It was an icy morning and yet a good decision to spend the early hours with frozen fingers operating my copter to get a few stray patches of fog and the sunrise above Thur river, once near Pfyn and once near Frauenfeld in my home canton.
Sunrise above Thur river, Frauenfeld, Thurgau, Switzerland
Patches of fog above Thur river, Frauenfeld, Thurgau, Switzerland
Dawn above Thur near Pfyn, Thurgau, Switzerland
Again on top of Challhöchi, a really nice panoramic spot with views in all directions, especially to the main Swiss plains towards Olten and across the Jura chain towards Basel. Here a few aerial shots on a morning after first snow in November.
First Snow on Challhöchi, Basel-Landschaft, Schweiz
First Snow on Challhöchi, Basel-Landschaft, Schweiz
View across Jura mountain chain, with tank defense line from WWI, Challhöchi, BL, Switzerland
The Empire State Building through the pillar of the Brooklyn Bridge and then the compulsory bridge walk
Billy Joel fills the Madison Square Garden again
Chef’s Table-type dinner at Kajitsu’s
– a typical day in New York City
Walking the Brooklyn Bridge, New York, USA
Empire State Building through Brooklyn Bridge, New York, USA
Chef’s Table at Kajitsu, New York City, USA
Billy Joel in concert, Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
For the last day of hiking and traveling the Catskills, the weather cleared up and we finally had one of these brisk but clear sunny fall days that make the colors stand out. We hiked – like many others that day – the short path to the foot of the Kaaterskill double-section waterfall and then made a very leisurely stroll across the ledges above North-South Lakes a short distance away.
I hope the Kaaterskill photo is particularly enjoyable, as the space at the viewing platform is really limited and you typically would not be able to get this perspective photographed easily – it is in fact a DRI-panorama composite comprising 12 pictures originally that were merged.
Hiking the ledges near Sunset and Inspiration Point, North-South Lake, Hunter, New York, USA
Kaaterskill Creek just below the Falls, Hunter, New York, USA
Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) in its tree habitat, Catskills, New York, USA
Panorama of Kaaterskill Falls, Hunter, Catskills, New York, USA
Aerial shots from historic covered bridges in the Catskills, with a little bit of fall foliage left.
Millbrook covered bridge, Margaretville, New York
Livingston Manor Covered Bridge, Catskills, New York, USA
The final day in the Adirondacks – more ponds to hike to, more trees to come across, and more waterfalls to discover. You are looking at Connery Pond, Birch Trees and Split Rock Falls near Elizabethtown NY
Birch Tree, Adirondacks, New York, USA
Connery Pond, Lake Placid, Adirondacks, New York, USA
Split Rock Falls, Elizabethtown, New York, USA
It is definitely past peak here in the Adirondacks, with very little yellow and red color remaining on the deciduous trees, with the brown and grey of bare branches mixing with the evergreens.
Near Chapel Pond, Adirondacks, New York, USA
Copperas Pond, Adirondacks, New York, USA
Birch tree in the Adirondacks, New York, USA
Driving along ponds and streams, a few miles compressed into 30 seconds in this timelapse of the Adirondacks, filmed near Lake Placid, home of two Olympic Games in the state of New York
Timelapse in the Adirondacks, Lake Placid, New York, USA
The weather was really wet on this morning’s drive from Lake George in New York state across the bridge near Fort Ticonderoga into Vermont. At least the waterfalls were in full swing.
Shelving Rock Falls near Lake George, New York, USA
Pond near Lake George, New York, USA
Waren Falls on VT100, Warren, Vermont, USA
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