Built around the turn of the century (start of the 20th), to contribute toward New York City's water supply, it's said to be the third largest hand-hewn structure in the world (China's Great Wall and The Great Pyramid of Giza occupy the two top spots).
Living in England, and working in construction and riding moptorcycles year-round, I'm no stranger to cold weather. But shooting this pano in January 2014, the temperature was so cold that by the time I'd removed my gloves and changed a lens, I could not feel the shutter button - I literally had to look to locate my finger in the right spot!
The white on the trees isn't frost - it's ice from the spray from the spillway.
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