Found a few minutes in my schedule this morning to get out, so I decided to explore my new spot south of the USS Nautilus – this time with both the telephoto and wide angle rigs. Hopefully I could also time it with Providence & Worcester train NR-2’s arrival into the greater Groton area.
I only had a limited amount of time I could get away today, so I tried to time it so that I could grab NR-2 in Groton, then head straight back to the office. As things worked out, the timing was close enough. As I was pulling into the Nautilus overlook park’s parking lot, NR-2 reported that they were about 20 minutes from the Sub Base. So I used the time to my advantage and headed over to Dunkin’ Donuts for a quick coffee instead of sitting around staring at the ground. But first I got a shot of a bird in a nearby tree that caught my eye – spring is here!
[cpg_imagefixthumb:8846]With my java in hand, I headed back over to Military Highway to get into position. Just as I got to a spot where I could safely pull off of the road and park, NR-2 reported that they were south of Red Top. That put only about 5 minutes between them and me. So I parked, grabbed my gear, and headed down the hillside.
Not long after that, the crossing at the Nautilus activated, and NR-2 appeared, providing a subject for the telephoto/20D kit
[cpg_imagefixthumb:8845]And then pulled south past the Sub Force Museum
[cpg_imagefixthumb:8844]Then into view of my wide angle lens, getting the Nautilus in the frame as well
[cpg_imagefixthumb:8843]After a friendly wave from Rod as they rolled past me, I made my way back to the car and to the office, where I had another kind of Java waiting for me.
Thanks for looking!
Tom
