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Tracking, Trees, and Tranquility: An Afternoon in Glenmeal
This winter Nature Up North is featuring a Winter Ecology Series, in which St. Lawrence University students in Dr. Karl McKnight's Winter Ecology course share their observations from a weekly field trip to Glenmeal State Forest in Pierrepont. We hope you enjoy their accounts from days spent in the woods examining the fascinating ways plants and animals endure the North Country winter.
By Samantha Haab
First Day of Class
This winter Nature Up North is featuring a Winter Ecology Series, in which St. Lawrence University students in Dr. Karl McKnight's Winter Ecology course share their observations from a weekly field trip to Glenmeal State Forest in Pierrepont. We hope you enjoy their accounts from days spent in the woods examining the fascinating ways plants and animals endure the North Country winter.
By Addie Peterson
Walking in a North Country Winter Wonderland
As temperatures creep back to the 20s and 30s, I can’t picture a better way to enjoy the weather than hiking around the North Country. Whether you head to the Adirondacks or stay closer to home, the experience is 100% worthwhile.
Winter hiking on St. Regis
While technically it isn't winter, the peak of St. Regis seemed pretty wintery to me. Such a nice winter hike for those who aren't quite ready to tackle the iced over high peaks!
Osgood Pond
Starting at Church Pond, we made our way to Osgood with many detours to explore meandering marshy areas. Great trip for a relaxing afternoon!
Sunset on Cascade
Made it up an old favorite of mine to watch the sunset. The bald peak offers breathtaking views and the sunset was incredible. Such a great experience to watch Cascade cast shadows down on Keene, the sun slip beneath the horizon, and the night lights flicker on in Lake Placid. Well worth the hike and chilly breeze.
Ampersand
I completed my Saranac Lake 6er today on Ampersand. I met quite a few other soon-to-be-6ers along the way too. It was a perfect day for a hike and fungus spotting - the trail was loaded with several varieties!
Raquette River Otters
This spot, where Tupper Lake narrows into the Raquette River, is ideal for river otters. The river here never freezes completely, allowing otters plenty of openings to slip into the icy water and catch fish. Several times during the day I saw them on the ice, only to run outside with my camera and discover that they'd disappeared into the water again. Finally three of them stuck around for a while. I watched them hunt for about ten minutes before they moved down river. Awesome creatures.
ice storm 2013
Wanted to capture the beauty of nature from the ice storm 2013!