Spring in the Deerfield River Valley: Though the beloved Boston and Maine Railroad is long gone, there's still nothing quite like spring in the Deerfield River Valley of western Massachusetts. Temperatures warm, snowy, white mountainsides begin to turn light green, rivers and streams see increased flow, and birds sing their choruses. It's a time when everything seems to come back to life, and human activity increases as well. Whitewater rafters hit the Deerfield River, and railroad photographers get trackside along the railroad that parallels it.
Yes, NS black has ultimately replaced B&M blue, but when all the elements come together -- low sun, blue skies, blue waters, spring greens, and a train actually running in the "right" timeframe -- it's still something to be enjoyed and enjoyed greatly.
