A Return To Basford Falls, One Week Later

It had already begun to rain lightly, but my sister and niece had driven all the way out to visit and we were nearby, so we stopped at Basford Falls which I'd just visited the previous week:

It was a short and scenic hike in to the Grasse River. My niece was the first to arrive at the roaring falls:

The water level at Basford Falls was considerably lower than it had been only one week earlier, but still it was a magnificent sight:

Just as we had done at Lampson Falls, we walked downstream to explore the quieter waters and see some autumn colors:

It began to rain a bit harder and we concluded that this would be our final hike of the day:

Madeline and Fergus explored the rocky edges of the falls:

And my family was convinced that the Adirondacks Park was a scenic gem and a wonderful place to live:

Seamus, surprisingly, stayed out of the water this time. Perhaps he considered it enough to be rained on:

We decided to leave the falls and walk upstream to explore:

From above the falls, I could see how they would be frightening for canoeists, especially in high water season:

My sister took the Papillons for a walk upstream along the quiet shores of the Grasse River:

But it began to rain harder and we knew we had to call it a day. We returned to the car and drove back to the farm house. My sister and niece decided to leave for home a day early. As planned, they left dear little Madeline behind to live with my dogs. It had been a very good visit, but the goodbyes were sad. From this point on, Madeline will appear with my dogs in any blog postings: