Blogs from Adirondacks, New York, United States, North America - page 3

This fall I have an internship in Gloucester, MA. To make the 11+hour 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 largest(I think?) National Park and it's absolutely amazing. We made stops in Old Forge (thanks for the recommendation, Travel Channel), where we stocked up on local goods at the farmer's market and stopped in at the Cohen Brother's hardware store. Heading out along route 28, we happened upon many adorable, mountain towns. As evening approached we searched for a camping spot. In spite of packed campsites, we were directed ... read more

Leaving Traverse City, we drove through Ontario and headed east to Lake George in the Adirondacks, where Ken and Ellie re-joined 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 us in Yellowstone a few months ago) and who have a lovely country home and 50 acres outside Troy, NY. Diane backed the bus all the way up their long driveway to the barn, where a 50-amp outlet was available. The fall color was spectacular this year. We visited Saratoga, West Point, several quaint Vermont towns, local farmers’ markets, and found a wonderful art ... read more

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 graduation party on Cumberland Head. Wind and rain all weekend. Babcia bought a house about 3 miles from mine that weekend, too. She should be moving here in about a month...intersting. Only a few weeks till I head out to NC for a year. There is too much fighting here for me to deal with so I'm getting even more ... read more

Hi everyone, This 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 rivers/streams (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 before we go into the most remote section of the NFCT in NY (three days; no roads, no people, no worries). The black flies are BAD (worse then Brett or I have ever seen them -yes this includes the Penobscot watershed for you old trail folk back in Maine) and we are bitten pretty badly. We are probably a little ... read more

On Thursday, I headed to Lake Placid to see the Division III Men’s College Hockey Frozen Four and spend time with some college friends. It isn’t 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. By the time I reached my friend’s parents' cottage on the lake, where we would be spending the next five days, I was ready for the weekend! But boy, not a lot could prepare me for our mini-Hamilton reunion! We began arriving Thursday night, as the wind and snow picked up to welcome us. I'll have to use nicknames from now on ... read more