It was cold but quiet. I ran into some hikers on the trail but saw nobody at the tower. 

Looking north-west from the firetower at the fading colors, on this late October day. The terrian in this direction, which shows part of Petersburgh State Forest, is relatively rolling, but not mountaness, although a clearer you could certainly see the Adirondacks from here.

Maybe somewhat faded by the late season and relatively dry autumn, there were still many excellent reds and yellows to be taken in from the Dickinson Firetower.

To be fair, I didn't get a really early start but also I poked around and it was dusk before I realized it. 

The colors were faded to mostly red by the time I got to Long Pond, but it still was a beauitful end of the day.

The colors were quite beautiful walking along the Firetower trail.