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Sometimes I am in the right place at the right time. As was the case when I caught this sunset at Civic Memorial Park in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Family was visiting. Our little one was baking cookies in the kitchen with her grandparents. A faint, pink glow shimmering outside our picture window caught my eye as I passed through my living room. The late afternoon sunset was going to be a good one. It would come and go quickly. Its stunning tones lasting just minutes. Taking advantage of my daughter’s distraction, I dashed out the door with my camera. I pulled into the Lebanon School District office parking lot on Seminary Hill and jumped out of the car. I was met by a small family skiing Bryar Field’s gentle slopes. They were kind enough to allow me to capture them in the background of my shots. Right moment, right time.…

With a rare day to myself, I set out on a photo adventure across Vermont and New Hampshire. I began in Bradford, Vermont, crossing over to Haverhill, New Hampshire, followed Route 10 to 302, and landed in Bath. Then I traveled east onto 117 to Sugar Hill. The morning began with a delicious breakfast at 4 Aces Diner in West Lebanon with my husband. I saw two ads on my paper placemat: one for The Brick Store in Bath, and the other for Harman’s Cheese and Country Store in Sugar Hill. I marked those as the day’s destination. Here are images from my visit to Bath, New Hampshire. The Brick Store is on the National Register of Historic Places. According to its website, it is the “oldest continuously operated general store in the United States.” You can read more about its history online. I talked to a few women during their shift, Nadine Cicarella,…