East view from Sawyer is more colorful
It's lower elevations around Indian Lake and the sun is at my back so the colors are much better.
Taken on Saturday September 26, 2020 at Sawyer Mountain.Why ads? π€ / Privacy Policy π³
It's lower elevations around Indian Lake and the sun is at my back so the colors are much better.
Taken on Saturday September 26, 2020 at Sawyer Mountain.All chained on up.
Taken on Saturday September 22, 2012 at Moose River Plains.Last summer was naturally a bit of a toned-down summer due to COVID-19 on my vacation, as social distancing was a necessity with no vaccine available at that point to make travel and exposure to strangers safe once again. But I actually kind of liked the toned-down week, staying in the same campsite and several days spent with my truck parked, hiking around the National Forest exploring the woods and having a few drinks while reading a book, rather then the go-go nature of so many vacations past. I also intentionally camped where I wouldn’t have good cell service, to keep off the phone.
This summer I can kind of want to do the same thing, with an emphasis on what I did last year that I found memorable – exploring new places and doing new activities. That doesn’t mean necessarily traveling long distances but instead just hiking trails and kayaking places I hadn’t been to before. There are some gorges in Ithaca I haven’t hiked, and several different trails I haven’t done. They call Watkins Glen “Trail Town”, at least in the downtown where the Finger Lakes and North Country Trail Intersect, there are many trails I haven’t done. If the wind is good and calm, I want to paddle up more of the shore of Seneca Lake, and there is much more time I want to spend at the Big Bad Indian Swamp observing the birds and wildlife and fishing.
Looking out across Indian Lake.
Taken on Saturday September 26, 2020 at Watch Hill.Lots of reds and color, looking east out over Indian Lake.
Taken on Saturday September 26, 2020 at Sawyer Mountain.Probably not necessary but I'm wearing the orange hat π§’ for safety.
Taken on Saturday September 26, 2020 at Watch Hill.So there was a lot of shoreline visible along the Watch Hill beach but also a ton of color.
Taken on Saturday September 26, 2020 at Watch Hill.