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Tag Archives: Adirondacks
Climbing Mt. Marcy — Marcy Dam to bridge above Phelps Mtn Junction
Climbing Mt. Marcy — Marcy Dam to bridge above Phelps Mtn Junction I had left the parking lot trailhead of the Van Hoevenberg Trail at 8:30 AM and ran into no difficulties getting to Marcy Dam, 2.3 miles from the … Continue reading
Posted in Adirondacks, New York State, USA
Tagged Adirondack Mountains, Adirondacks, boulders, cold weather, crossing bridge, dams, heavy snow, High Peaks Region, high water, marcy dam, Mount Marcy, mountainous region, mt marcy, New YOrk State highest mountain, Phelps Mountain, Phelps Mtn Junction, rivers and streams, rivulets, running water, snow covered trails, trailhead, Van Hoevenberg, water bridge, wooden bridge
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Ager’s Falls – Lyonsdale, NY
The next stop on my search for falls along the western edge of the foothills of the Adirondacks Mountains was Ager’s Falls. (Location)
Posted in Adirondacks, New York State, USA
Tagged Adirondacks, adirondacks mountains, Ager's Falls, Falls, forested areas, Lyonsdale NY, rapids, snow and ice, western edge
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Boonville, NY
Lots of interesting little towns and villages along the western edge of the Adirondacks. Most have buildings that have been around since the 1800’s and many have notable or unique architectural characteristics. Boonville was one such town. The town is … Continue reading
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Tagged "Drums Along The Mohawk", Adirondacks, architectural characteristics, bandstand, Black River, black river canal, Boonville, Boonville Historical Club, boonville hotel, Boonville NY, Community Bank, erie canal, erwin library, Erwin Library and Institute, Hulbert House, library, marker, masonic lodge, Masonic Temple, New York State, northam art, octagonal bandstand, Oneida County, Post House, rome ny, town history, traffic intersection, triangular park, V
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Utica, NY
I stayed overnight in Utica, NY after a busy day of photographing further west in the Syracuse area. My plan was to head home along the western edge of the Adirondacks stopping to photograph the many falls along the Moose … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, USA
Tagged adirondack, Adirondack Scenic Railroad, Adirondacks, bells, black rivers, Brick Building, Broad Street Warehouse Corp., Charles Millar & Son Co., Children's Museum, cross arm, Engine 6721, New York Central, New York State, Pennsylvania RR 477594, Railroad Crossing sign, RR signal lights, station entrance, steam engine, syracuse area, timber wolf, train cars, train museum, train station, trains, Uitca Academy, Utica, Utica & Mohawk Valley Cahpter of the National Railway Historical Society, utica academy, Utica Children's Museum Railroad Exhibit, warehouse, warehouses
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Season’s Greetings
Season’s Greetings Starting up a website. www.megapixeltravel.com, with my son, Graeme, was one of the major milestones for the year. Graeme had been prodding me to think about a blog format for my photo postings for quite some time so … Continue reading
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Tagged Aboriginal People's Television Network, Adirondacks, ADK, Algonquin, APTN, Argiope Spider, Blue Rodeo, Boxing Day, Breeding Bird Survey, butterfly, camping, Canada Day, Cascade Mountain, cheetah, Chickadee feeding, Christmas, Crocuses, David Usher, Digging Roots, Don Kelly, Dubreuilville, Elliot Brood, Fire, fireworks, High Peaks Region, Ice carving, ice sculpture, icicles, Inez, Insensitivity Training, Jack Pine Trail, Jennifer Podemski, Kanata, Kinnie Starr, Lilac-breasted Roller, lion, lioness, Lower Ninth Ward, Lucie Idlout, Mairin Peck, Medieval, Monkey Junk, Mt. Tremblant, Museum of Civilization, Museum of Nature, New Orleans, New Year's, New York State, Obatanga Provincial Park, Osgoode, Osgoode medieval Festival, Ottawa, Ottawa Flickr group, Ottawa Fringe Festival, Quebec, safari, Season's Greetings, serengeti, Sloan, Stonehaven, sunrise, sunset, tent, The Duck Wife, Wakefield, Westfest, William Commanda, winterlude, Xmas
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Butterfly Site at Adirondack Park Interpretive Center – Monarch Butterfly
On the way back from a bit of hiking in the Lake Placid High Peaks Region, we stopped once again at the Adirondack Park Agency Interpretive Center at Paul Smith’s. My interest, this time around, was the butterfly interpretive site, … Continue reading
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Tagged adirondack park, adirondack park agency, Adirondacks, black and yellow caterpillar, Black Swallowtai, Black Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio polyxenes, butterfly, Female Monarch Butterfly, Hover fly, interpretive center, Male Monarch Butterfly, milkweed, monarch butterflies, Monarch Butterfly, Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar, Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus, nature, paul smith, Paul Smith's, Pink-edged Sulfur Butterfly, Pink-edged Sulfur Butterfly Colias interior, state butterfly Colorado, stied caterpillar
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Porter Mountain, High Peaks Region, Adirondacks, New York State
The easiest way to access the summit of Porter Mountain is via the Cascade Mountain Trail. Approximately .3 miles from the summit of Cascade Mountain the trail to Porter Mountain branches off to the right drops down through a col … Continue reading
Cascade Mountain trail, Adirondacks High Peaks Region
When I’m hiking on my own and staying in a tent, breakfast can be a rather meager and stark affair, but my wife was with me this trip so, breakfast was a bit more sumptuous. Nothing against the law about … Continue reading
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Tagged 46ers, Adirondacks, boulder fields, boulders, Cascade Mountain, conifers, green mountains, hardwood forests, High Peaks, High Peaks Region, hikers, Lake Placid, mud, Porter Mountain, rock outdroppings, steep sections, summer time, sumptuous breakfast, US Coast & Geodetic Survey, weather, white mountains
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Whiteface Mountain, Adirondacks, New York State
Although the weather had improved a little at Lake Placid (elevation approx. 1750 ft) (Location), we left there hoping that the cloud clover might break enough for us to get some nice views from the top of Whiteface Mountain, New … Continue reading
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Tagged Adirondacks, countryside, elevation, elevator, fear of heights, Lake Placid, low clouds, olympic ski, Olympics, parking lot, sightseeing, staircase, steep roads, summit, toll road, tourists, Veteran's Memorial Highway, views from the top, visibility, weather, whiteface mountain
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Lake Placid and Mirror Lake, New York
We had arrived the night before and were staying at the Mirror Lake Inn. Weather continued to be rather unpredictable. The drizzle of the night before had subsided but low menacing clouds continued to hover over the valley. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged adirondack, adirondack community church, Adirondack Mountains, Adirondacks, august day, clouds, drizzle, High Peaks Region, Lake Placid, mirror lake inn, New York State, northwood school, rest of the day, sidewalks, summit, tea service, umbrella, warm fireplace, weather, whiteface mountain, wooded terrain
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