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Encounters

Boundary

Chimney Bluffs State Park

Hiking Chimney Bluffs State Park along the shores of Lake Ontario. 


Rabbit Island Paddle on Spitfire Lake

Rabbit Island Paddle on Spitfire Lake. A plaque on Rabbit Island commemorates the tuberculos


Little Clear Pond Paddle

A nice morning spent paddling Little Clear Pond.


Paddling Kusaqua & Rainbow Lakes

Paddling Kusaqua & Rainbow Lakes from the Buck Pond campground. 


Lows Overlook

A nice bike & hike to Lows overlook during the peak of the foliage change.


West Branch of the Oswegatchie

A wilderness hike bake to the seldom-visited West Branch of the Oswegatchie River, at the Aldrich


Oswegatchie River paddle

My annual paddle from the Inlet to High Rock.


Lows Overlook from the Bog River

My annual kayak trip between Lows Lower and Upper Dams.


A snake lays on a thin sheet of ice on a small pond.

While walking along one of the smaller ponds at the Indian Creek Nature Preserve, I encountered t


Bird standing at edge of water.

We stopped off at Lower Lake, which was drained this year by the DEC to do some work.


A comet in the night sky

While certainly not located within the North Country, the relatively dark skies in the area certa


Fluffy Flakes

First snow of the season!


First snowfall

Took a drive and the rain started to look thick, turning into slush and then big, fat fluffy snow


sky with stars colored by the norther lights above river

My first attempt at photographing the Northern Lights.




Mink

Hummingbird

Liz stands on rock facing out over a view of trees in various shades of fall color change.

Every year the SLU Outing Club does Peak Weekend.


Picture taken from Glenview - a piece of land managed by the ADK Land Trust.

Stopped near Donnelly's Icecream at Glenview to see the sunset.


Spruce Grouse Fledgling in the Massawepie Mire

While walking the Massawepie Mire railbed, I was thrilled to spot two


A close up image of the face of green frog with a yellow throat sitting on a rock.

While hiking the trail to Huckleberry Lake I came across a wetland area with a ton of frogs!