Adirondack Park-
The Adirondack Park
is a part of New York's Forest Preserve
in in Upstate New York.
The park's boundary corresponds
to the Adirondack Mountains.
is a part of New York's Forest Preserve
in in Upstate New York.
The park's boundary corresponds
to the Adirondack Mountains.
Unlike most preserves, about 52 percent of the land
is privately owned inholdings heavily regulated
by the Adirondack Park Agency.
This area contains 102 towns and villages,
as well as numerous farms, businesses,
and an active timber harvesting industry.
The year-round population is 132,000,
with 200,000 seasonal residents.
The inclusion of human communities
makes the park one of the great experiments
in conservation in the industrialized world.
The park's 6.1 million acres include more than
10,000 lakes, 30,000 miles of rivers and streams,
and a wide variety of habitats including
wetlands and old-growth forests.
The West branch of the Ausable River
is one of New York State's
most famous trout streams.
The Ausable River journeys north
to its exodus to the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Canada Yew is the low growing evergreen shrub here.
The shrub is a favorite browse food of deer and moose.
The tan foam at the base of the falls is a natural
by-product of decaying vegetation.
Rain collects these natural foaming agents from
the organic residue of leaves, branches
and trees on the forest floor.
These agents are barred to the river
and react with the river water.
The extreme agitation of the river rushing
over the rocks of the falls
forms the foam in the pools below.
Amazing fresh green colors.
The sound of rushing water.
A cool day at the end of July.
Family and friends.
Family and friends.
Just can't beat that for an
outing in the Adirondacks.
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