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Photo of the Week

Shire horses graze in a pasture in front of a pretty red barn at June Farms in Upstate New York. Prints Available.

This article along with others can be found at Pure Adirondacks. Photography Equipment: Canon 6D, Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM Lens, Gitzo mountaineer tripod, Really Right Stuff ballhead, remote shutter release, B+W 6-stop neutral density filter, B+W circular polarizer Exposure Data: Exposure 1 (waterfall and foreground): 15 sec. at f/11, ISO 100, 21 mm ExposureContinue reading “Behind the Shot”

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A close-up view of a newt on a mossy boulder. These newts can be found throughout the Northeast, and often come out after it rains – I once counted over 20 during a 2 mile stretch of trail after a summer rain in the Adirondacks! Prints Available.

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Two playful and curious river otters poke their heads above water to scope out their surroundings. Watching a group of these guys swim and play from a vantage point above the water was incredibly cool! Prints Available.

Early Season Paddling Destinations in the Adirondacks

This article along with others by me can be found at EMS. As temperatures rise and the days grow longer, the bountiful lakes, ponds and rivers of the Adirondacks transform from their solid winter state of ice back to liquid blue. With most trails a muddy mess in the spring (especially those in the HighContinue reading “Early Season Paddling Destinations in the Adirondacks”

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A giant fallen tree adorned with moss slowly decays and gives life to the forest that it once towered over. Olympic National Park, Washington. Prints Available.

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Sunlight filters through the rain clouds and beautifully illuminates fresh spring foliage above a thundering waterfall. Ricketts Glen State Park, Pennsylvania. Prints Available.

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Interesting patterns in the sand along a rocky section of Long Beach at sunset. Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia. Prints Available.

Follensby Clear Pond

As we enter into the spring and paddling season I wanted to revisit an article I wrote in 2021 about Follensby Clear Pond. This article and others written by me can be found at EMS. As the days grow longer, the temperature rises, and frozen lakes and ponds return to their liquid state, the sereneContinue reading “Follensby Clear Pond”

Photo of the Week

The sun begins to set over the green-gray North Atlantic Ocean, as seen from the hexagonal basalt columns of Giant’s Causeway. Legend has it that the Irish giant, Finn McCool, built the Causeway across the North Channel so that he could fight the Scottish giant, Benandonner. After building the causeway and coming face to faceContinue reading “Photo of the Week”