Gore mountain was a place that I went when I was younger to snowboard. I had never seen the mountain without snow and it looked very different. The differences were, my purpose for being there was different, there was an abundance of color and the forests were not bare. My friends and I were hiking the mountain and would stop every once and while to look at the view behind us. After a while down at the bottom there was this beautiful pond that had so many colors from the trees surrounding the perimeter that reflected back out of the water. The pond was so smooth, and would have been the perfect day to paddle. This was a fun -enjoyable afternoon to see the colors of fall before all the colors start to leave New York for this year. I was surprised to see all the color because of how late in the season it was and the loss of color in Canton, NY.