovely place, but not as nice as Harold Park S.F. looks from these pictures :-)

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    randy khan

    October 8, 2020 at 12:07 am

    Lovely photos. There’s really nothing like a walk in a park when it’s you, the trees, and the wildlife.

    And if you don’t want prose, you can try poetry (or at least haiku, with just one little word added):

    Colorful leaves and
    Blue water. Not every
    Picture inspires prose.

  17. 17.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    October 8, 2020 at 1:49 am

    Nice shots.

  18. 18.

    Laura Too

    October 8, 2020 at 6:04 am

    These are lovely, thanks. And you inspired poetry, how cool is that! Randy Khan-you made my morning!

  19. 19.

    waynel140

    October 8, 2020 at 7:29 am

    Great shots, great photographer. I mean it, man. Like Steve, I’d be happy to have any of these in my portfolio. Well done.

  20. 20.

    Dagaetch

    October 8, 2020 at 7:47 am

    @BigJimSlade: ah, whoops. Yeah definitely Massachusetts. Thanks!

    @randy khan: love it! First time I’ve ever inspired poetry :)

    Thanks all! Glad I can give folks a brief moment of pleasure in these days.

  21. 21.

    There go two miscreants

    October 8, 2020 at 8:18 am

    Nice to see some Fall colors; they are often hit-or-miss here (MD near DC) and seem to go brown too quickly. Really liked the last one.

  22. 22.

    WaterGirl

    October 8, 2020 at 9:12 am

    @Dagaetch:  All better now!

  23. 23.

    Dagaetch

    October 8, 2020 at 10:00 am

    @WaterGirl: Thank you!

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