A little deeper into the Catskills, visiting Buttermilk Falls in the Peekamoose Valley and Diamond Notch Falls in the Westkill Mountains. Full fall foliage colors today, but it seems all it needs is one storm that’s actually heading our way and all will be gone with the wind…

Red maple leaf in the Peekamoose Valley, Catskills, New York, USA

Diamond Notch Falls in the Westkill Mountains, Catskills, New York, USA

Aerial shot of Buttermilk Falls in the Peekamoose Valley, Catskills, New York, USA

Aerial shot of fall foliage, Peekamoose Valley, Catskills, New York, USA

Hiked up to one of the highest viewpoints in the Catskills, Sam’s Point, and enjoyed the autumn leaves and (the rest of) the sunshine while it lasted. A beautiful day, but way to warm for the season it seems to me. At times, the temperatures reached 76°F which is definitely unseasonably warm – and I am not sure it helps the colors of the trees.

Looking down onto trees, Catskills, New York, USA

View from Sam’s Point, Catskills, New York, USA

Panorama in the Catskills, New York, USA

The perfect view

View from Top of the Rock to Central Park, New York City, New York, USA

View from the Top of the Rock to the Empire State Building, NYC, New York, USA

View from the Top of the Rock to the Empire State Building, NYC, New York, USA

Walking the High Line during a late October morning that feels more like the height of summer. New York, you are crazy

High Line NYC

High Line NYC

Union Square, NYC

The second day saw our overnight stay, Terri SAC, covered in thick fog. Then there was sleet, then rain, then real snow, then the weather somehow could not decide, but then cleared up for good to end with a full end-of-summer hot day in Ticino. It was a fun crossing of the Greina – thanks to all!

Reached Pass Greina, Ticino, Switzerland

Camona da Terri at dawn, Grisons, Switzerland

Sleet and view to Rhein river, Greina plain, Grisons, Switzerland

Pass Greina, Ticino, Switzerland

View to Terri SAC hut, Grisons, Switzerland

Panorama of Greina plain, Grisons, Switzerland

First day of a two day hike up from Grisons to the Greina, staying overnight at Terri hut and then across the alpine plain into Ticino. And about seven seasons in two days it was!

Hikers up to Greina, Grisons, Switzerland

Pass Diesrut, entrypoint to Greina alpine plain, Grisons, Switzerland

Greina alpine plain, Grisons, Switzerland

The morning before my return flight (well, my planned return flight, first scheduled then cancelled…) I had some time to do an early-morning “mountain” visit and walk across the nice park and the market back to the hotel. An interesting sky-scraping city for sure!

Park Office, Namsan Park, Seoul, South Korea

Dumplings, Seoul market, South Korea

Mt. Namsan, Namsan Park, Seoul, South Korea