Adirondack Autumn

The fall is a great time to explore the Adirondacks, but timing is everything.  Weather and elevation conspire to make peak peeping indeterminate.

Here are some images collected on a few well-timed excursions.

The view across Piseco Lake.
That rock ledge looks interesing.

$50 gets you a view from the air
at Long Lake.

Adirondac, later called Tahawus, was the site of mining operations
and a sportsman's club.
The massive ruins here were once a blast furnace, built in the 1820s.

If you want something to last,
build it with rock.
A little restorative stabilization doesn't hurt either.

Across the Hudson River (near the headwaters)
is a decrepit but still standing sportsman's cottage.
There was once a foot bridge to this fixer-upper.
Teddy Roosevelt was in town nearby when he learned
President McKinley was headed toward his demise.

Much farther south, the climb to the cliffs on Good Luck Mountain
is rewarded with a great view to the west
over Spectacle Lake.

Watch your step!

You can hike up Prospect Mountain,
but most drive up the Veterans Memorial Highway.
If you are an old New York State resident, you can use the toll road for free.

Lake George fills the valley below.

Looking north, the Adirondack High Peaks
show themselves beyond the foothills.

Down near the southern border of the park,
Lily Lake (one of many in NY)
provides lovely views of nearby foliage and Kane Mountain.

...and puffy clouds in a blue sky.

...and geese flying overhead.

And now to close with a fine sunset.

...or two.