A summer storm rolling over Lake Champlain taken on a rainy summer day with a little bit of wind pushing the dark clouds around and changing conditions quickly. This was not a day most people would head out with their camera and a dose of excitement, yet, it was a day providing unique conditions and the added storm drama.

Lake Champlain is a beautiful long and narrow lake stretching from north to south, squeezed between the states of New York and Vermont, and also their beautiful mountain ranges: the Adirondack Mountains in New York and the Green Mountains in Vermont. Its northern tip reaches into southern Canada.

Green Mountains are located in Vermont, United States, extending from Massachusetts to Quebec, Canada, and are a part of the Appalachian Mountains. The highest point of Green Mountains and Vermont is Mount Mansfield at 4,395 feet (1,340 m).

The Adirondack Mountains are located in the northeastern tip of New York State, with Lake Champlain and Lake George separating them from the Green Mountains of Vermont. The highest point of the Adirondacks is Mount Marcy at 5,344 feet (1,629 m).

There are 46 high peaks over 4,000 feet in this mountain range, giving a name to the High Peak region and also a reason for the existence on the Forty-Sixers Organization.