Sean Madden is commercial and editorial photographer based in Jersey City, NJ. Follow Sean on Instagram here.
Fall in the Adirondack High Peaks region has long escaped me. Every time I try to make the trip, something gets in the way. This season though, by a stroke of luck, the opportunity to take a couple days to explore solo came up, and I took it.
Going anywhere solo can be a daunting task, but extremely rewarding. There’s no extra pressure to plan for anybody but yourself, which leaves an inviting sense of flexibility and open-mindedness.
While the first day was filled with steady rain and photographing foggy landscapes on Whiteface Mountain, I spent the following in the air with a 73-year-old former military pilot and outdoorsman named Bob, who assured me that he’d be ready to fly after nothing more than a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.