Sunset at the Hudson River–Black River Regulating District’s Sacandaga Field Office property.
Day 17 circles right back to the Hudson River–Black River Regulating District’s Sacandaga Field Office property on Bunker Hill Road, this time for sunset.
Because this stretch of shoreline faces south, mid-November sunrises track across the southeast while sunsets drop down to the southwest. Creating a paired, bookend study of sunrise and sunset from the exact same vantage point felt like a natural experiment. The afternoon was completely socked in with uniform gray cloud cover, but the forecast hinted at clearing slots before dusk. Sure enough, the front began to break up right on cue. Thick clouds held fast along the far western horizon, keeping the twilight color soft and muted rather than fiery, but the shifting weather built a moody, deeply dramatic sky.
And to cap off the day, the resident eagles made another appearance.