From Nathaniel Hawthorne to Stephen King, fall in New England is a beautiful, eerie backdrop for the literature that keeps you up at night.
I’ve always loved cemeteries. The darker, more overgrown, and more historic, the better. They are a quiet place to get away from everyone, except the occasional goth teenager. This photo of Boston’s Granary Burying Ground is a great example of cemeteries all over New England.
“Graveyards have a very unique atmosphere. I personally like that they are usually very calm and have something of eternity.” -photographer Werner Kunz
Wandering among the cracked, weathered headstones draws my mind outside of the internal dialogue as I try to read the names and dates. The fallen leaves seem to swallow all sound from the world beyond the wrought-iron gates. I feel alone, but not quite lonely…
Related posts:
Photo Essay: Maine Coast Roadtrip pt. 2 – Portland
Beehive Erupting near Old Faithful Inn
Rainbow Gateway
About this author:
Eric Warren has an unhealthy love of all types of transportation, and is addicted to long stretches of open road.
–
Experimenting with the GoPro at Bighorn Canyon
Montana Roadtrip in 1,062 Images
Freedom is a Bag Full of License Plates
