Kudos to our friends at adirondacksusa.com for their recent "Essex highlands" interactive Rt 22 panorama. It popped up in their recent twitter stream with the suggestion that it was a prime destination for cycling. To be sure! Enjoy the Essex Rt 22 panorama's interactivity by … [Read more...] about Interactive Essex Rt 22 Panorama
Landscape
The Wildfire Next Time
We may not need to brace ourselves for “The Big One”, as do San Francisco and Sanford & Son, but we should prepare for worsening disturbances. Wildfire can be a natural disturbance of unpredictably enhancing qualities; but in a climate chaos century, in a fragmented … [Read more...] about The Wildfire Next Time
Visions of Summer in Essex 2015
Summer in Essex. Beauty. Bliss. Blur! There's no question that experiencing summer in Essex is like stepping into a movie. Bucolic vistas. Farm fresh foods. The sounds and smells of rural, lakeside living. A symphony of wind strummed sailboat halyards and seagulls and … [Read more...] about Visions of Summer in Essex 2015
Wildway Overlook Trail
These photographs were taken on the Champlain Area Trails Wildway Overlook trail early in the morning on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. The trail is a short one mile or so from Brookfield Road in the town of Essex, New York. It is an amazing view of the great diversity we have in the … [Read more...] about Wildway Overlook Trail
Across the Lake
Looking to the east Separated by this lake Are the people That each morning wake To look upon these mountains Farms, meadows and rivers Within which we live And are able to call home By Tom Stransky, April 2015 Related articles The Transfer … [Read more...] about Across the Lake