Here's a much wilder overview of the Lake George watershed than the view from above the Beach Road. This view from above Jabe Pond near Hague, looks into the Silver Bay / Huletts Landing / Black Mountain area of Lake George. carlheilman.com
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Here's a much wilder overview of the Lake George watershed than the view from above the Beach Road. This view from above Jabe Pond near Hague, looks into the Silver Bay / Huletts Landing / Black Mountain area of Lake George. carlheilman.com
'The Queen of American Lakes' yesterday on a beautiful Labor Day weekend afternoon during a flight with North Country Heliflite
I made a delivery run across the Adirondacks on Thursday, making sure stores all around the region from Old Forge, to Lake Placid, and Bolton Landing had a good supply of our 2026 calendars, puzzles, and playing cards. Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend!
The glow of early morning light over the Acadia shoreline, above a couple of the photographers in the June 2025 workshop group. carlheilman.com
The Nicandri Nature Center Moai statue (Easter Island statue). This gnarled old maple is right along one of their trails, on the edge of the bank along the St Lawrence River. I had a great time with folks during the Saturday afternoon and evening workshop!
Sunrise along the Acadia NP coast during my mid June 2025 photo workshop.
Buttermilk Falls, and a quite low flow Raquette River during this past Saturday's Wild center photo tour.
I'll help celebrate World Photography Day with a Milky Way photo from the Tupper Lake area, from the afternoon / evening photo tour for The Wild Center. We had a perfect evening for helping folks in the photo tour learn more about photographing the night sky.
The soft glow of evening light over the Raquette River, during The Wild Center photo tour on Saturday 8/16
Cardinal flowers below Buttermilk Falls, along the edge of what is usually an island in the Raquette River - during The Wild Center photo tour on Saturday afternoon. carlheilman.com
Last call for my Wild Center photo tour tomorrow afternoon and evening (Sat. 8/16/25 from 3-11 PM) www.wildcenter.org/events/after...
We finally updated our Amazon storefront page to include our 2026 wall calendars (in local stores since Memorial Day). www.amazon.com/stores/page/... These are printed in NYS using eco-friendly inks on sustainable local Finch paper. We use matte paper so they are easier to write on - and erase!
Evening clouds over Sand Beach in Acadia NP, at the end of our first full photo workshop day in Acadia. carlheilman.com
Surf's up! A wave crashing ashore along the wild Acadia NP coastline during my 5 day Acadia workshop in June carlheilman.com
This is tyranny.
Minnow Pond Antique guideboats and canvas canoe on Minnow Pond during the Sunday photo workshop I did for the Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake
A few low growing flowers in the foreground in this view of the Acadia NP shoreline from Otter Cliff.
Morning light... Looking north from Otter Cliff along the Ocean Drive shoreline of Acadia NP at 5:29AM on June 16, during the 5 day Acadia workshop.
Otter Cliff, 5:05 AM on 6/16/25. Sunrise over the Schoodic Peninsula of Acadia Nat. Park
Bar Harbor, 4:21 AM 6/16/25. I generally don't do a late night shoot and then an early morning shoot, but the group enthusiastically wanted to get up for sunrise after shooting the Milky Way. We made a brief stop in Bar Harbor for the dawn glow before heading to the Ocean Drive for sunrise
Sunspots... The sun was glowing red last evening through the smoke filled skies, and I was curious to see what sunspots might show up in a photo. No filters were used, the smoke filtered the sun to a safe level for viewing. Not good for breathing, but decent for viewing.
Milky Way over the Gulf of Maine from a southern shore of Acadia NP on a clear night, 6/15/25. This photo is from our first evening of the 5 day Acadia workshop, which seemed like it would be the clearest night of the week. carlheilman.com
Greek fir forests dying as heat peaks and snow cover wanes reut.rs/451EKQP
"Her businesses, known for donating meals to homeless shelters, supporting local police, providing funding for high school baseball teams... “She gives back to the community, creates jobs for young people, pays taxes. Why would you want to remove someone like that?” www.12news.com/article/news...
The amazing thing about brave people speaking out is that it inspires others to do the same by creating a permission structure. Since I published this article 4 hours ago, I've heard from multiple sources confirming what's in it. www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...
We had beautiful sunset colors and clouds over Brant Lake last evening. (7/14/25)
Oh fun! 🫠
Russia’s crippled oil industry fails to meet its June quota, with sanctions biting and military strikes pounding its infrastructure. www.kyivpost.com/post/55873
A view north on Lake George from above The Narrows on Sat. July 5, 2025, while flying for the Lake George Hike A Thon. I had a great flight with Gary and Leah, and of course pilot extraordinaire, Bruce Mowery of North Country Heliflite! I'll be posting more photos real soon!
Freedom from kings. Freedom from fascism. Power to the people forever. ♥️ Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism" -George Washington Happy 4th
The fact we have secret police whisking people off the streets doesn’t get enough attention. It ain’t normal and we’re further down the road to authoritarianism than you think.
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🇳🇱 Dutch and German intelligence (MIVD, AIVD, and BND) say Russia is increasingly using chemical weapons in Ukraine, including deadly agents like chloropicrin, a serious violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention. The use of tear gas & choking agents has also become routine.
The world must be set free.
I think that the outcome in the NY Mayoral race and the Wisconsin Supreme Court race both show that people power CAN beat the political money machine. That should give us all hope, and the motivation to work for the government we want.
The fires are so extensive across Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Ontario currently that there are not enough air crafts to rescue remote Native Canadians. I am sending an SOS to every nation to help save the lives of people who are going to burn alive. Literally. Canada needs evacuation assistance.
CBS News ‘If you fall silent, the country is doomed’: CBS News’ Scott Pelley stresses courage as network faces pressure campaign share.newsbreak.com/dgml45h1?s=i16
Annaleigh checking out something in the water at Clear Pond on Sunday afternoon 6/1/25
Clear Pond rainbow on Sunday afternoon 6/1/25
Elk Lake clouds and light on Sunday afternoon 6/1/25
Pot of gold on Grandpa Pete Mountain / Clear Pond on the Elk Lake Preserve. I was at the Elk Lake Lodge on Sunday afternoon We passed through a shower when leaving, and had some sunlight by Clear Pond, so made a quick stop for this beautiful rainbow over Clear Pond around 5:30 on 6/1
Brant Lake aurora, 1:32 AM, June 3, 2025. Note the Starlink satellites across the right portion of the sky plus what I believe is satellite flare since the line ends abruptly on both ends. NOAA reported the activity reached a KP7 level at 1:33 EDT this morning. These were softly visible by eye.
Apparently states’ rights stop the moment women board a plane with autonomy in their carry-on.
“No! Mis hijos estan en La escuela! (My kids are in school!) Por favor!” Tennessee’s @davidwontshutup.bsky.social on a very difficult video to watch of ICE grabbing a mother outside immigration court in Texas.
The Dept. of Justice has filed its first voter suppression lawsuit aimed at disenfranchising voters. This is a critical juncture for democracy. Paige and I discuss the implications and how it echoes claims made by failed state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin. youtu.be/8XEW-Ga428M
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst responds to voters saying that cutting Medicaid will kill them: “Well, we all are going to die.”
I don't know if there is a more appropriate goodbye to Loretta Swit, than her last scene in MASH in the series finale. Loretta won two Emmy's for her role as Major Houlihan.
Yes please. Origami Ballet - Agnes Obel - "The Curse"
‼️ Largest ever Russian attack on Ukraine kills 12 and injures over 60 people
❗️🇨🇳China supplies special chemicals, gunpowder and machine tools to 20 🇷🇺Russian military factories — Foreign Intelligence Service of 🇺🇦Ukraine
My take on the consequences of the media's "original sin." member.democracydocket.com/the-medias-o...
“The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.” — Treaty of Tripoli, signed by the United States in 1797.
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No one experiencing the tragedy of a miscarriage should be arrested, much less abandoned in jail for 5 months with a $100k bond. But that’s exactly what happened to Mallori Patrice Strait in Texas. Women, particularly women of color, in this country are no longer allowed dignity even in extreme loss
Angie Craig: "I have no idea why we think it's a good idea to repeal a tax on silencers when we are going to feed fewer children in our country as a result of this. It's a moral damn failure is what it is."
Frost: Tonight the people stealing are not folks with tattoos and hoodies but people wearing suits and ties and congressional pins sitting in the capitol now, not in some alley wrapped in darkness but the United States congress wrapped in the flag. It is disgusting and we will never forget this.
House chamber burst into laughter when Marjorie Taylor Greene called for "decorum."
We will not win the battle for democracy if those in the pro-democracy movement prize caution over taking risks. We cannot permit ourselves to be deterred by the inevitable defeats and public criticism that are inevitable along the long path of restoring democracy.
One more from the magical May Day sunrise over southern Lake George, NY 5/1/25.
Another angle on the sunrise light in the Bolton Landing area of Lake George, on Wed morning 5/14. carlheilman.com
Morning light over southern Lake George on Monday 5/12/25. I went for a morning hike on Monday, but never had a chance to post any of the photos and got sidetracked by the sunrises on Tues. and Wed. I'll add more as I have a chance to edit through the folder of photos. carlheilman.com
Sunrise pastels over Lake George this morning... carlheilman.com
We had a magical sunrise this morning over the Adirondack region. This is a view of Brant Lake this morning at 5:25 AM. carlheilman.com
Happy Mother's Day!!! Wishing you all a wonderful day today! (bluets along the Raquette River)
Another angle on the 'Little Deuce Coupe'. I started out with a black and white edit, but thought it seemed to harsh, so I blended some hints of color back in.
The color of dawn over southern Lake George, about a half hour before sunrise on May 1, 2025.
A vertical angle on the clouds over southern Lake George on Thursday morning 5/1/25. I liked the way each of the water sparkles had their own star flare.
Early morning colors on the clouds over southern Lake George on Thursday morning 5/1/25 carlheilman.com
I stopped by the used car lot on my way home from Lake George Thursday morning. A set of tires and mechanical work and it's set to go! lol I've passed this many times and on Thurs. it really stood out to me in the morning light with the budding saplings framing the abandoned 1930's Ford Coupe.
Forgot to add the photo! lol! I'll try again... Maybe I'm getting to old for this stuff...
JUST NOW: “This should be eye-opening for everyone. It is happening in our state.” ICE just detained up to 100 people in Nashville — we’re told at least one says MNPD participated in her detention PRESSER outside the ICE office👇🏽
The morning sky detail on Thursday 5/1/25 was quite amazing for a half hour or so before it all cleared off. carlheilman.com
And there you have it.
I stopped by the used car lot on my way home from Lake George Thursday morning. A set of tires and mechanical work and it's set to go! lol I've passed this many times and on Thurs. it really stood out to me in the morning light with the budding saplings framing the abandoned 1930's Ford Coupe.
May Day sunrise color over southern Lake George yesterday morning. carlheilman.com
Sunrise light on fruit tree blossoms along the shore of Lake George this morning. carlheilman.com
Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."
A federal employee who is helping the Trump administration carry out the drastic downsizing of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau owns stock in companies that could benefit from the agency's dismantling, a ProPublica investigation has found.
This is a new image from #JWST. The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way. Everything else is a galaxy. Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
The Big Dipper, lots of stars, and a satellite flare early this morning. I was up around 3 AM and thought I'd try out my Nomad tracker to see how well I had aligned the laser pointer. The streak with bright section is a satellite flare along with a steadier satellite in the photo.
Warrensburg, from Cat Mt. While photographing the moon, planets and morning light in the east, I also checked views tog to the south and west. The glowing fog caught my eye immediately and I quickly realized this from Warrensburg, at the base of Hackensack Mountain. carlheilman.com
Morning light over the Tongue Mountain Range, Black Mountain, and The Narrows of Lake George yesterday morning 4/25/25. carlheilman.com
4:58 AM - this morning's astronomical 'Smiley Face', featuring the crescent moon w/ a bit of Earthshine, Saturn to the right, and Venus above with it's bright light creating pillars in the virga (rain falling from the clouds that doesn't reach the ground). carlheilman.com
Morning light over the Lake George area from Cat Mountain. Stepping ahead a bit in the season, and back a few years in time. I found this in 9/17/18 folder that had mostly never been edited yet. I had a really special 'above the clouds' morning that day!
Y’all, I think I found that welfare state the right wingers keep crying about
💥 BREAKING: Levi Strauss shareholders voted today to reject a proposal calling on the company to cease / abolish all DEI efforts (tally TBD). LEVI Board: “Diversity and inclusion principles are critical in ensuring that our products reflect and are relevant to our diverse global consumer base.”
⚡️Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 13, injure at least 97 over past day. Ukrainian forces downed 64 out of the 145 Shahed-type and other drones, as well as 48 out of the 70 missiles, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported.
Eleven enemy ships recorded in Black Sea #Ukraine
BREAKING: The Interior Dept just used a fake “energy emergency” to greenlight gas and mining projects on public lands. It’s a lie. There is no energy emergency. This is a giveaway to big oil.
New paper alert-outstanding postdoc Mecaila McClune has deeply enriched our understanding of #Lymedisease pathogenesis through live, real-time peptidoglycan #glycotime tracking. Her work draws curious parallels to #LongCovid & infection associated chronic illness www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The British government has banned the export of gaming console controllers to Russia, which it says are being used to pilot drones on the frontline in Ukraine.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 13, injure at least 97 over past day #Ukraine
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT IS THE LAW OF THE LAND AND A SUPERSTATUTE AND THE PRESIDENT CANNOT UNDO IT. sincerely, a constitutional law professor who also teaches employment discrimination
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.