Wednesday, October 26, 2016

If You Blinked - You Might Have Missed It

Wow! What happened to fall???

Boonville, New York

First I thought it would take forever to get here, and then last week we got hit with lots of rain and wind - and so much for our fall display. There are still some colorful leaves on the trees around here, but most were knocked down from the rain. But there are several other areas around the State that still have a lot of fall color left.

Salmon River Reservoir, Redfield, NY

Fall arrived late in the northeast, and several of us didn't think it would even be as colorful as previous years especially due to the severe drought we received this past summer.

State Route 13 near Williamstown, NY

Ted and I headed up to the Adirondacks the end of September because we thought the leaves up there would certainly be getting close to its peak for autumn color. We were actually somewhat disappointed because the leaves were just starting to change colors there. And the colors that we did see were mostly dull reds.

Moose River, McKeever, NY

So after that brief stay the end of September, we went for another ride up to the Adirondacks the middle of October. That was a more fruitful attempt at photographing the changing seasons.

Thendara, NY

We really had a warm and mild fall so far. In our area of central Oswego County, we have not had a heavy, killing frost yet. That could change here shortly. There is still some colorful leaves hanging on the trees, but not sure how much longer they'll be around.

Tobie Pedestrian & Bike Path, Thendara, NY


Most of the photos in this post are from our second trip to the Adirondacks in the middle of October. Quite often at this time of the year the leaves are past their peak color display in the Adirondacks.



We only took the Tobie Pedestrian-Bike path for a short distance. Being as this was just a day trip for us, we wanted to drive around this area of the Adirondacks to photograph the autumn colors. The bridge pictured above crosses the Moose River in Thendara. It was once the site of a railroad crossing. The path is a 14 mile trek from Thendara through Old Forge and Eagle Bay to Inlet. There is parking at various stops along the trail, but sometimes the parking area were not marked that well.

Migrating Robins stopping for berries on their trip south.





Probably the most photographed boat house in Old Forge, NY

Blue Mountain Lake (taken Sept 27, 2016) - see photo below for same view two weeks later.

Blue Mountain Lake - taken October 14, 2016 - quite a big difference from the above photo taken a few weeks earlier.

Seventh Lake, Inlet NY



Sea plane rides leaving Long Lake for fall views over the Adirondack Mountains.
We stopped for a late lunch at the Adirondack Hotel which was across the road from the sea plane docks.




Hunter's Moon, Harrisville, NY October 14, 2016

Hope you get a chance to go for a drive in your area to see the fall colors before the leaves are windswept away. It won't be long now before the next season arrives.  Actually we got some snow this morning, but I was not ready to go out and photograph the first snowfall. Maybe the second snowfall - 


Links:
Tobie Pedestrian and Bike Path 

Feel free to leave a comment ~

16 comments:

  1. The Hedges on Blue Mountain Lake is our favorite get away spot in the world. Beautiful pictures!

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    1. Thank you, Betty.
      We've never stayed at The Hedges, but with your recommendation now we might have to. Just love all the places up there.

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  2. I just love all the photos...would love to visit there sometime...

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    1. Thanks Ann! The Adirondacks are certainly an incredible place to visit no matter what time of year. It offers something for everyone.

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  3. Beautiful photos as always,Sue.Sometimes(but not always)I miss living up there.

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    1. Thank you, Chris. We really like being around for all four seasons. I don't mind winter too much as long as it's not too cold. I do wish the days were longer though. The sun sets up here at 4:30 pm in December.

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  4. Sue and Ted, your photos are beautiful. Thank you for sharing. Our colors were not as brilliant as usual this year either. Your last picture is absolutely art. The reflection in the water and the MOON both in the sky and the reflection. I am drooling with admiration for this picture.

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    1. Thanks so much, Kay. I'm glad you enjoyed it. We weren't sure whether or not it was going to be very colorful this year, and we were disappointed on our first trip up to the Adirondacks the the end of September.
      The last picture was purely luck! We were planning on stopping by that little area of Harrisville, but it was getting dark and we weren't sure if our pictures would come out at all, and when we stopped it was just by chance that the moon was coming up. It was truly magical!

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  5. Thank you for the beautiful visual tour of the Adirondacks. The colors are quite spectacular. I'm glad you went back in October because there was a big difference in the trees.

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    1. Thank you, Karen. Yes, we were hoping there would be more color in October and it worked out good going back there. We didn't know if it would be past the peak for colors, or even if the leaves were mostly down due to recent rains and wind in the area. Thanks for commenting.

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  6. Absolutely stunning pictures, Sue! We made it up to Redfield in time to see it in all it's glory, and it was (until last night's snowfall and the wind and rain now) still quite lovely here in the Finger Lakes.

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    1. Thank you, Susie! Glad you were able to make it up to Redfield (before they get snowed in) this fall. We got a little snow flurry this morning, but not sure if we'll get much more. It's pretty windy here and I doubt after this weekend we'll have any leaves left on the trees. If we get a chance we're hoping to ride over to Letchworth State Park in a week or so and see some of the color change in that area.

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  7. Very pretty travels Sue. Your part of New York is lovely. Many of the towns I don't know that you visited.

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    1. Thank you, Donna. We live about 2+ hrs away from the Adirondack Mountains, and the route we took this day circled around through Old Forge, Tupper Lake, Cranberry Lake and back through Watertown. I think this would be the north-western Adirondacks. Great views and lots of trails.

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  8. Beautiful to see these photos....time to explore what is close to us! Thank you so much for sharing. I moved to DeKalb in 2006 and haven't been to far, it is time. I took a peek at the site for gardening and was handed so much more! Deb:)

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    1. Thank you, Debra. I'm glad you enjoyed the photos. There is so much around our area to explore and you can reach quite a few of them in just a day's drive. I don't think you will be disappointed when you decide to go exploring. Thanks for taking the time to check out my post and for commenting!

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