Blogs from Adirondacks, New York, United States, North America - page 5

We are wrapping up week two at Six Berry Lake. This week has been much quieter than the first. We went on a boat tour of the St. Lawrence Seaway and toured Boldt Castle on Heart Island. The St. Lawrence Seaway is one of three rivers in the world that flow north. The others are the Nile and the Columbia Rivers. The rest of the week we spent reading, golfing, swimming, and relaxing in the sauna. Monday morning we leave for Fish Creek Pond Campground in the Adirondacks. There we will meet up with my parents for a night before heading to Burlington, Vermont. Until then…. enjoy the pictures. ... read more

We just finished our first week at Six Berry Lake. We have been having a marvelous time. We started the week by catching up with our good friend Amy and her three children. We had a nice time relaxing by the lake. Her kids had a wonderful time catching frogs, fishing, and swimming. Later in the week, Carey arrived with some friends of Kristen’s and his from their hometown of Oneonta. Cameron and Sue were a lot of fun. Cameron was born in Scotland and lived there for the first 25 years of his life. His stories describing the scenery, cities, and debauchery of soccer games had us quite excited. Although the experience that lies ahead still does not feel real. I’m not sure I’m going to believe it until I’m sitting in Joanna’s house in ... read more

Odometer: 34225km The 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 1953 and has been owned and operated by the family ever since. The place was very clean and everyone was efficiently attended to my two waitresses. They seemed to know most of the clientelle by their first names. My waitress was Rae. I couldn't help but comment on her name. "That is a unique name. My sister-in-law's is the same." "Oh it's unique alright, but it isn't ... read more

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 slope there and never have started a descent on my snowboard, due to the windsheer. Insanely windy. If I held my snowboard over my head at the right angle I might have actually been able to fly...looking back, I should have tried this. So, finally started my decent with a little creative hopping/voodoo dancing my way toward something really steep ... read more