Autumn's Beauty, Here and There

I've been traveling around New York's north country this past week, delighting in the beauty that autumn grants us around this region. Here's just a digest of some of the splendor I beheld.

Pyramid Lake and Paradox Creek, Essex County:

Pyramid Lake, at dawn

Waterfall on Paradox Creek, with morning mist

Mud Pond at Moreau Lake State Park, Saratoga County:

Back bay shoreline

Shining Sumac thicket, Little Bluestem Grass meadow

Autumn's vivid colors in a single oak leaf

Another colorful oak leaf rests on a bed of Haircap Moss

Red Oak Ridge Trail, Moreau Lake State Park, Saratoga County:

Lake shore and mountain, morning light

White Baneberry with "doll's eyes" fruit

Striped Maple leaf with a colorful fungal spot

Saratoga National Historical Park (the Saratoga Battlefield), Saratoga County:

Colorful hardwoods, Round-headed Bushclover stalks in a rolling meadow of Little Bluestem Grass

The Hudson River and Washington County mountains, viewed from a battlefield height

Another view of the Hudson River, with farm fields beyond and a passing boat