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Northern Adirondacks – Early Fall Foliage

August 27th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Adirondack Life

No shortage of inquiries about Adirondack Fall foliage lately. Here’s another list like last year’s, this time with inexpensive and family-friendly places worth visiting in the Northern Adirondacks.

Last night hit 34 degrees in Saranac Lake and we still have days to go in August. Most people aren’t into “foliage-mode” until October, but here in the Northern Adirondacks things happen early. This means we get leaf change as early as mid-September. For sure at the higher elevations.

So if you’re looking for Autumn leaves early, here are some places I recommend. Bring the entire gang, because the only big cost is getting there. Here’s the list:

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The Ruffed Grouse

May 26th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Adirondack Life

Ruffed Grouse – Bonassa umbellus Large Image (2.72 Mb)

I just read over at Adirondack Lifestyle about her encounter with a Ruffed Grouse. I also had an encounter with one last Saturday, but it was far less violent. We were cleaning up around some old stone walls when “JT” heard a strange noise – sort of a thrumming. Well, about 2 feet in front of his face he spotted this nesting grouse. Normally, these birds take-off pretty quick, but this one would not move.

Birds are great…for eating! If there was such a thing as an “Adirondack Chicken”, then this is it. I haven’t had the pleasure. When it comes to appreciating birds, most would agree that Audubon is a good reference. I’ve always found his descriptions to be a wonderful read, only lacking in recipes:

The Ruffed Grouse – J. J. Audubon