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

Edge of Tailings Pile

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This picture gives you a more realistic view of what the tailings pile road looks like, when your not trying to make everything look all purty.

Taken on Saturday May 21, 2011 at Tahawus.

Towards Sand Pond Mountain

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It is the mountain peak in the distance, with Cheney Pond and an unnamed ridge in the foreground. Along that shore there, not visible in this picture, is the paddle in campsites, and the Cheney Pond Lean-To.

Taken on Saturday May 21, 2011 at Lester Flow and Cheney Pond.