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New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Tupper Lake, NY
New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Tupper Lake, NY After photographing the flock of Wild Turkeys at Higley Flow State Park, we headed further south to Tupper Lake where we stopped at a couple of locations including a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adirondack Mountains, Akwesasne, ball diamond, ball park, body of water, canoeing, higley flow state park, Hurd Mill, lumber town, New England Trip 2012, New York State, raquette pond, raquette river, Rawuette Pond, Setting Pole Rapids, simon pond, St. Lawrence River, The Big Mill, Tupper Lake, Tupper Lake NY, Tupper Lake Woodmens Days, volvo c70, wild turkeys
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Lyons Falls, NY
Up to this point, I had followed the Moose River and now was arriving at Lyons Falls, NY. (Location) At this geographic location, the Moose River enters into the Black River. The volume of flow in both rivers has grown … Continue reading
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Tagged adirondack foothills, billboard, Black River, boat launch, cascade, Falls, gas prices, gas station, geographic location, iron bridge, launch area, Lyons Falls, Lyons Falls NY, map, moose river, New York State, photography, precipice, rivers, utica ny, weir
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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)
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Tagged Adirondacks, adirondacks mountains, Ager's Falls, Falls, forested areas, Lyonsdale NY, rapids, snow and ice, western edge
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Lyonsdale Hydroelectric Facility on the Moose River
I arrived at the parking lot and looked upstream on the Moose River and thought that the scenic value was wonderful but I could hear the loud noise of a substantial falls nearby and wasn’t disappointed.
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Tagged d300, Falls, fish-eye lens, flowing water, hydroelectric facility, hydroelectric plant, loud noise, Lyonsdale Hydroelectric Facility, Lyonsdale NY, moose river, Nikon, one lane bridge, parking lot, photo, spectacular waterfall, water power, wide angle
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Crossing the Black River – Boonville, NY
After leaving Boonville, NY, I headed out into unknown territory. I didn’t have good detailed maps of the area with me but I knew that, when I crossed the Black River, I was heading out into an area of the … Continue reading
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Tagged adirondack foothills, Black River, Boonville, Lyonsdale, Lyonsdale New York, New York State, rapids, river, unknown territory, waterfalls
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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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Saranac Lake, New York State: Heading Home
Trivia question: Where did Faye Dunaway work while in Saranac Lake?–DEW DROP INN After an interesting time in the Lake Placid area, we were on our way back home when we decided to stop in Saranac Lake and take a … Continue reading
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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