All Entries Tagged With: "Lake George"
2012 Lake George Winter Fest Photos……
A winter festival without the winter. 50 degree temperatures. A lake not frozen over. Melting ice sculptures. But a staff of volunteers doing their best to make it the best (whoever made that chilli, it was wonderful). Alas–enter the Polar Bears. Now, even though the lake is not frozen over, it is icy. I leaned over and [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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/ [...]
