The July heat wave that has swept over Massachusetts has everyone sweating. Shorts and sundresses abound as people strive to keep cool in as few layers as possible. Cars parked in the sun become solar ovens, hot enough to bake cookies on the dashboard. Even the most stubborn hold-outs have succumbed and dug into the attic for the air conditioner (energy-savers, of course!).
To help you try to beat the heat, we’ve lined up some gorgeous waterfall photographs, so you can picture yourself basking in the cool, shady air near a quiet forest stream. Enjoy these five past Photo Contest entries and submit your own images to the 2016 Picture This: Your Great Outdoors Photo Contest by September 30. Stay cool!
2012 Photo Contest © Robert DesRosiers
2012 Photo Contest © Lisa Gurney
2012 Photo Contest © John Elliott
2013 Photo Contest © Dan Sullivan
2010 Photo Contest © Deanna Wrubleski