And here’s the final view for 2015, after a few days of rain. Don’t forget to visit the Three Views page to see how things change month-by-month.

December 4
41 degrees F at 9:40 am; sunny 

9: 54 am EDT  31mm  f/8.0  1/250sec  ISO 100

Billy Goat B trail, east end, looking southeast across a narrow channel toward Vaso Island

11:11 am EDT  30mm  f/10  1/100sec  ISO 100

Billy Goat B, mid-way between trailheads, looking upstream (more or less northwest) with Hermit Island on the left.

11:45 am EDT  28mm  f/8.0  1/640sec  ISO 100

boat launch ramp near Old Angers Inn, looking downstream and more or less south

Less than a month ago, leaves were still green.  Now half of them have fallen. Recent heavy rain for a day throughout the Potomac River basin has left the river high, brown, and moving fast. Don’t forget to visit the Three Views page to see how things change month-by-month.

By the way the yellow leaves in the foreground of the first picture belong to spicebush (Lindera benzoin).

October 30
60 F at 11:36 am; mostly sunny and breezy

11:47 am EDT  24mm  f/9.0  1/800sec  ISO 200

Billy Goat B trail, east end, looking southeast across a narrow channel toward Vaso Island

12:02 pm EDT  27mm  f/9.0  1/640sec  ISO 200

Billy Goat B, mid-way between trailheads, looking upstream (more or less northwest) with Hermit Island on the left.

12:35 pm EDT  24mm  f/8.0  1/1000sec  ISO 200

boat launch ramp near Old Angers Inn, looking downstream and more or less south

Finally, we got some rain!  Though mostly not from Hurricane Joaquin, which turned east before getting as far north as the Potomac.  Regardless, the rain was quite welcome; the river is running high, brown, and fast. The asters and goldenrods are perking up, too.

Don’t forget to go to the Three Views page to see the same views in from earlier this year.  The change in river level from early September is dramatic.

October 5, 2015 
54 F at 9:17 am; partly cloudy

9:28 am EDT  24mm  f/9.0  1/160sec  ISO 200

Billy Goat B trail, east end, looking southeast across a narrow channel toward Vaso Island

9:39 am EDT  30mm  f/9.0  1/160 sec  ISO 200

Billy Goat B, mid-way between trailheads, looking upstream (more or less northwest) with Hermit Island on the left.

10:12 am EDT  30mm  f/9.0  1/500 sec  ISO 200

boat launch ramp near Old Angers Inn, looking downstream and more or less south