What's Your Nature?

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Encounters

Boundary

A blue spotted salamander and a green frog next to each other in the dirt.

While out looking for amphibians I flipped over a log next to the trail.


Doggy Snow Angels

Indiana Jones just loves the first real snow he can make snow Angels in!!  


March paddle on the Oswegatchie River

An unusually warm spring gave me an opportunity to kayak when I would normally be snowshoeing.


Pointe Au Roche State Park

Pointe Au Roche State Park is always a nice winter destination.


The Moore trail

A gloomy spring day hiking the trail from Wanakena to the Inlet.


Bloomindale Bog Hike- Gray Jay enjoying a snack

An easy rail-trail hike that always has Gray Jays looking for a snack.


Wellesley Island Paddle

A nice morning paddle from Eel Bay at the Minna Anthony Common Nature Center, through the Narrows


Chimney Bluffs State Park

Hiking Chimney Bluffs State Park along the shores of Lake Ontario. 


Rabbit Island Paddle on Spitfire Lake

Rabbit Island Paddle on Spitfire Lake. A plaque on Rabbit Island commemorates the tuberculos


Little Clear Pond Paddle

A nice morning spent paddling Little Clear Pond.


Paddling Kusaqua & Rainbow Lakes

Paddling Kusaqua & Rainbow Lakes from the Buck Pond campground. 


Lows Overlook

A nice bike & hike to Lows overlook during the peak of the foliage change.


West Branch of the Oswegatchie

A wilderness hike bake to the seldom-visited West Branch of the Oswegatchie River, at the Aldrich


Oswegatchie River paddle

My annual paddle from the Inlet to High Rock.


Lows Overlook from the Bog River

My annual kayak trip between Lows Lower and Upper Dams.


A snake lays on a thin sheet of ice on a small pond.

While walking along one of the smaller ponds at the Indian Creek Nature Preserve, I encountered t


Bird standing at edge of water.

We stopped off at Lower Lake, which was drained this year by the DEC to do some work.


A comet in the night sky

While certainly not located within the North Country, the relatively dark skies in the area certa


Fluffy Flakes

First snow of the season!


First snowfall

Took a drive and the rain started to look thick, turning into slush and then big, fat fluffy snow