--- url: 'https://dri.es/photos/archive/2022/08' title: 'Photos from August 2022' author: name: 'Dries Buytaert' url: 'https://dri.es/about' date: '2026-07-24T02:51:49+00:00' license: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/' type: photo-stream count: 21 --- # Photos from August 2022 ![Vanessa and Stan working on math exercises together in a cozy room with large windows.](https://dri.es/files/cache/summer-in-boston-2022/vacation-work-640w.jpg) *Vanessa doing vacation work \(math excercises\) with Stan.* ![Rooftop reading](https://dri.es/files/cache/summer-in-boston-2022/rooftop-reading-640w.jpg) *Reading on the rooftop deck. Lazy Saturdays are the best.* ![A child plays near arcing water jets in a public fountain at Christian Science Plaza in Boston.](https://dri.es/files/cache/summer-in-boston-2022/fountain-fun-640w.jpg) *A kid playing in the fountains at the Christian Science Plaza in Boston.* ![A cheeseburger with melted cheese sits on a plate at an outdoor table, with fries and drinks nearby.](https://dri.es/files/cache/summer-in-boston-2022/sunset-burger-640w.jpg) *Burgers are one of my favorite food groups. The "Hot Mess & Cheese" at Crazy Good Kitchen on Newbury Street was excellent.* ![Players compete in a basketball game at an outdoor court, with spectators watching from the sidelines and steps.](https://dri.es/files/cache/summer-in-boston-2022/basketball-in-the-park-640w.jpg) *Sunday night basketball game at Titus Sparrow Park in Boston. The hip hop music and chanting could be heard from a block away. Good vibe!* ![A person stands on a rocky edge, looking at rushing whitewater rapids in a forested area.](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/whitewater-rapids-640w.jpg) *Vanessa in the White Mountain National Forest.* ![Steve and Jenny smirking](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/steve-and-jenny-640w.jpg) *When we discovered that Jenny was wearing her bathing suit inside out ...* ![A person is driving a Jeep, holding the steering wheel with both hands.](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/jeep-640w.jpg) *We own an electric car, but decided to rent a Jeep for this camping trip.* ![Dish washing station](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/dish-washing-station-640w.jpg) *I'm not a great cook, so my job is usually to do the dishes. This was my dish washing station.* ![A person takes a selfie with a camera, reflected in the side mirror of a Jeep.](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/jeep-selfie-640w.jpg) *A selfie from the passenger seat of a Jeep.* ![A can of bear spray sits on a rock in a wooded area, ready for use in case of bears.](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/bear-spray-640w.jpg) *A campground 20 minutes from ours was shut down because of "black bear activity". We picked up some bear spray and kept it around our campsite.* ![A woman in a plaid shirt sits in a camping chair, laughing with her eyes closed near a fire pit.](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/jenny-laughing-640w.jpg) ![Camp](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/camp-640w.jpg) *Cooking by the fire at Twin Mountain Campground in New Hampshire.* ![Milky way](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/milky-way-640w.jpg) *We laid down next to a river and saw thousands of stars. This photo is my first attempt at astrophotography. I think you can see the Milky Way ...* ![Waking up camping in style](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/waking-up-camping-in-style-640w.jpg) *This is how Vanessa wakes up in a tent. Temperatures dropped to 10 °C \(50 °F\) during the night. Pyjamas, warm sweaters, and blankets were required to stay warm.* ![An aluminum moka pot brewing on a camping stove, with our orange tent in the background.](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/perculating-coffee-640w.jpg) *Percolating coffee in the morning sun at the Twin Mountain campground in New Hampshire, USA.* ![A frying pan on a camping stove with pancakes cooking, surrounded by pancake batter, syrup, and other breakfast items.](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/pancakes-for-breakfast-640w.jpg) *Gourmet camping means pancakes for breakfast!* ![A wooden boardwalk with railings winds through a forested gorge at Lost River Gorge in New Hampshire.](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/lost-river-gorge-640w.jpg) *The hiking trail at the Lost River Gorge in Woodstock, New Hampshire.* ![A broken tree trunk covered in moss resembles an open-mouthed crocodile in a dense forest.](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/crocodile-640w.jpg) *I knew we were in bear country, but what I didn't know was that New Hampshire had crocodiles too.* ![Red brick townhouses with brownstone steps in Boston's South End, with parked cars and a streetlamp in front.](https://dri.es/files/cache/summer-in-boston-2022/south-end-640w.jpg) *South End, Boston* ![A person walking down the street with a box in their hand.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2022/kava-640w.jpg) *Dinner at Kava in the South End, Boston.*