Through my lens: The Adirondack Mountains

My favorite time of year is upon us... The brisk air, the smell of autumn, and the changing colors make a perfect combination for photography.  There is no better time to travel up to the mountains and capture these few short months of mother nature's greatest change.  Here are a few images from one of America's most wild places, The Adirondack Mountains.

This old barn still stands in a field below the high peaks of the Keene Valley at first light

Cascade Falls in all it's beauty just outside of Lake Placid

The last sliver of daylight coats the mountains towering over the Olympic town of Lake Placid

Birch trees line the mountain side throughout the region giving great texture to this colorful landscape

Sunrise light illuminates the clouds hovering around the high peaks

Half way up Giant Mountain gives you this view to keep you going

The sky jumps from the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid still stand tall over the landscape

A small section of a 200 foot plus waterfall surrounded by the many colors of nature

We hiked in the pitch black 3000 feet up to catch this amazing landscape at first light atop Mt Jo