Adirondack High Peaks Region In Autumn

The dogs and I got on Route 73 at Exit 30 of the Northway and headed toward the High Peaks Region. I was again taken by surprise at the colors I was seeing along the road. This  first photo shows both lovely autumn colors and low clouds shrouding the next mountain:

Driving through mountainous country between rainstorms is always a favorite of mine. Being able do so right after a rain while the clouds are low, caressing the mountains, is even better:

This autumn colors were outstanding:

My three Papillons in the front seat watched with great interest as we passed by a pond:

And white birch trunks accented the reds and golds near another pond:

I stopped on a hill in the town of Lake Placid and saw this gorgeous scene:

And the dogs were all waiting for me back in my little red car. Notice the row of trees across the road:

Patches of brilliant color mixed with green wherever I looked:

I stopped at Lake Flower in the town of Saranac Lake to photograph  this autumn scene, with New England Asters and a brightly colored mountain with its head in the clouds. Empty docks lined one shore as apparently folks had already brought in their boats for the winter.

As we passed by near Lake Clear, I aimed my camera out the car window just as Madeline turned to look at me. Which is prettier, Madeline or the colorful trees?:

Church Pond in the town of Brighton was especially lovely that morning:

And Route 458 was breathtaking as it passed through the high Adirondack flatland not too far from my farm. The only mountain which I could see here was almost hidden by the clouds: