All Entries Tagged With: "Adirondacks"
Prendagon Announces It’s 2012 Summer Schedule
Summer 2012 Pinocchio by Kathryn Schultz Miller Follow Pinocchio’s journey as he tangles with tricksters and meets much mischief in order to prove he is good enough to become a real boy! The Last Five Years written and composed by Jason Robert Brown L 5 calendar code An intimate musical, told in a unique and [...]
Hurricane Mountain Fire Tower
Hurricane Mountain by Courtney I have hiked all over the world, but I have to say that Hurricane Mountain here in the Adirondacks is probably my favorite mountain of all time.At 3,694 feet, it is by no means a “high peak”. But it is a challenging enough hike for me to get hiking out of [...]
Hyde Collection Art Museum
http://www.hydecollection.org/ Art Museum & Historic House 161 Warren Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801 p. 518.792.1761 fx.518.792.9197 The Hyde Collection is an art museum with an extraordinary collection of more than 3,000 objects. The institution is a product of the golden age of the private art collector (ca. 1890-1940) and an example of a rare genre [...]
Afternoon Delight-Rock Climbing
I have been involved in indoor rock climbing for a number of years, but finally decided that “Hey, I live by the Adirondacks! Why am I not climbing outside?!” This weekend I went with a “climbing guru” friend and had my first outdoor climbing experience. Of course, some may find the drive a bit daunting [...]
Barkeater Chocolates of North Creek
The Adirondacks = Fine Chocolate The Adirondacks are synonymous with pristine rivers, dense patches of forest, high peaks and of course – artisan European-style chocolate. Seriously. Sure – you knew that maple syrup flows out of thousands of trees and that venison dishes adorn the menus of the finest Adirondack restaurants…but chocolate? Barkeater Chocolates [...]
Saratoga Race Track!
Saratoga, as they say, is “The August Place to Be”. And it is August, and the crowds have arrived. Literally, people from all over the world come to watch some of the finest horses in the world. But Saratoga isn’t just about horse racing. Sure, fortunes are made and lost here. Saratoga is more of [...]
Gothics Mountain
Extremely strenuous. See related articles under Hiking. Gothics is the 10th highest peak in the Adirondack 46. Since Courtney and I were last minute dropouts of a planned Santanoni group hike, we decided to make Gothics our destination. This is an extremely long hike, and do not attempt as a first high peak. There are [...]
Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain is a great little hike over looking Lake George. I am going to use the phrase “little hike”, but it is 3.2 miles one way, and is quite steep towards the top. The first mile of the trail is a rolling dirt road that climbs without incident. About a mile in, you hit [...]
The Great Race
Greatrace.com June 11-17 Chattanooga, TN to Bennington, Vermont (with a stop in Saratoga!) The Great Race lives on in 2011, after a seriously long and bumpy road. The race is a group of America’s favorite vintage cars, from Chattanooga, Tenn to Bennington, Vermont. The troupe of 60 of America’s finest stopped at the Sartatoga Auto [...]
Giant Mountain Revisted
It’s big. It’s bad. It will leave you screaming for mercy! The first time I hiked Giant Mountain, I swore I would never do it again (see related article under Hiking). It is deemed VERY STRENUOUS by even experienced hikers, and at 4,627 feet comes in at number 12 of the Adirondack 46 So, with [...]
Sawteeth
Background Some of you reading this are going to be newbies to the Adirondack hiking scene, so I do need to take a minute and explain: There’s 46 “high peaks” in the Adirondacks. Actually, a few more, but some of them for various reasons are not called “high peaks.” Sawteeth is ranked 35th. That does [...]
Hike Up Coon Mountain
Coon Mountain Preserve For Additional Information: http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/newyork/preserves/art11875.html Special thanks to Chris Maron of the Nature Conservancy When you’re visiting Club Normandie, one special place to adventure is Coon Mountain, in the Town of Westport in Champlain Valley. This is a hike I had to do. If there’s a mountain, I will climb it! But it [...]
Moreau State Park
Moreau Lake State Park Moreau, NY Exit 17N of NYS Northway, Route 87 (about 20 minutes North of Saratoga) Camping spots available. Cabin for rent. “Top 100” Places in America to Camp Richard DiMaggio The world has discovered Moreau. Upstate New Yorkers have been going here for decades, keeping this little treasure all to themselves. [...]
Normandie Beach Club
Normandie Beach Club Your Place in the Sun! (518) 962-4750 (518) 962-2050 fax www.normandiebeachclub.com Where do we start with Normandie Beach Club: Do we start with thebeauty of Lake Champlain, evening bon fires, five star French dining….or do we start with sailing, row boating, jet skis, an in ground heated pooland beach shore with everything [...]
Prospect Mountain
Prospect Mountain, Lake George Just before you enter Lake George Village (on Route 9, heading north) is a small sign that reads, “Prospect Mountain”. It’s funny, but a lot of people have passed that sign and never went up! It’s called the 100 mile view–and for a reason! This is a beautiful peak in the [...]
Champlain Canal Tours
Champlain Canal Tours www.champlaincanaltours.com If you’re standing inthe middle of Saratoga, you’ll see a sign that says Route 29. Turn right onto Route 29 East, and you’ll go past a playground and a few buildings, and then, within minutes, you enter country. Real pretty country, with the Vermont mountains on your right. Where on earth [...]
HADLEY MOUNTAIN (FIRE TOWER)
HADLEYMOUNTAIN(FIRE TOWER) HADLEY, NY (30 minutes from Lake George) Hadley Mountain is just outside beautiful Lake Luzerne, about 30 minutes east of Lake George. What awaits you at the top is a fire tower, erected years ago when a series of wild fires ripped through the Adirondacks. As a kid, I remember seeing these towers [...]
Gore Mountain
Gore Mountain North Creek, NY www.goremountain.com Beautiful Gore! For those not into hiking, this wonderful mountain about a half hour off Exit 23 of I87 in NY offers a cheater’s view to the top: NY’s only gondola ride! Drive past Lake George, through beautiful Warrensburgh, and follow the signs to Rt. 28 into North Creek. [...]
Snow Mountain
SnowMountain Exit 30 of the New York State Northway, I87, is, in a way, a magical portal. After passing Lake George, only the serious seem to venture to Exit 30 and either drive straight through to Lake Placid, or stop and venture into some of the wilderness that awaits you. This is, after all, land [...]
Saratoga Battlefield
Saratoga National Battlefield Saratoga, NY http://www.nps.gov/sara/photosmultimedia/virtualtour.htm This article isn’t a lengthy, detailed article about the Battle of Saratoga. Heck, no—there’s lots of that out there already, treatises, in fact. And the government covers lots of it on its own web site, http://www.nps.gov/sara/photosmultimedia/virtualtour.htm But here are some neat photos of the turning point in the American [...]
Cooper’s Cave
Cooper’s Cave Glens Falls, NY – Off Exit 18 of the Northway, I87 Open Memorial Day to Halloween from 9am to 8 pm Smack in the middle of Glens Falls is “Cooper’s Cave”, the cave described in the world famous book, “Last of the Mohicans” by James Fenimore Cooper. The river forks and admist the [...]
Lake Luzerne
Lake Luzerne, New York When you get off Exit 21 of I87, Lake George, we all too often want to take a right hand turn and head into Lake George Village. But if you make a left….drive 20 minutes, you hit the beautiful Lake Luzerne. We are going to be doing more on lake Luzerne, [...]
Sleeping Beauty Mountain
Sleeping Beauty Mountain, Fishbrook Pond, and Bumps Pond Near Lake George, NY (directions at bottom) I have hiked Sleeping Beauty many times. The photos are marked “08”, but I have been back several times, and the scenery hasn’t changed much. The hike is a favorite: It can be short and sweet, or long and wonderful, [...]
North Pole, NY – The Closest to Santa We’ll Ever Get
North Pole, NY The Closest to the Real Santa We’ll Ever Get www.northpoleny.com/ North Pole, NY, aka Santa’s Worskshop, is a magical place to visit in the heart of the Adirondacks. Although open from June onward, I have only visited there Christmas time. Santa’s Workshop is as close to the real Santa I’ve ever been. [...]
Great Escape
Just some shots of the Great Escape (Splash Water Kingdom) in Lake George New York (Off Exit 20 of the Northway, I 87). The food was pricey–almost ten bucks for an ice cream cone! So we maybe we should say: Entrance: $45 bucks. Ice Cream: $10 bucks. Great time: Priceless. Rides inside are free. Over [...]
Lake George Water Slide World
www.waterslideworld.net There’s three–yes, three–water parks in Lake George. Six Flags Great Escape, Six Flags Hotel (the only water park in Lake George open year round), and the Lake George Water Slide World. The Water Side World sits off Route 9 as you enter into Lake George. It is super clean, and offers a large variety [...]
Giant Mountain
Giant Mountain. Even sounds difficult. It is the 12th highest peak in the Adirondacks, and sits right off Route 73 heading towards Lake Placid. Me: 48, almost 49. Slight pudgy. Non smoker. In shape. Co-hiker: 19, thin as a rail, in great shape. No, it wasn’t a total mismatch climbing up to the summit 4,600 [...]
White Water Rafting
Adirondack Whitewater Rafting Want to Try Whitewater Rafting in the Adirondacks? Here are a few places that promise you fun! H2Whoa (Sacandaga River) www.4soc.com H2Whoa offers rafting and tubing on a great stretch of the Sacandaga river and Hudson River Trips (lower an dupper). Whitewaterchallengers (Watertown, Pulaski) www.whitewaterchallengers.com Black RiverCanyon in Watertown (Class III and [...]
Street Mountain
Street Mountain starts at the Adirondack Loj Parking Lot, a few miles South of Lake Placid. The hike heads east across (or around depending on the weather) Hart Lake towards the Old Nye Ski Trail. This is a very difficult hike, mainly because this is a trailess peak, without an obvious view. After about a [...]
Cascade Mountain
Cascade Mountain 7 Miles Outside Lake Placid, NY Rt. 73 There’s 46 “high peaks” in the Adirondacks, and if you climb all of them, you become a member of an elite group called the “46′ers.” Most hikers start their journey to membership here, at Cascade/Porter Mountain. I say “Cascade/Porter” because when the agony is largely [...]
North Creek Train Depot
The North Creek Train Depot http://www.uhrr.com/ The North Creek Train Depot in North Creek, New York. Just minutes from Gore Mountain. This is a great little train station, and has everything from an extremely well-equipped store (Did someone say Thomas?) to Halloween rides and scenic tours. Check out The Upper Hudson River Railroad here: http://www.uhrr.com/ [...]
