Scenes of January, New Hampshire – Even though we are in the month of January, there is little snow in the New Hampshire White Mountains, and we still have not had any major snow storms. Hopefully, this will change in the near future. Outdoor enthusiasts and photographers don't have to worry though because there is enough snow to make the landscape interesting.

With the holidays behind us, I am back in full operation, and I have spent a number of days this month in the field shooting. I am excited to create new imagery this year, and I can’t wait to visit some new places. Most days when I head out into the field I have a backup shooting location just in case the first location does not pan out. And this month I have had to resort to backup locations a number of times, and it worked out for the best.

On one January day I was headed for Mount Chocorua and the Three Sisters but instead visited Pitcher Falls (above) in Albany. Pitcher Falls is located next to Champney Falls along Champney Falls Trail and during the winter months, when everything is frozen over, ice climbers hang out here. There were no ice climbers on my visit, but I had a great time photographing the frozen waterfall.

On the day I visited Pitcher Falls, I also visited Sabbaday Falls in Waterville Valley. These falls are located off the Kancamagus Highway, and during the winter months the ice builds up on the gorge walls in the Lower Pool area (above). A visit to Sabbaday Falls during the winter months is always an enjoyable one.

I also hiked Mt Tecumseh this month during the night from the ski side. And to my surprise, the Tecumseh Trail has now been blazed, all the way to the summit, with reflective trail marker tacks. You can see one of these reflective tacks in the above image (above trail blaze). These reflective tacks are almost unnoticeable in daylight.

From what I understand, this is not proper blazing, and when I contacted the law enforcement division of Forest Service they told me they were made aware of the reflective tacks during the fall season. Barefoot hikers may want to be careful this summer when on this trail because stepping on one of these tacks will hurt.

I spent one day this month shooting landscapes in Franonia Notch State Park and spent a few hours shooting along the Pemi Trail. The Pemi Trail runs along the side of the Pemigewasset River, and it offers an excellent view of Eagle Cliff (above) and Cannon Cliff.

All of the above images can be licensed for publications by clicking on the image you are interested in. And you can view more new images from the month of January here.

Happy image making..

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Erin Paul Donovan

Owner of ScenicNH Photography LLC

Erin Paul is a professional photographer, writer, and author who specializes in environmental conservation and historic preservation photography mainly in the New Hampshire White Mountains. His work is published worldwide, and publication credits include: Appalachian Mountain Club, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Backpacker Magazine, and The Wilderness Society.