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 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:39:16 BST Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:39:16 BST 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 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 Day 18Today was a flashback day to the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. We started off our day walking the downtown and the shops. There were the usual tourist trap shops and then there were a few unique shops that we really enjoyed. There was an Olympics spirit shop with a bunch of USA wear as well as Beijing wear. I shopped while Matt watched a highlight video on the 1980 Hockey team.Do http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/Lake-Placid/blog-281598.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 My heart was still racing from yesterday and I couldnrsquot keep my mind off of it. I could still vividly see the billions of cars in our way and how the car flew into the air like it was a movie on my eyelids and when ever I closed my eyes I could see it. When I got off the plane I met with James Dalesworth Daversquos son. He was very much like his father and was a police officer. James w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-228585.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 We left Wash D.C. and headed West to Indiana for a quick visit with Tom's daughter Kathy and our 2 grand daughters. Since you all ask we can say our little miracle child Megan and her sister Taylor are doing great.Then off to the Adirondacks where we had no cell phone because Tom lost it in a 2 hour tubing trip that took 5 hours. The water wasn't moving the sun went down and I got shaky cold. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/Eastern-High-Peaks/blog-195734.html Wednesday August 22nd 2007. Darrin called me at 530am from his island campsite on Lake Champlain. The weather was clear and calm so he figured the second leg a shorter and more protected route than the first leg would be smooth and enjoyable.As it turned out he did encounter a windy stretch with twofoot chop. It was just enough to keep him agile but not enough to slow him down too much. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-195094.html Tuesday August 21st 2007. Darrin completed the first leg of his Lake Champlain crossing on this day. He crossed a section approximately three miles wide and was felt fortunate to find water like glass. The exception was some paddlelikehell three to four foot waves when he crossed three different wake lines from large ferries. Wakes aside this was LUCKY. Water like glass on Champlain is a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-194906.html Darrin begin his journey on Sunday August 12th on the Fulton Chain of Lakes near Old Forge New York in the heart of the Adirondacks. He had flown from Chicago to Syracuse and his sister Melanie had brought him to his putin on Lake One of the Fulton Chain. Melanie and her husband Tim paddled the Fulton Chain with him for a couple of hours and then headed back home leaving Darrin as a so http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-194153.html Today is a great day to ride the Adirondacks. I head north from Utica along Hwy8 28 30 then 3 to Lake Placid. When I arrived in town it struck me why I couldn039t book a hotel room for the weekend. The USA Ironman was taking place in Lake PlacidThe road was partially closed which allowed me th watch the bikes as I rode through town. The look on this one rider039s face as he was climbi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-186590.html Lake PlacidNovember 2006The weather remained unchanged from Montreal but that was the only similarity. Lake Placid certainly will see the return of moi next year. I felt more at home in this town of 3000 inhabitants than in a town with millions. Go figure..or just go figure skate Had the opportunity to walk around Mirror Lake getting soaked and soaking in the views. Whiteface Mt was not maki http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-104139.html a few more pics for the collection http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-81169.html Here I am again for another adventure its nearly the end of boys session already and I have been SO busy this is the first chance Ive had to update the photos and I havnt even got that many good ones We have to wear uniform all the time we have a rather attractive khaki polo shirt and have to wear khaki shorts and for being a lifeguard I have a dayglo yellow tshirt with lifeguard on the front http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-77070.html Odometer 34225kmThe day started with breakfast at Hunter's Diner. I was one of those classic American Diners and had earned Best Diner of the Region Peoples Choice Award. It looks a bit like the fuselage of an airplane and is covered in stainless steel inside and out. They were prefabricated in New Jersey and then shipped to their final location for assembly. Hunter's was put in place in 1 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/blog-75280.html