Fall in the Adirondacks

Sarah and I just got back from a great long weekend in the Adirondacks of upstate New York.  We spent 3 days with family, and then 2 days in Montreal for ourselves.  Although I wish we were there a weekend or so later, the leaves in the higher mountain areas were really starting to change, and it was definitely beautiful. 

We arrived outside of Essex, NY just a few minutes before sunset.  Although the clouds did a good job covering most of the sun, we still enjoyed a few colors and a nice view of the mountains.  The weather forecast didn’t look great for our visit, a lot of rain and clouds, so we decided the next best thing would be to sleep. 

The next day turned out to be just that, a very lazy sleepy day.  We got out for a short hike when the weather cleared, but nothing too photo worthy.  I decided that I needed to get out in the evening to take some photos.  I had seen a few rivers that I felt would be worth checking out, so I headed into an approaching storm to set up a few photos. 

As the storm go closer, so did the lightning.  I was hoping for that perfect shot of the flowing water, the changing leaves and a lightning bolt in the background.  All I got were a few flashes, but no bolt.  Either way, the photo still turned out pretty nice with the dark storm clouds in the background.

Given the inaccurate weather forecast for the previous day, we decided the next day would be a full day of hiking and taking pictures. We woke up early and headed into the heart of the Adirondacks to find some fall leaves.  So with out too much yapping:

Once again, that evening brought in the storm clouds, so I thought I’d try to capture just how dark they were.  Just up the hill from where we were staying in Essex there is an amazing view of the Adirondacks, so you’ll probably recognize this image, being that it’s similar to the first one I posted.

The morning before we headed up to Montreal, I got up really early to get the sunrise.  The clouds were very unique that morning, with the sky being perfectly clear, but thick clouds filled the eastern horizon.  This wasn’t great for getting the sun as it popped over the mountains of Vermont, but did create an interesting sunrise, especially as early sailors graced Lake Champlain.

At last we headed off to Montreal.  This part was more about having lots of fun in the city than photos, but we did get out to go climbing one morning.  We went to Val-David, which is about 80km north of Montreal.  The climbing and scenery were beautiful, but it was $10 a person to access the small bouldering and climbing area, and it was COLD!  So we climbed what we could (it was granite, and neither Sarah or I are good at climbing on granite), and tried to get some photos.  It was mostly unsuccessful, except for this image.  I was very pleasantly surprised at how well this turned out. Even in the view finder was not totally impressed.  But once I got it on my computer it worked out well.

~ by cruxphoto on October 2, 2007.