Kaaterskill Falls and North Point - Fall Foliage in the Northern Catskills 

Thanks for checking out the channel, it's much appreciated!

It's my pleasure to bring you along, Kate!

Truly appreciate that thanks so much. I remember this trip and hike very well, it was a wonderful experience in nature.

Lol, thanks Aaron, that's quite a wonderful comments. If I could capture that day and relive it over and over I would. It was just a blessed experience, and Im glad I was able to put it on film and share it.

It is a beautiful place, and fall is such a colorful, wonderful, time of the year, thankyou my friend for your kind comment and happy hiking!

Lol, thank you for that sentiment, much appreciated.

I am very fortunate to be able to visit these amazing places.

Thanks JD, and good eye on spotting Rip!

The most beautiful time of the year is now upon us. Its a shame the season goes by so fast, but it also makes us appreciate how special this time of the year truly is. Hope you make it out to Kaaterskill soon, its an amazing place, and thanks so much for dropping the nice comment!

Autumn does indeed seem to go by so fast and that's all the more reason to get out and enjoy it as much as possible before it's gone. I love hiking during the fall and I'm a waterfall chaser, so this video really hits home with me. Thank you for this great video.

Thank you Tony, and the feeling is mutual!

Thanks Buddy! Hope all is well with you and your family and you are able to get out and enjoy the beautiful fall weather and scenery.

Thank you sir, I appreciate that very much. Enjoy your visit there, it's an amazing place!

This was probably one of my favorite videos of the year. The weather was gorgeous, mother nature did all the work!

Thank you Keystone Hiker, I appreciate hearing that from you, it means alot to me. Cya on the trail my friend.

Thank you Kevin for watching and your nice comments. You may want to try a place called Austin T Blakeslee natural area which is a nice trail along a mountain creek with a waterfall, just a couple minutes from Thomas Darling.

Appreciate that, thankyou my friend. A very beautiful area up there at North South lake.

Thank you Kate! It was a gorgeous day from start to finish, the kind that you don't want to end.

Thanks for that my friend 👍

Appreciate that, thanks for the comments!

Thank you Kunga Tenzin! I appreciate your comment so much, it really means alot to a small content creator like myself.

Thank you Gayle for your kind words!

Thank you so much my friend. I appreciate your feedback, comments like yours motivate me to keep trying my best to make the best content that I can. And yes if you know someone else who might like these type of nature films please let them know!

Absolutely Eva, couldn't agree more! But perhaps the fleeting nature of the fall changeover causes us to appreciate that window in time that much more.

Thank you kindly , it's definitely a beautiful spot, glad you enjoyed it!

@@WALTERZOLNA you're welcome!

Thank you Ron I appreciate it, I'm jeolous that you get to spend so much time immersed in that beautiful countryside!

@@WALTERZOLNA I was wondering, how much actual time do you spend taking your video footage and then editing it in order to produce a final video? I know that you also take time to conduct "upfront" research about the places you shoot, but was just thinking about what must be at least 2 phases of producing such great videos, filming, and editing. I mean, even the "walk by" shots have to add considerable time to your filming time and footage. Do you always take more than one SD card with you on your excursions?

@@rgdodson This will be a long answer, and I will use this video for an example. I took 178 individual short videos with my camera, and one drone flight of about 5 minutes. I carry 4 go pro batteries, one large SD card. Once I film the intro scene of me introducing where I am - always the hardest part - I then begin documenting my trip. My general rule is if a scene looks good to my eye it will look good on film. I take way more shots from multiple angles than I will actually use so that I can pick and choose the very best ones. Certain major features like the big waterfall or the overlook I make sure to take several panning shots, looking up shots, looking down shots - all different angles- so I have lots of footage to choose from when putting the film together. Lighting is also very important and learning over time what angles and shots go pro does well and doesnt. Its also extremely important to me, to hold the camera as steady as possible - when moving- this is a learned trait. As I am using no tech such as gimbals a steady hand is essential in creating a high quality look and feel. Once I get home I download all the clips onto my cpu and review them several times starting to get an idea of which ones I love, like, dont like, cant use, etc. I then begin loading clips into my editing software and start stiching them together. I hyper focus on this editing process and I go through the film over and over making minute adjustments each time to create a smoother and smoother finished product. Next I begin introducing music based on the effect I am trying to convey. Dramatic for the waterfall, Inspirational for the overlook, peaceful for the sunset etc. I am super focused on editing the music to the scenes and making my cuts between shots fit the music, this helps create a much better finished product. Next would be sound effects, and graphics added on. Next would be captions to move the story or provide important details I neglected to mention. Finally I focus on creating an intro using some of my very best shots, hopefully drawing the viewer in and setting it to a strong soundtrack. And than after all that I will rewatch multiple more times each time finding something to improve- cutting a 1/100th of a second here, addjusting a volume to a shot there, or adding motion to a set shot to improve cinematic quality etc... After all that I export the finished product from my software program to my computer . From there I upload to RU-vid. While uploading to RU-vid I write the video description, create a thumbnail and check several boxes You tube requires before one can publish. Than after all that I have to wait for Yotube to process the video into hi def on there platform - up to 24 hours. So this I think is the basic process most creators go through for this type of content. I would suspect that I tend to spend alot more time than most focusing on minute details but tht is due to my perfectionist tendencies, im putting my name on it, I want it to be of the best quality that that im capable of producing with the resources I have to work with. 8 hours travel time, 10 hours of filming, 180 individual clips, 15 - 25 hours editing, one 20 minute nature film. Its a labor of love I guess you could say! Thank you for the question as you can see I am a total nerd about this stuff and I basicly just scratched the surface here.

@@WALTERZOLNA Thanks for the detailed response! What a load of work you put into your videos. And...it shows. I have been thinking about starting a RU-vid channel myself, which is why I ask all the questions. Even though I am retired and time isn't a real issue for me, I don't think I would be able to put that much attention into producing a video. Just as an FYI, I am a retired wildlife biologist. I retired in 2013 after 26 years as President and CEO of the Audubon Society of New York State. In my retirement, I have started a couple of blogs and a Facebook Group, all aimed at encouraging people to become more connected with nature and natural resources. So, I have been thinking about producing an ongoing series of videos from the parks, preserves, sanctuaries, etc., that I visit these days and essentially take viewers along with me when I go. So, I have spent many months searching for various producers of such videos and studying how they go about producing them. To be honest, I have not found all that many that produce the sort of content that I am interested in. I watch 2-3 different channels, but your videos are the first ones that I have found to include both information on the places, from the first-person point of view in a way that evokes the spirit of nature in a way that I believe motivates viewers to become truly engaged in nature. I have been going through every one of the videos that you have produced thus far on RU-vid. I have also sent messages and made posts about several of your videos to my subscribers and connections. I would like to help in any way that I can to increase your subscriber base. So...keep going and let me know if there is anything that I can do to help you get more eyes and ears on your videos.

Wow, I was really blown away when I read your response last night. I had an inclination that you were considering to starting or building a channel, which is why I wanted to give as much detail as I reasonably could. Of course I had no idea that you were such an accredited and distinguished person in the fields of ecology, conservation, and the natural world! I would still encourage you to produce content if you would like to, my ways of doing things are by no means the " right " way, or the only way, and a person of your knowledge base could certainly bring a unique perspective to the viewer. I started my channel for two reasons - 1) was to connect my love for nature, hiking, exploring etc. with my creative side which I had lost touch with over the years and 2) to encourage others to get outside and experience the beauty of the natural world. I know for myself unequivocally that my time spent outside in the woods is essential to my physical, mental, and spiritual well being, and I know it can help others to decompress and unwind from the chaotic stressful modern world that we live in. To hear from yourself that this messaging is coming across to the viewer is deeply rewarding and makes all the work I have put into it worthwhile 100 percent! I can't thank you enough for your kind words and your support, Ron. By all means if you think others might be interested in checking out some of my videos please let them know, I am all about connecting with like minded individuals who appreciate, care about, and protect nature! Again, thank you sincerely, your comments really lifted my spirits...

I believe you are referring to my Thompson's Ghost Beach video. A couple of RU-vid channels that I watch and support and am friendly with include - The Wandering Woodsman, Hiker Dude Dad, Mountains Into Memories, Random Adventures 2.0, and Day Hike Dave. All Pennsylvania based hiking and nature channels and good people. Laura, thankyou so much for watching and supporting the channel, it's truly appreciated .🙂

No not even close. I really haven't traveled very much honestly.

@@WALTERZOLNA ❤️ I’ve traveled a little bit been to several countries too much to see right here in America

Im not sure what the rules are there . Once you cross into the kaeterskill wild forest you are permitted to overnight camp if you are backpacking. I can see that north/south lake campground down by the lake is a super awesome place to camp one of the nicest around.

@@WALTERZOLNA oh ok, i’ll try to get information about that, i can imagine a sunset over there 🤤👌