Southville State Forest - Part 2

The dogs and I were hiking in the Southville State Forest and had just arrived at the lovely west branch of the St. Regis River. Daphne and Clover walked down to the water's edge:

Seamus, of course, went right into the water - and little Jack followed his big buddy:

I enjoyed the beauty while the dogs raced up and down the riverbank:

But then we started back up toward the trail which would return us to our car:

The rich bottomlands were carpeted in golden leaves:

There was a hilly section which took us back up to higher ground:

And it was entirely lovely:

By this time the dogs had calmed down and I had no trouble keeping them close to me:

It was a pleasant walk with happy dogs:

There were lots of side trips for sniffing the many forest smells:

And glorious autumn beauty:

This is why autumn in the northeast is so wonderful. But we weren't back to our car yet. I'll post Part 3 tomorrow: