Every week in my local newspaper – The Country Gazette – they highlight a local, amateur photographer and feature some of their best shots. In fact, this section of the paper is literally called “My Best Shots”.

I am quite proud of my winter hiking pictures this year so I decide to submit some of them to the newspaper. I didn’t hear anything from them for a few weeks, and then BOOM!…I picked up the Gazette a few Fridays ago and there they were. My pics on the front page of the Country Life Section.

I mean, it’s not the Boston Globe or the New York Times, but it felt good to get a little notoriety in my local paper. Thanks to the Gazette for selecting my photos!

(If you’d like to see crisper photos from my winter hiking trips, check out my posts from January and February).