http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , New York , Adirondacks en-us Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:46:28 +0000 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:46:28 +0000 Wersquore currently in Quebec but I'm behind on the photos from Ottawa and now Quebeck butHere are some more photos I took at the Adirondack Museum. I didnrsquot have time up upload them all with the last blog.By the way sorry about the double mailing of my last blog notice. Irsquom still learning how to work with the blog site and can do some of the actions only when Irsquom on http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-440865.html This fall I have an internship in Gloucester MA. To make the 11hour trip more interesting my good friend Sara joined me on an East Coast roadtrip. The goal was Boston to visit a friend from high school. We decided to make things more interesting by stopping through Adirondack National Park in New York state. Honestly I would recommend everyone spending some time out there. It's the largestI http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-435438.html Brant Lake Camp 19892009.So how do I begin trying to explain this place Brant Lake Camp to the uninitiated Short answer is I canrsquot. But being told I canrsquot do something never stopped me before. In fact it usually made me more determined so here goes.I would guess there are other camps that are equally meaningful to their own alumni although Irsquom not so sure. I spent just 9 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-421700.html Leaving Traverse City we drove through Ontario and headed east to Lake George in the Adirondacks where Ken and Ellie rejoined us for a few days. They graciously returned 9 bottles of wine that we didn't want to carry across Ontario due to Canada's alcohol tax. Of course we thanked them by sharing a bottle or two or three. We then headed south to spend time with Andy and Kay who joined http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-381703.html So what have I doneSince being home I've been working at this house for Steve and Melissa from my mom's office the expeditionary studies department of SUNY Plattsburgh. One of the students from the department has been working with them and helped me get this work so I wouldn't be stuffed in the back office of some company doing the most senseless work possible. I've learned how to run electri http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/Eastern-High-Peaks/blog-301216.html So I've been home for a few weeks...still more pictures to post. I haven't heard back about my grade from the Belarus class yet which is a pain.Been working a bit of construction type stuff for a woman my mom works with. Spending some time with the other kids I'm working with actually went out with them the other night to a bar in the Burgh. Wierd for me. Really wierd.Family was up for graduati http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-294845.html I was privileged to attend my friends wedding on the top of Mt Marcy near Lake Placid NY. Seven of us including the happy coupletobe made the ascent. The trip took 5 hours up and 5 back again for us outofshapers. We held a simply ceremony near the top though I'm leaving out pics of that and sticking with the views.There's something a bit cheap about mountaintop photos. Is it possible to http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/Eastern-High-Peaks/blog-293015.html Testing the travel blog http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/Eastern-High-Peaks/blog-289072.html Hi everyoneI'm just ducking into the public library to give you all a shout out from Sarnac Lake Village NY. The bugs weren't so bad but there was a tough little portage and up stream paddle along the Raquette River Some very low class II rapids mostly a walk and less of a paddle. Brett and I are doing well and actually have seen some sweet wild life. There was a very curious pine martin that http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-284514.html Hi everyoneThis is just a quick little blurp about how our trip is going so far. Brett and I have had a productive and busy couple of days. We have canoed across ten and a half Brett doesn't want to get short changed lakes and two riversstreams the Raquette was WAY low this morning and we had to walk the canoe through most of the knee high rapids. We are currently resuppling in Long Lake b http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-283406.html So graduation is the next step in this summer's travels. I know I didn't have to go anywhere for it but still it changes who I am.I'm sick for the 3 days between graduation and my trip to Europe. I'm really excited for this trip even though half of it is for a class. My family is excited to see me and that makes me happy. Alright a few pictures and then I have to keep packing. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-278679.html For those of you who are new to this blog I have just returned from some time in Bolivia which you can read about here which will clarify the purpose of this entrySo given the fact that I never laid eyes on any alpacas in their native environ I finally gave in to Mark who has been asking patiently for about a year to go and visit this alpaca farm which is near the cabin in upstate New York http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-276004.html Well we did a three day trip to the mountains to take advantage of 'all that snow'.Day one went to Iceface err.. I mean Whiteface the site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics and theoretically some of the best skiing this side of the Mississippi. We managed to get to the top of the gondola where it was blizzard winds and honestly I could have spread my arms at the top of the steepest http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-275836.html March 30th 20083678 feet 1121 metres ascent 8km trail.This was my intro hike to the wonderful world of hiking. I have never ever hiked before this moment. It was a BEAUTIFUL sunday. Not a cloud in the sky and it seemed as if spring had finally sprung cuz it was fairly warm too but I knew to be prepared anyway so I wore warm layers ready for 10 degree weather and packed a bunch of stuff includ http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/Eastern-High-Peaks/blog-261592.html On Thursday I headed to Lake Placid to see the Division III Menrsquos College Hockey Frozen Four and spend time with some college friends. It isnrsquot my first trip up to LP so I was looking forward to a fun and interesting weekend. Because I went to college in central NY the cold north has always felt like home to me and as I drove up the Northway I could feel myself relax measurably. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/Lake-Placid/blog-259426.html Dear Everyone Today's the 1st back on the blog after a wonderful Thanksgiving break. We had a wonderful time with Paul's parents and enjoyed their Albany hospitality. They took us to the Sienna vs. Stanford BB game which was a great one. Sienna pulled off an upset and left the 20 team Cardinal out on a limb...7967 sorry all of you down on the farm. The student body went wild you would ha http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-222975.html Day 60 Obfuscator writes We had been forewarned that we would have rain all day and this was indeed borne out by subsequent events. Vowing not to have a hideously boring driving day we decided to do our best to get in position for the following day while still seeing some of the sights of upstate New York. After examination of our atlas we found that there were a number of battlefields a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-214844.html First just a quick note. I had a new camera. It ended up sucking. In fact there was a recall on the model. This was the small point and shoot. The light meter is defective. Unfortunately this affected a lot of my pictures and I could tell something was wrong during the trip. But hopefully you will still enjoy... I didAlso check out Caitlin's Pictures if you wo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/Eastern-High-Peaks/blog-211836.html Finally our ladies' weekend is here This morning after struggling with getting going we managed to leave for Lake George first stop Saratoga Springs. Well techincally our first stop was a Burger King along the way where we picked up some rather tasty milkshakes but then it was off to Saratoga.It wasn't my first time to this horseracing obsessed town back in college Jess I had brav http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-202267.html Day 26 Time and days seem to flow together. We spent the last two nights on Golden Pond actually Stoney Creek Pond with Mallory and Pete Armstrong friends from Maui. The highlight was floating into a heavenly moment of wild geese kingfisher Great Blue Heron and some nameless ducks. Blooming waterlillies and small bass in the water. Saw two otters playing on their private island where cranbe http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-198052.html