Essex County

Essex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,370. Its county seat is Elizabethtown. Along with Hamilton County, Essex is entirely within the Adirondack Park.

Essex County is in the northeastern part of New York State, just west of Vermont along the eastern boundary of the State. The eastern boundary of Essex County is Lake Champlain, which serves as the New York – Vermont border at an elevation of just under 100 feet (30.5 m). The highest natural point in New York, Mount Marcy at 5,344 feet (1,629 m), is in the Town of Keene. The Ausable River forms a partial northern boundary for the county.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_County,_NY

Huntley Pond

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Look straight ahead, nothing but blue skies on this beautiful early May morning in the Adirondacks.

Taken on Sunday May 5, 2013 at Huntley Pond.

Four Mile Meadow

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Ever since college I've been fascinated by the section of the Adirondack Northway that goes through a valley known as the Four Mile Meadow by Lincoln Pond, as seen on the 1953 Elizabethtown topographic map. While little signs of the Meadow exist anymore, I wonder if it was a natural meadow or due to logging. This section of the Northway really cut through the wilderness when it was built.

Four Mile Meadow, 1952 Before the Adirondack Northway

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I have a bit of an obsession over Four Mile Meadow for many years now since my college days, which they ran the Adirondack Northway through. So I georeferenced an aerial photo from 1952 of the Four Mile Meadow on the MapWarper.