I’ve passed over the Middlebury Gap many times and each time, on my way somewhere else, I remind myself that one day I will stop and explore the Robert Frost Interpretive Trail. On this sunny winter afternoon, I make it a destination.

I can think of no better way to ring in the new year than venturing out in the early morning on New Year’s day to photograph my own town. The light is beautiful and the streets of Randolph are empty.