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2011: New England Foliage
Maine, White Mountain (NH), Green Mountain (VT), Burlington (VT)
After 5 years of traveling the countryside, I finally made it up to New England for the spectacular Autumn colors. This was also a great excuse to visit several states that I hadn't yet traveled through... VT, NH & ME.
My plan was to hitch as far north into Maine as I could and 'surf' the changing colors downward as the cold temperatures crept south. Unfortunately, it took me longer than expected to reach Maine & by the time I made it into Portland (Maine) ...all the trees north of Portland had already changed & fallen off... I had missed Maine's peak, but was just in time for New Hampshire & Vermonts colors!
While I was in Portland ...'Occupy Wall St.' started & I spent most my time there helping the Portland chapter organize & start a kitchen. It was there I met my next road dog, Chris.
After helping for a few days there, we hitched out of Maine & were in NH before sunset. We ended up purposely walking a lot of the 1 lane highways that ran through the White Mountains (NH) & the Green Mountains (VT) ...just to TRULY experience the beautiful countryside firsthand!
2012
Watkinsville (GA), Milledgeville (GA), South Carolina & Wilmington (NC)
After the fall colors were done, I spent most of my time in the New Haven Occupy site (one of the longest running & well put together branches of the Occupy movement... as well as the closest one to the original Wall St. Occupy site.) After many cold, very productive, progressive & enlightening months, I left my new friends & ventured southward, spreading knowledge, tips & good practices to many other Occupy camps on my way.
On my way southward, I passed back through the coastal town of Wilmington (NC), exploring & photographing an abandoned 'Punk Rock Castle'.
...A few states later, I found myself in a beautiful forest in Watkinsville, GA. Afterwards, I re-visited Milledgeville (GA) ...to find someone or some way into an abanoned mental hospital I had been told about during my 1st visit there (next photo series).
By the beginning of spring, I was back at Nature's Harmony Farms (in Elberton, GA), signing on as the only farmhand hired for the season (no longer as an apprentice.)
This was a VERY BUSY year indeed!