LARS BLACKMORE Posts

November 17, 2018

Short notice, but fun assignment: wrote and shot this piece for the Quechee Times earlier this fall. Love the Quechee Library and the atmosphere of introspection and reflection that it fosters. Read the whole thing here.

October 1, 2018

With zero time before deadline, I was asked by the publishers of the Quechee Times to do “something” on the post office in Quechee for their fall issue. Turned into this fun little piece — hardly Pulitzer material, but I think it gets the job done under the circumstances. Great crowd, fun little spot. Read…

April 25, 2015

Ellen Dougthy-Hume (USA) on Sir Oberon struggles mightily but recovers as she negotiates the fourth jump of the cross country element at the 2015 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event in wet, treacherous conditions.

April 19, 2015

Checking One Off the Bucket List In 2013 Trail Runner Magazine declared it one of “10 Trails That Should Be on Every Bucket List.” National Geographic has listed is as one of the world’s “Best Classic Trails,” and Outside Magazine has called it one of the world’s “20 Most Dangerous Hikes.” It may be all that. But the…

March 26, 2015

A couple of days of 50 degree weather, and the glacier across New England is finally starting to recede. Out pops fire hydrants, mail boxes, beer cans, dog turds, withered perennials and other vestiges of last fall. With any luck, this warm spell will continue to work its magic, and soon the Connecticut River will thaw as well.…

March 11, 2015

It was a whopping 50F today in Hanover, NH — sunny, mild and almost overwhelming after months of relentless sub-zero weather. The smart students at Dartmouth College were quick to take advantage of the conditions.

March 9, 2015

Came across this beauty near Lyme, NH. We’ve got a long way to go before all the snow has melted (mud season is going to be a doozy), but the sun is definitely winning the battle over the forces of darkness…

March 9, 2015

I shot the Hanover Garden Club in action for Here in Hanover magazine last spring in preparation for the story to run this year. The editors and designers did a great job with the pictures, and it’s great to see all the colors remind us that spring is almost — almost! — here. Check out the…

March 6, 2015

Sometimes… a picture just comes together nicely, even when you’re on the verge of frostbite. Ford Sayre Nordic’s ski program had it’s last day of practice at Oak Hill in Hanover, NH this week, and the kids got a chance to show off their style and have some fun to wrap up an incredible season. (full set of…