First Prize: Dolores Neilson (USA)
"Misty Dawn, New Hampshire", with 22,3
% of the votes
| "While on
vacation last summer in Northern New Hampshire
USA, I set out in search of the
much touted Sugar
Hill. Camping at a nearby
campground with my family, I headed out in
the darkness at 4 a.m. making my way through
small villages and towns. (The advantage
here is no traffic!) I located Sugar Hill
Mountain (must be the same area, right?) and as I
reached the summit in semi-darkness, anxious
thoughts and feelings of vulnerability
consumed me upon the realization that I was in
the middle of nowhere! As visibility
improved, mist presented itself in the
distance. As I made my
approach, a glorious sunrise over a misted
lake lay before me welcoming me to the
morning. Immediately, my excitement overcame my
fears and doing this scene justice became the
task at hand. Later, I discovered Sugar
Hill and Sugar Hill Mountain are two very
different areas!! Oh well, getting lost has it's
advantages!" |
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