Gorge-ous!

Ithaca's Buttermilk Falls... a must-see!
Photo by Sarah Clowe. All rights reserved.

In addition to visiting with friends and family, and enjoying various cultural activities, this month has been a great opportunity for us to hike around some beautiful areas in the Capital Region, Adirondacks, and Western New York. 

I've said it before... Scott E. Brown's New York Waterfalls: A Guide for Hikers and Photographers (Stackpole Books) is an extremely useful guide for telling us how to get there, locate and photograph the best views. Here are a few of mine...

In order of appearance:

Hadley Mountain, Hadley, New York
Buttermilk Falls State Park, Ithaca, New York

Taughannock Falls State Park, Ithaca, New York

Letchworth State Park, Castile, New York

All photos by Jeremy (and Sarah) Clowe. Canon EOS Rebel T3, 

EFS 18-55 mm, EFS 55-250 m. Minimal Photoshop color/light correction.

©Jeremy Clowe. All rights reserved.

Sightseeing

Mont Royal... Saint Joseph's Oratory... absolutely beautiful! A good hike and plenty of inspiring views in this city... there's no excuse for not going to church in Montreal!

Happy Trails...

Beautiful day. We decided to get out and go for a hike around the Lisha Kill Nature Trail in Niskayuna, not far from where Sarah grew up. It felt good to lose ourselves in the woods for a little while (despite the QR Codes!)...

All photos ©Jeremy Clowe. All rights reserved.

LInks: 

Schenectady County Nature Preserves and Trails

With a Little Luck...

Happy St. Patrick's Day! It was a beautiful day, so we took the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors. We joined Sarah's family for a hike around the Plotterkill Preserve in Schenectady County−it was a little muddy in parts, but things are starting to come to life, and the smell of pine trees mixed with other foliage was good for the spirit. 


There were still patches of ice here and there, and the nearby river was racing (appearing, at times, like flowing milk). We were hoping to add another waterfall to our list, but the connecting point on our trail appeared to have washed away by last year's Hurricane Irene storm, so we just enjoyed a healthy hike and each other's company.


I was feeling a little down earlier in the day, so I think a walk in the woods was just what I needed. Playing uncle to Sarah's two nephews is also good fun−a further chance to be silly and to entertain. It goes without saying that I am a lucky man to have such a lovely fiancee, and equally blessed to enjoy spending time with her family. Now if only my other great wish for the year would come true. I didn't find a four-leaf clover, but here's hoping that the couple pints of Guinness from the night before will offer me a spot of that old "Irish luck" that I need... back to "work" tomorrow.

Photos by Jeremy Clowe. All rights reserved.