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ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS, NEW YORK, USA
9/23/13
Hi Everyone. Yesterday, we were at Zell (Mosel), Germany.
Today, we are going to the Adirondack Mountains
in New York to see some fall foliage. The Adirondack Mountains are an unusual geological formation located in
the northeastern lobe of New York in the United States.
The mountains rise in 11 different counties.
Unlike other mountain ranges that run along fault lines, the
Adirondack mountains resemble a dome. They were formed by recent
uplift that has exposed previously deeply buried and ancient rocks.
The Adirondacks do not form a connected range such as
the Rocky Mountains of the Western United States. They are
instead an eroded dome consisting of many peaks, either isolated
or in groups, often with little apparent order. There are
over one hundred summits, ranging from under 1,200 feet
to over 5,000 feet in elevation.
The Adirondack Mountains are contained within the 6.1 million acres
of the Adirondack Park, which includes a constitutionally protected
Forest Preserve of approximately 2,300,000 acres. About 43% of the
land is owned by the state, with 57% private inholdings,
heavily regulated by the Adirondack Park Agency. The park contains
thousands of streams, brooks and lakes, most famously Lake Placid,
adjacent to the village of Lake Placid, two-time site
of the Olympic Winter Games, and the Saranac Lakes, favored
by the sportsmen who made the Adirondacks famous.
The Adirondack Mountains are heavily forested, and include spruce, pine
and broad-leafed trees. Lumbering, once an important industry, has
been much restricted since the establishment of the State Park
in 1892. The Adirondack area was made a park mainly
because of the effect lumbering was having on the area
and Hudson water supply.
I hope you enjoy your hike through the beautiful
Adirondack mountain forest.
~Marsha~
MIRROR LAKE, LAKE PLACID
SARANAC LAKE
WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN
WINTER IN THE ADIRONDACKS
SPRUCE MOOSE
Today, we are going to the Adirondack Mountains
in New York to see some fall foliage.
The Adirondack Mountains are an unusual geological formation located in
the northeastern lobe of New York in the United States.
The mountains rise in 11 different counties.
Unlike other mountain ranges that run along fault lines, the
Adirondack mountains resemble a dome. They were formed by recent
uplift that has exposed previously deeply buried and ancient rocks.
The Adirondacks do not form a connected range such as
the Rocky Mountains of the Western United States. They are
instead an eroded dome consisting of many peaks, either isolated
or in groups, often with little apparent order. There are
over one hundred summits, ranging from under 1,200 feet
to over 5,000 feet in elevation.
The Adirondack Mountains are contained within the 6.1 million acres
of the Adirondack Park, which includes a constitutionally protected
Forest Preserve of approximately 2,300,000 acres. About 43% of the
land is owned by the state, with 57% private inholdings,
heavily regulated by the Adirondack Park Agency. The park contains
thousands of streams, brooks and lakes, most famously Lake Placid,
adjacent to the village of Lake Placid, two-time site
of the Olympic Winter Games, and the Saranac Lakes, favored
by the sportsmen who made the Adirondacks famous.
The Adirondack Mountains are heavily forested, and include spruce, pine
and broad-leafed trees. Lumbering, once an important industry, has
been much restricted since the establishment of the State Park
in 1892. The Adirondack area was made a park mainly
because of the effect lumbering was having on the area
and Hudson water supply.
I hope you enjoy your hike through the beautiful
Adirondack mountain forest.
~Marsha~
MIRROR LAKE, LAKE PLACID
SARANAC LAKE
WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN
WINTER IN THE ADIRONDACKS
SPRUCE MOOSE
Information from Wikipedia
This is a MelloMarsha creation
I do not take credit for the pictures
Thanks to the respective photographers
9-22-13
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