USA, NY: Kevin visits the Ashokan Reservoir...

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melissa · #1 Post by **melissa** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:03 pm

I wanted to show everyone pics of the beautiful Ashokan Reservoir in upstate NY. It along with other smaller reservoirs supply city dwellers with water.

There is a 1.25 mile marked and paved walking path along side of the upper basin of the reservoir. Here is the beginning of the path:

Here you can see the beautiful fall foliage:

There was a very strong sun yesterday, in fact, it was blinding and Kevin forgot her sunglasses:

The reservoir:

As we were walking:

Kevin came upon a cute wooly bear caterpillar:

We walked past clovers:

Snapdragons:

Drying grasses:

And even a yellow sign:

We walked to the half mile marker:

Then Kevin wanted to sit on the guard rail and take some pics:

View to the left of Kevin:

View to the right of Kevin:

All of these pics and a few more available to view super large on my flickr:

#2 Post by **Mikan** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:16 pm

Looks like you and Kevin had a lovely walk! The fall foliage is spectacular, and I just love that cute fuzzy caterpillar and the gorgeous pink clover... that's the most orchid-like clover flower ever ... lol.

yoof san · #3 Post by **yoof san** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:32 pm

Kevin's so lucky to have enjoyed this walk with you. I really love the autumn colors there. We don't have that here much.

P.S. That caterpillar looks real cute, but I think it would've scared me in person.

teddybear4me2 · #4 Post by **teddybear4me2** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:36 am

I love the beautiful fall foliage view and all those lovely flowers in the wild (itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s amazing you know all their names). Wow, that caterpillar is so unique; it must be like a giant creature to Kevin. Wonderful photos, thank you for posting them.

nataluna · #5 Post by **nataluna** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:31 pm

yeah i'm thinking that caterpillar would have been the size of a medium dog or a really big cat to her, right?

i like best the nature macros and kevin sitting on the rail.

great details and colors!!

#6 Post by **Mikan** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:19 pm

I'm wondering if the snapdragons are "butter and eggs" (toadflax)?

I started seeing them on the East Coast and just really like them!

Although... now I see it was introduced from the "steppes of Europe and Asia in the 1700s" ... and is an invasive species ... doh! (But I still think they are cute!)

Ah, the interesting factoids that come out of cultural exchanges... lol.

bluesime · #7 Post by **bluesime** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 3:10 am

Beautiful series. Melissa, you must live near Jennie too. Upstate NY where there are wonderful lake like this one. Kevin is such a lucky girl!! Love the series of her three photos together.
Thank you Melissa^^

melissa · #8 Post by **melissa** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 12:25 pm

P.S. That caterpillar looks real cute, but I think it would've scared me in person.

yoofsan... that cute little caterpillar is only about 1.5 inches long

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the pics. I thought members might like to see the fall colors

I love the beautiful fall foliage view and all those lovely flowers in the wild (itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s amazing you know all their names)

Thanks Dana... I only know the names because my mother used to tell me when I was little and we went for walks.

yeah i'm thinking that caterpillar would have been the size of a medium dog or a really big cat to her, right?

LOL... actualy it was about the size of her shoe

I'm wondering if the snapdragons are "butter and eggs" (toadflax)?

Thanks Mikan...I only know them as snapdragons. These were very close to the ground like ground cover.

Melissa, you must live near Jennie too. Upstate NY where there are wonderful lake like this one

Thank you Blue... Yes, I live in upstate NY but it is a very big place (almost all of NY is considered upstate except for the actual city, which is a small portion of the state) so I don't know how close we actually are.

nataluna · #9 Post by **nataluna** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:00 pm

wow i guess i got used to most of the bugs being bigger here. moved to SC from syracuse in 1996 and so it's been a long time.

dolldivatude · #10 Post by **dolldivatude** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:55 pm

Such beautiful pics!!

Thanks for these. They have proven very therapeutic for me tonight.

Novapony · #11 Post by **Novapony** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:50 pm

Thanks for these. They have proven very therapeutic for me tonight

Ditto
Lovely pics-I want to be there right now..

elfinity · #12 Post by **elfinity** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:37 pm

oooh, I missed this post!

So glad I've looked at it now! So so beautiful! I adore upstate New York at any time of the year, but the "golden fall" is an especially gorgeous time!

Looks like you and Kevin had a great time! Thanks for sharing.

blackiegracie · #13 Post by **blackiegracie** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:25 pm

Oh wow! How did I miss these pictures?!

They are stunning Melissa! Your photos of the wildlife and scenery are amazingly beautiful!

Looks a perfect place for a walk! There's a similar place I love to go walking in San Diego, called Lake Murray, but I always forget to bring my camera and a Momoko!

Smiles

Zoila