Andy Arthur.
Piseco-Powley Road
on May 30, 2011.
The 20 mile Piseco-Powley Seasonal Road is located in the Ferris Lake Wild Forest and runs between Piseco Lake and Sratford, NY in the South-Central Adirondacks. It's known for it's roadside campsites, remote wilderness routing, East Canada Creek, Potholers, and hikes to various lakes. These are the pictures I took on that particular Monday in May.
Related Fodder: East Canada Creek at Powley Place, Ferris Lake Designated Roadside Campsites, Where to Camp in Ferris Lake Wild Forest.
Related Maps: Ferris Lake.
Related Photos: Piseco-Powley Road.
... locations of photos are estimates that were done using heads-up digitizing.
Waking Up Deligted to See the Sun. All that light and bright green was sorely missing from Powley Place when I camped there most of the weekend, until Memorial Day worked it's way around.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 34.7" W 74° 39' 16.42"
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Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/400 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 400, EV -1/3, Focal Length: 38mm.
Making Coffee.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 34.63" W 74° 39' 16.13")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/160 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 400, EV -1/3, Focal Length: 38mm.
Drinking Coffee, Enjoying the Sunlight. And sitting back to a delightful breakfast ...
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 34.81" W 74° 39' 15.98")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/800 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 400, Focal Length: 38mm.
Citronella Candel. It looks a little beat up, because on Saturday I accidentally drove over it with my pickup truck. Too bad.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 34.81" W 74° 39' 15.98")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/80 sec, Aperature: f/3.2, ISO 400, Focal Length: 69mm.
Campsite. With all those beautiful sunrays beating down on it.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 35.1" W 74° 39' 15.77")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/200 sec, Aperature: f/3.2, ISO 400, Focal Length: 67mm.
Spruce Along East Canada Creek. This one was not old growth, but still pretty on this sunny springtime morning.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 35.46" W 74° 39' 16.45")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/1250 sec, Aperature: f/5.6, ISO 400, Focal Length: 38mm.
Big Alderbed Mountain. On the amazingly sunny Memorial Day.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 32.65" W 74° 39' 3.31")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/1600 sec, Aperature: f/5.6, ISO 400, Focal Length: 38mm.
North Through Powley Place.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 33.12" W 74° 39' 2.52")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/800 sec, Aperature: f/4.0, ISO 80, Focal Length: 38mm.
Big Alderbed Mountain.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 33.12" W 74° 39' 2.52")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/640 sec, Aperature: f/4.0, ISO 80, Focal Length: 38mm.
Twisting Through West Branch. Of the East Canada Creek.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 34.52" W 74° 39' 1.87")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/640 sec, Aperature: f/4.0, ISO 80, Focal Length: 38mm.
Made It Over That Beaver Dam. Now further upstream ..
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 36.04" W 74° 39' 0.22")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/1000 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 80, Focal Length: 38mm.
Trees Along the West Branch.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 37.76" W 74° 38' 58.99")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/640 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 80, Focal Length: 38mm.
The Look of Springtime.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 46.62" W 74° 38' 54.53")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/640 sec, Aperature: f/3.2, ISO 80, EV -1/3, Focal Length: 69mm.
Approaching Another Beaver Dam.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 46.69" W 74° 38' 49.78")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/800 sec, Aperature: f/4.5, ISO 80, EV -1/3, Focal Length: 64mm.
Up We Go ...
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 45.65" W 74° 38' 49.09")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/800 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 80, EV -1/3, Focal Length: 38mm.
Looks Bigger Then It Appears. That said, yesterday it was much easier to climb with the higher water levels.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 45.58" W 74° 38' 49.06")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/500 sec, Aperature: f/3.2, ISO 80, EV -1/3, Focal Length: 159mm.
Feet on the Deck. Soaking up the beautiful sun!
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 39.31" W 74° 38' 57.52")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/640 sec, Aperature: f/5.6, ISO 80, Focal Length: 38mm.
Reflections.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 37.08" W 74° 38' 59.75")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/640 sec, Aperature: f/4.0, ISO 80, Focal Length: 38mm.
Powley Place Bridge on a Sunny Day. It was so much nicer on Monday then the rest of the weekend, making me wish I had Tuesday off from work.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 35.06" W 74° 39' 13.57")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/800 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 80, Focal Length: 38mm.
Along East Canada Creek.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 37.15" W 74° 39' 19.12")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/640 sec, Aperature: f/4.0, ISO 80, Focal Length: 38mm.
Beaver Lodge On Banks.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 38.77" W 74° 39' 17.93")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/320 sec, Aperature: f/3.2, ISO 80, Focal Length: 94mm.
Fire Out, Campsite Cleaned Up. And I made sure to pack out anything that didn't burn ...
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 34.63" W 74° 39' 16.27")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/200 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 200, Focal Length: 38mm.
All Packed Up. Sorry to be leaving it all behind...
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 34.34" W 74° 39' 16.27")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/200 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 200, Focal Length: 38mm.
Campsite.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 34.16" W 74° 39' 16.02")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/250 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 200, Focal Length: 38mm.
DEC Regulations Sign.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 35.1" W 74° 39' 15.88")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/250 sec, Aperature: f/3.2, ISO 200, EV +2/3, Focal Length: 105mm.
Another Campsite in Powley Place.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 46.22" W 74° 39' 8.03")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/640 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 80, Focal Length: 38mm.
Piseco-Powley Road Between Old Growth Trees. You can see the massive Old Growth Spruce Trees, along the left hand side of Piseco-Powley Road.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 18' 46.84" W 74° 39' 6.73")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/640 sec, Aperature: f/4.5, ISO 80, Focal Length: 105mm.
Potholers. If the water wasn't so cold, and it wasn't "break away" day to head back to home, I am sure this area would have been packed.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 16' 30" W 74° 39' 48.02")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/800 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 80, Focal Length: 38mm.
Lot of Water in Potholers. I am sure the water levels are much lower in summer, and probably it's wonderful to sit down in the granite-like holes worn into the rocks betwen the boulders.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 16' 29.71" W 74° 39' 47.95")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/1000 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 80, Focal Length: 38mm.
Potholers.
Piseco-Powley Road on May 30, 2011. (N 43° 16' 29.71" W 74° 39' 47.95")
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/1000 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 80, Focal Length: 38mm.
“The policy of the state shall be to conserve and protect its natural resources and scenic beauty and encourage the development and improvement of its agricultural lands for the production of food and other agricultural products.”
— Article 14, Section 4 NY State Constitution