civilized ku # 721 ~ Autumn color # 39

Long Lake Motel ~ Long Lake, NY - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggen

ku # 822 / civilized ku # 720 ~ Autumn color # 38

Stream ~ NYS Rt. 28 near Blue Mountain Lake, NY - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggen

civilized ku # 719 ~ Autumn color # 38

Tree and garage ~ Wanakena, NY - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggenI have discovered that no matter how much Percocet/Oxycodone I put into my body, the only semi-comfortable position I can assume is flat on my back. A position which is not at all conducive to working on the computer. I guess there is no avoiding pain when you have a 6 inch incision in your abdomen/groin.

Therefore, today's entries are light on words. Maybe tomorrow things will be better.

picture windows # 56 ~ Autumn color # 37

Main lodge window / The Hedges ~ Blue Mountain Lake, NY - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggen

civilized ku # 718 / ku # 822 ~ Autumn color # 35, 36

Rainbow over Rock Island ~ Blue Mountain Lake, NY - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggen
Rainbow over Rock Island ~ Blue Mountain Lake, NY - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggen

ku # 821 ~ Autumn color # 34

Micro-burst blow down LARGE ~ 5 Ponds Wilderness Area - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggen
Micro-burst blow down SMALL ~ 5 Ponds Wilderness Area - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggen15 years, ago an extremely powerful, violent, and destructive storm swept through the NW corner of the Adirondack PARK. The relatively brief storm downed thousands of trees covering over one million acres in the Adirondacks - the result of quite a number of microbursts. The area pictured above was the sight of one of the microbursts.

A few months after the storm, The Cinemascapist and The Landscapist set out to spend a few days backpacking in the 5 Ponds Wilderness Area. Unbeknownst to them, the area pictured above was a mere 1/2 mile from the trailhead and it was totally impassable - hundreds of mature trees were stacked like match sticks in a jumbled tangle that was 8-15 feet high. Scrambling to the top of the pile (at its western end), the pair realized that continued passage was not going to happen. So, they turned around and headed for a different area of the PARK.

FYI, The Landscapist was so utterly dumbstruck by the sight that, even though he had 2 cameras on his person, not a single picture was made. It should also be noted that The Cinemascapist wasn't interested in picture making at all at that time.

And, BTW, (r-l) that's The Cinemascapist, my ex wife, Hugo, the wife, and The Cinemascapist's the wife looking on in the above picture.

picture windows # 55 ~ Autumn color # 33

Picture window / Long Lake Motel ~ Long Lake, NY - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggenWhen I entered this motel room in Long Lake, my first impression was that I was looking at a photo-mural.

civilized ku # 717 ~ Autumn color # 32

The Hedges / main lodge porch ~ Blue Mountain lake, NY - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggenThis picture is a manual 2-exposure blend.

FYI, this entry and the 2 preceding it were posted after my return from this AM's hernia surgery.