There is still beauty...
 

...in this sometimes ugly & hateful world we live in. I took these last week while on vacation in the Adirondack Mountains in Jay, NY. Please take a look at them, take a deep breath & know that there is still good in this world.

Our private cabin on the banks of the Ausable River:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...s/100_1021.jpg

Ausable River from our "backyard":

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...s/100_0957.jpg

Ausable Chasm:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...s/100_1013.jpg

Ausable Chasm:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...s/100_0979.jpg

Ausable Chasm:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...s/100_0983.jpg

Gondola at Whiteface Mountain:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...s/100_1041.jpg

The happily married couple (1 whole year, lol) in the gondola:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...s/100_1036.jpg

At the bottom of Whiteface:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...s/100_1016.jpg

What a great photo, Paula. Very beautiful. :thumbsup:

Beautiful photos! :)

Looks like a beautiful and peaceful place. Very nice job with the photos, Paula!:thumbsup:

Those are great Paula. Thanks.

Bottom of Whiteface:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...s/100_1042.jpg

Fall folliage:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...s/100_1024.jpg

Top of Buttermilk Falls:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...s/100_1057.jpg

Buttermilk Falls (Yes, I am wearing a tie-dye. Bite me)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...s/100_1054.jpg

I love leaves :D
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...s/100_1051.jpg

The crappy weather actually made it more gorgeous:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...s/100_1015.jpg

You both you so cute and happy! Congrats on the one year.:)

Last but not least. I found this sign at the top of Whiteface Mountain:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...s/100_1032.jpg

OK, it reads "The Ledges", but I cropped it for us. :p

Gorgeous pictures. Makes me want to go hiking or something...and that is SO not like me. I'm a city boy to the core.

Gorgeous couple! Gorgeous photos! You're so lucky you get fall foliage. I got excited the other day when I saw ONE orange-leafed tree along the highway.

Thanks Paula ! Fantastic nature shots. And the hubby is a doll.:wavey:

Omg!!
 

There it is folks....The Ledge! Paula found it! :thumbsup:

Wonderful pics! Looks like a place I'd love to visit. :nod:

That's great! I love it.

Those pictures are gorgeous! I love going somewhere like that and taking beautiful pictures! Nice folliage pics, too!

What an adorable couple you guys make! So cute.

Thanks for the compliments. I'm glad you're all enjoying them. Figured I'd post something positive on The Ledge for a change. Now hopefully nobody will argue over which is better, water or trees. :angel:

'Night Hil. 'Night Diss. 'Night Sparky. 'Night Christy. 'Night John Boy.

Thanks for sharing...
 

your photos Paula.

*sigh*. It's everywhere I want to be. Thanks, Paula. Glad you had a good time. Could your husband be finer? Oh, you look great, too.

very nice! I live in the mountains myself, the Western Slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains...very pretty....
here is the link:
http://magalia.ontheridge.com/
and here are the pictures:
Little Grand Canyon
http://www.paradisedirect.com/paradi...s/bcanyon2.jpg
Honeyrun covered bridge (at the bottom of the Canyon)
http://www.paradisedirect.com/paradise/pics/honrun2.jpg
Magalia Reservoir
http://www.paradisedirect.com/paradise/pics/magres2.jpg
Paradise Lake
http://www.paradisedirect.com/paradi...s/parlake2.jpg
Magalia Inn
http://www.paradisedirect.com/paradise/pics/maginn2.jpg
Merlo Park in Stirling City
http://www.paradisedirect.com/paradi...s/merlopk2.jpg
Feather River Canyon
http://www.paradisedirect.com/paradise/pics/friver.jpg
Feather River Canyon2
http://www.paradisedirect.com/paradi...s/frbridge.jpg

Now you can see why I LOVE this place......I cant think of anyplace prettier tthan Northern California in the mountains :) :nod:

Gorgeous photos, Paula!!!! Congratulations on your anniversary!!!

Ya know, it's places like this that make me regret that I was born and raised here in flatlands. It's also places like that that make me want to quit my job, move west, and become a park ranger!:lol: I'm serious as hell about it, too!

I prefer the Santa Cruz mountain area myself. But CA is just full of beautiful places, almost anywhere you look.

Come to New England during autumn! Winter ain't too shabby, either.

I loved seeing your pictures, Paula. They're very beautiful.

I would love to see it! It's beautiful here now, too. I love fall! I've thought about going south to a place called Brown County this weekend, just to look at the trees, and ride horses... sounds like a plan!

Fall is the best, isn't it?

I was thinking of moving a while back, but opted not to. I can't imagine living anywhere but New England. It's too precious to me, there's no other place like my great state of Massachusetts. Even when I'm away, I miss it greatly. That's love, baby. :laugh:

I feel the same way about Indiana, but, I'm getting bored and restless. I really would go west. I fell in love with Northern California when I was out there. I've never been to the east coast, though. Will have to try and make it out there soon.

I LOVE NEW ENGLAND! I've got such blue state tastes!

we have autumn too ya know!

Very lovely pictures, guys!
I guess we all feel the place we live/love is the most beautiful. Here are pictures of 'home' to me. My ancestors came from Scotland and settled in the mountains and coves of North Carolina, Tennessee, and southeastern Kentucky. The Great Smokies, Blue Ridge, Natahala, etc. Legend says that the Scots settled here because the area reminded them so much of their beloved Scottish Highlands. To my family, nothing compares to this beauty.

http://smokyphotos.com/images/leconte.jpg
http://smokyphotos.com/images/CadesCove3.jpg
http://smokyphotos.com/images/Wayah5.jpg
http://smokyphotos.com/images/BlueRidge2.jpg
http://smokyphotos.com/images/BlueRidge10.jpg
http://smokyphotos.com/images/2000AndrewsBald10.jpg

This last picture is the Walker Sisters Cabin. The Walker Sisters were 5 self sufficient women who lived here during the first part of the 20th century. They were also my great-great aunts. They lived with no electricity or running water, grew everything they ate, and made their own clothing and furniture. Newspaper from the 40's still covers the inside walls of the cabin. Real pioneer women, especially for the times they lived in. When the Smoky Mountains were in the midst of becoming a national park, the sisters refused to sell their land and move. Finally, after the park dedication in 1936, president Roosevelt paid a secret visit to them in a last ditch effort to convice them. 6 months later, they signed on the dotted line, with the stipulation that they could live out there lives in their family home. The last sister passed away in the 1960's.
http://smokyphotos.com/images/2000WalkerSisters3.jpg

Argh!!! My hometown. And my first job!!! Quit spying on me!!!!:xoxo: :rolleyes:
Brown County's okay, it's Nashville that sucks!!! There's NO such thing as privacy there, period. Everybody knows the low down on everyone in the place. If you don't mind your entire community up your ass, it's a great place to live!:rolleyes: Me, personally, I couldn't get out of there fast enough!!!!!
And again, Brown County State Park saddle barn was my first job, at 13! Shoveling horse**** out of the stalls, and running the pony rides. My uncle works there a couple days a week now, just for something to do in his retirement.


Once you've been bitten in the ass, HARD, by a pony, you'll never feel the same way about them, again. Apparently, she liked biting 13 yo booty... Surely she's dead by now.....:rolleyes:

:sorry: for the stroll down mammary lane.:)

Are you still going to be saying that you would never leave New England when this winter comes? I want to hear you say that when the freezing cold and snow arrive.:p :laugh:

Beautiful pics, Paula! I used to visit that part of the world far more often when I lived in Montreal... Quebec's eastern Townships, down through Vermont, also absolutely stunning this time of year.

And Happy Anniversary!! Your hubby's a hottie. :nod:

awesome photos, the fall is beautiful up there, we are just now getting the trees to start shanging colors aroung here~

Great pictures Paula
 

That is great news to hear. I am going to NH and VT and Western MA leaving this Wednesday until Sunday. I hope to get some nice foliage pics.
We are not going too far north just a bit over the MA border.
Do you happen to know where the "Stonehenge" in NH is located?