Albany County πŸ“

Albany County (/ΛˆΙ”ΛlbΙ™niː/ awl-bΙ™-nee) is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England (James VII of Scotland). As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204.[1] As originally established, Albany County had an indefinite amount of land, but has only 530 square miles (1,400 km2) as of March 3, 1888. The county seat is Albany, the state capital.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_County,_New_York

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Exit 5A to Nowhere

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Before Corporate Woods was built, as seen in this 1973 Aerial Photo, Exit 5A of Interstate 90 was an "Exit to Nowhere".

Ortho Exit 5A to Nowhere

Map: Battery Diagram
Map: Empire State Topography
Map: Susquehanna State Forest
SVGZ Graphic: 19 percent of Upstate New Yorkers live in towns with fewer than 100 people per square mile
Terrain Map: Albany Pine Bush Study Area 1893

Swimming Hole

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This is the creek behind my parents house. It has a small swimming hole, that usually about 2-3 feet deep, enough to chill in during the summer.

Tuesday May 26, 2009 — Dormansville, New York
Map: Severence Hill Trail

Along Forest Road 73

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Driving along Forest Road 73 in the Green Mountain National Forest over Memorial Day Weekend.

Map: Cat Hollow State Forest