Delaware County

Delaware County is a county located in the US state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980.

Delaware County is located in the southern part of the state, separated from the state of Pennsylvania by the Delaware River. It is east of Binghamton and southwest of Albany. The county contains part of the Catskill Mountains. The county is within a region called the Southern Tier of New York State.

The highest point is an approximately 3,520-foot (1,073 m) summit of Bearpen Mountain along the Greene County line. The lowest point is along the Delaware River. The county is drained by the headwaters of the Delaware. It has a hilly surface, and the soil in the valleys is exceedingly fertile. The Delaware and Susquehanna rivers are here navigable by boats.

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

Light Hits Bank

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The first rays hit the western bank of the lake, providing some of the greens of the day once again.

Taken on Sunday August 29, 2010 at Big Pond.

Nasty Algae Crap

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This was at the marshy end of the pond. The algae soup was not as bad in the center of the lake, but it still had a nasty green sheen to the whole lake. This is in the middle of Catskill Park, there are no farms or houses upstream, so I'm not sure if it was just the weather or poor practices from campers.

Taken on Sunday August 29, 2010 at Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest.