What's Your Nature?

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Encounters

Boundary

Fall leaves

Walking to the end of a trail and looking out over the hills and pond was so beautiful 


Skunk roaming around SLU campus

Heard some rustling outside and thought that maybe I was about to make a new friend.


A beautiful double rainbow met us at the top of Coney Mountain

After a rainy hike up for our annual August 31 sunset hike, we were greeted at the top my the mos


View across the Raquette River in wintertime. Trees are covered with snow and a fog is coming off the surface of the water.

Lilac flowers blooming

I was walking around with my camera and every time I would go outside, I would always get a big w


Mink along rocky shoreline with crayfish in mouth

After hearing mink running around chirping along the rocky shore I followed them from farther awa


a beautiful sunset for the beautiful North Country

Another beautiful reminder that we are blessed to live in the best place on Earth. 


Colorful sunset over a body of water

Sunset from my backyard, on the Grasse River in Massena, NY.


Banded kingfisher

Driving along the Oswegatchie river, I saw something white.


Sun Breaks through clouds by the golf course

canoes, shed, at a bank on the lake

The waters were a little windy, which made canoeing a little bit more difficult than originally p


ROOTS

This is a fallen tree on the Lampson Falls trial. Such a beautiful piece of nature 


Waterfall and Autumn leaves

The water was roaring and so amazing.


Taking out the orange raft to paddle cranberry lake with a group of people who quickly became friends!

Got out on the water and paddled cranberry lake with a group!


Picture of sunset through the trees on Lake Ontario

I went camping in Sackets Harbor on Lake Ontario in 2021 over Memorial Day Weekend.


Sunset

Peaceful Sky


Fawn

The fields  are full of babies


Deer on Peter Van deWater Trail

A very unwary deer encountered us on Peter Van de Water Walking Trail in Canton.