After climbing Esther, the rest of our time was spent in a more leisurely fashion. We took early morning walks to the meadow:
And stopped along scenic roadsides to snap photos:
We saw the foliage just starting to turn, as on this hobblebush (Viburnum lantanoides) that I shot from below to get the backlit, solar flare effects:
We hiked in to a couple of secluded ponds:
And along the beautiful AuSable River:
We also drove up the Whiteface Memorial Highway, and rode the elevator through the mountain core right to the summit. The toll road and castle at the top are Depression era WPA projects. It is such a different summit experience than actually climbing for oneself, but interesting nonetheless.
8 comments:
Lovely. Thanks for sharing the photos.
These are beautiful! A breath of fresh air for me, here in the unbearably hot south. thanks for sharing them!
Another WPA castle! They're everywhere.
It looks absolutely lovely- especially the ponds. Now I'm envious of your camera, too.
Simply gorgeous.
Ah, I too love the Adirondacks and these bring back such nice memories of gorgeous scenery and fresh mountain air. Love South Meadow and White face and the hobblebush shot with rainbow is great!
Fantastic shots! (I just reviewed them again!
really awesome photos - i wish i could do nature photography as well as you - the picture of the leaves in the sunlight was incredible. Totally envious of your camera!
I love how you show the beauty in wilderness.
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