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

Alder Pond

It seems like Alder Pond is reverting back to marsh, or at least has some water quality issues. The pond was green from algae, which probably means it's overloaded from nutrients. Not much development around, maybe it's from campers doing their business too close to the pond? There are no outhouses here except the port-a-potty by the parking area.

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

Monagup Mountain Range

This looking south across the pond, down towards where the put in and the dam is located.

Taken on Saturday August 28, 2010 at Big Pond.