The Eye on the Valley is a visual commentary by staff photographer Rachel Sharples that runs each Saturday in The Conway Daily Sun. The subjects, be they scenic landscapes or action shots, bring into focus some aspect of the seasons, events or everyday life in the Mount Washington Valley.
Protesters gather all around the Four Corners intersection during the "No Kings" protest in Conway Village on March 28. Around 1,000 people attended the rally, part of a series of demonstrations held nationwide. See more photos from the event in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Conway PD's Kobi Lees hits the goal post by Team Fire's goalie Noah Nason, just missing the goal, during the second annual Battle of the Badges hockey game between the Conway Police Department and the Conway Area First Responders at the Ham Arena in Conway on March 21. The game raised $8,002 for the Child Advocacy Center of Carroll County, and the cops won 7-2. See more Battle of the Badges photos in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Conway Intermediate fifth graders Ryker MacMillan (left) and Bristol Shaw (right) read with Pine Tree kindergartner Valerik White during the first of three "buddy reading" days at Conway Intermediate School part of "Read Across America Month" on March 6. According to Pine Tree Librarian Brooke Bartlett, two more buddy reads will take place on the 13th and 27th with different grade levels, among other special reading events. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Relay skier Everett Castle of the Northwest Vermont ski club makes his way toward the covered bridge during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Whatleigh Torsey of Plymouth and her sled dog team take off from the start line during the Tamworth Outing Club and North Country Mushers' "Sled Dog Fun Days" racing and exhibition at the Chinook Trail Farm fields in Wonalancet on Feb. 21. At the two-day event, 11 race teams from New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont completed the 14.4-mile race course, which started and ended in the field where spectators gathered and the outing club sold warm refreshments. See more photos from the race in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Sophomore Liam Kennett (left) battles for the puck at the Kennett Hockey Fights Cancer game at the Ham Arena in Conway on Feb. 14. The Eagles won 7-1 and raised over $30,000 for the Camden Bailey Cancer Foundation. See more photos from the game and the Skate with the Eagles in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Members of the Kennett High School girls alpine ski team embrace their coaches after the awards ceremony for the NHIAA Division II girls alpine state meet at Cranmore Mountain in North Conway on Feb. 10. See more photos from the boys and girls state meets in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com/photos4sale. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Brad Conant of West Haven, Conn., prepares to add the head to his carving of a musician dancing on stage during the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce's Annual Invitational Snow Sculpting Competition at Great Glen Trails on Jan. 31. See more photos from the competition in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Junior Rohn Moser flies down teh 20-meter jump during the lone home Kennett High School ski jump meet at the Chip Henry Ski Jump along the Kancamagus Highway on Jan. 23. See more photos from the meet in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Tamworth resident Andy Davis (right) reads a poem written by Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE officer in Minnesota, during the "Ice Out for Good" candlelight vigil in the Conway Public Library park on Jan. 11. Around 120 people attended. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Protesters gather all around the Four Corners intersection during the "No Kings" protest in Conway Village on March 28. Around 1,000 people attended the rally, part of a series of demonstrations held nationwide. See more photos from the event in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Conway PD's Kobi Lees hits the goal post by Team Fire's goalie Noah Nason, just missing the goal, during the second annual Battle of the Badges hockey game between the Conway Police Department and the Conway Area First Responders at the Ham Arena in Conway on March 21. The game raised $8,002 for the Child Advocacy Center of Carroll County, and the cops won 7-2. See more Battle of the Badges photos in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Stewart Hall of the Army Mountain Warfare School team skis down the race course in the morning run during the 29th annual Hannes Schneider Meister Cup at Cranmore Mountain in North Conway on March 14. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Conway Intermediate fifth graders Ryker MacMillan (left) and Bristol Shaw (right) read with Pine Tree kindergartner Valerik White during the first of three "buddy reading" days at Conway Intermediate School part of "Read Across America Month" on March 6. According to Pine Tree Librarian Brooke Bartlett, two more buddy reads will take place on the 13th and 27th with different grade levels, among other special reading events. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Relay skier Everett Castle of the Northwest Vermont ski club makes his way toward the covered bridge during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Whatleigh Torsey of Plymouth and her sled dog team take off from the start line during the Tamworth Outing Club and North Country Mushers' "Sled Dog Fun Days" racing and exhibition at the Chinook Trail Farm fields in Wonalancet on Feb. 21. At the two-day event, 11 race teams from New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont completed the 14.4-mile race course, which started and ended in the field where spectators gathered and the outing club sold warm refreshments. See more photos from the race in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Sophomore Liam Kennett (left) battles for the puck at the Kennett Hockey Fights Cancer game at the Ham Arena in Conway on Feb. 14. The Eagles won 7-1 and raised over $30,000 for the Camden Bailey Cancer Foundation. See more photos from the game and the Skate with the Eagles in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Members of the Kennett High School girls alpine ski team embrace their coaches after the awards ceremony for the NHIAA Division II girls alpine state meet at Cranmore Mountain in North Conway on Feb. 10. See more photos from the boys and girls state meets in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com/photos4sale. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Brad Conant of West Haven, Conn., prepares to add the head to his carving of a musician dancing on stage during the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce's Annual Invitational Snow Sculpting Competition at Great Glen Trails on Jan. 31. See more photos from the competition in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Junior Rohn Moser flies down teh 20-meter jump during the lone home Kennett High School ski jump meet at the Chip Henry Ski Jump along the Kancamagus Highway on Jan. 23. See more photos from the meet in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Snow from a dayslong snowstorm a day prior blankets Mount Chocorua and Chocorua Lake on Jan. 18, seen around sunset from Route 16 just south of The Grove lake access area. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Tamworth resident Andy Davis (right) reads a poem written by Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE officer in Minnesota, during the "Ice Out for Good" candlelight vigil in the Conway Public Library park on Jan. 11. Around 120 people attended. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Visitors sled on the lighted slopes at Cranmore Mountain's new "Arctic Lights Night Tubing" before their New Year's Eve fireworks display in North Conway on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Ice coats the needles of a tree along West Side Road in North Conway on Dec. 29. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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