Places I'm At Now

 

A few more pics from this century, and closer to home. These were all already digital, so a lot easier to post. We'll start with a few from the Adirondacks of upstate New York.

 

Early morning sun raises a mist above Tirrell Pond, slightly ghosting Tirrell Mountain, Lakeville-Placid Trail, Blue Mountain Wild Forest, Adirondack Preserve, New York. September 11, 2024, 7:48 AM.

Giant meadow, Lakeville-Placid Trail, Blue Mountain Wild Forest, Adirondack Preserve, New York. September 11, 2024, 1:05 PM.

Rocky, muddy trail through a beautiful northern forest, Northville-Placid Trail, Blue Mountain Wild Forest, Adirondack Preserve, New York. September 11, 2024, 2:21 PM.

Small stream running through an autumn meadow and forest, Lakeville-Placid Trail, Blue Mountain Wild Forest, Adirondack Preserve, New York. September 11, 2024, 1:07 PM.

Morning sun and mist, Tirrell Pond and Tirrell Mountain, Adirondack Preserve, New York. September 11, 2024, 7:50 AM. Similar to the first pic on this page but trades the morning sun for that very shapely spruce on the peninsula.

Northern forest, Northville-Placid Trail, Adirondack Preserve, New York. September 11, 2024, 11:28 AM.

Forest of mystery, Northville-Placid Trail, Adirondack Preserve, New York. September 11, 2024, 3:36 PM.

Water for breakfast, Tirrell Pond, Northville-Placid Trail, Adirondack Preserve, New York. September 11, 2024, 7:56 AM.

A forest of trees growing tall and straight, Northville-Placid Trail, Adirondack Preserve, New York. September 11, 2024, 10:38 AM.

Feathery plumes of early morning mist rise above Tirrell Pond, Tirrell Mountain in the background. Northville-Placid Trail, Blue Mountain Wild Forest, Adirondack Preserve, New York. September 11, 2024, 7:47 AM. Similar to two pics above, I believe this one captures the mist best of the three.

Approaching golden hour, Giant's chest, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. August 30, 2024, 6:03 PM.

Evening sunshine filtered through smoke from western wildfires, Giant's Chest, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. September 4, 2024, 6:20 PM.

Golden hour shoreline hike, Herron Pond, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. September 3, 2024, 5:44 PM.

Beautiful golden hour forest, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. September 3, 2024, 5:50 PM

Muggy early autumn afternoon on the Giant's Chest, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. September 27, 2024, 3:56 PM.

A taste of honey... fungus. Honey fungus, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. September 27, 2024, 5:16 PM.

Torrential November rainstorm, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. November 1, 2020, 4:16 PM.

Psychedelic ripples, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. March 20, 2021, 6:40 PM.

A low sun angle and a low camera angle combine to turn maybe a half inch of snow into a wintry tundra. Dormant marsh in winter sunshine, Marino Pond, Plymouth, Connecticut. January 10, 2018, 2:58 PM.

Green valley, Plunge Pool, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. June 17, 2024, 2:17 PM.

Climbing an autumn ravine, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 8, 2024, 12:55 PM.

Evening sunshine, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 8, 2024, 5:37 PM.

Autumn idyll, Right Knee, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 8, 2024, 2:53 PM.

A rocky climb along a razorback ridge beneath a deep blue October sky, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 10, 2024, 12:54 PM.

Canadian geese and reflections of autumn, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. October 11, 2024, 2:04 PM.

Snow shower on the hemlock grove, Finch Brook Preserve, Wolcott, Connecticut. January 18, 2020, 3:17 PM.

Golden hour view of the Giant's Head from the Mill River valley, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 8, 2024, 5:52 PM.

A crystal-clear river running through a sunlit October forest, Mill River, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 10, 2024, 12:19 PM.

 

You can actually see the rocky riverbed through several feet of water.

Lily pads and autumn forest, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. October 11, 2024, 2:36 PM.

Autumn lakeshore, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. October 11, 2024, 2:58 PM.

Autumn cliff walk, Giant's Right Knee, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 8, 2024, 2:44 PM.

October sunshine on the Giant's Right Leg, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 8, 2024, 3:42 PM.

Gorgeous October sky, Giant's Chest, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 8, 2024, October 8, 2024, 1:16 PM.

Coming out onto the cliff walk, Giant's Right Knee, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 16, 2024, 2:52 PM.

Autumn forest glade, Giant's Chest, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 8, 2024, 1:28 PM.

A wet, slushy snowfall turns to rain. Winter's last stand, Finch Brook Preserve, Wolcott, Connecticut. March 23, 2020, 6:08 PM.

Lake Dawson and the West River Valley from West Rock Ridge State Park, Woodbridge, Connecticut. October 21, 2024, 2:26 PM.

Lake Wintergreen, West Rock State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 21, 2024, 3:02 PM.

Pine framed autumn view, Giant's Left Knee, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 16, 2024, 3:46 PM.

Rocky point, Beaver Pond, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. October 24, 2024, 4:03 PM.

 

I'm not done. More pics here.