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Category Archives: New York State
Escaping the Ottawa winter of 2014
Escaping the Ottawa winter of 2014 With cries of “ENOUGH ALREADY”, I found myself finishing off the month of March with a snow shovel in my hand, once again valiantly heaving shovelful after shovelful of that darned white stuff (SNOW!!!) … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New York State, North Carolina, South Carolina, USA, Virginia, West Virginia
Tagged flower blossoms, Georgia, green grass, Maryland, Pennsylvania, travel, Virginia, West Virginia
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Climbing Mt Marcy – Reaching the Peak
Climbing Mt Marcy – Reaching the Peak It was now about 10:30 AM and I had been on the trail for about 2 hours and had reached the bridge above the Phelps Mountain junction. As I headed up the next … Continue reading
Posted in Adirondacks, New York State, USA
Tagged Adirondack LOJ, Adirondack Mountains, amish buggy, cold water, High Peaks, hillside, hillsides, marcy dam, marker, mt marcy, New York State, panoramic shot of Adirondacks, Phelps Mountain, rushing water, signs of spring, slush, snow covered mountian trails, snow pack, streams, substantial snow, trail marker, wetter
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Climbing Mt. Marcy — Marcy Dam to bridge above Phelps Mtn Junction
Climbing Mt. Marcy — Marcy Dam to bridge above Phelps Mtn Junction I had left the parking lot trailhead of the Van Hoevenberg Trail at 8:30 AM and ran into no difficulties getting to Marcy Dam, 2.3 miles from the … Continue reading
Posted in Adirondacks, New York State, USA
Tagged Adirondack Mountains, Adirondacks, boulders, cold weather, crossing bridge, dams, heavy snow, High Peaks Region, high water, marcy dam, Mount Marcy, mountainous region, mt marcy, New YOrk State highest mountain, Phelps Mountain, Phelps Mtn Junction, rivers and streams, rivulets, running water, snow covered trails, trailhead, Van Hoevenberg, water bridge, wooden bridge
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Climbing Mt. Marcy – Trailhead to Marcy Dam
Climbing Mt. Marcy – Van Hoevenberg Trailhead to Marcy Dam (LOCATION) Trail info (from ADK High Peaks Region guidebook): Van Hoevenberg Trail to Mt. Marcy Distance from Trailhead (one-way): To Marcy Dam – 2.3 miles To Indian Falls – 4.4 … Continue reading
Posted in Adirondacks, New York State, USA
Tagged Adirondack LOJ, Adirondack Mountains, ascent, bear canister, elevation, maintenance crew, marcy dam, mother nature, mt marcy, new snow, region guidebook, slush, snowfall, snowstorm, trailhead, Van Hoevenberg Trail, wet spots, winter snow, Wooden bridge over river
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Heading for the Adirondack Mountains
Heading for the Adirondack Mountains – May 27th, 2013 My goal for this trip was to reach the peak of Mount Marcy in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Mountains. I had tried to do that twice before on … Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy My wife and I were in the Connecticut, Rhode Island and Cape Cod area last week. Weather was nearly perfect for vacationing. Waters were calm and beaches beautiful. With Hurricane Sandy having already wrecked havoc in the Caribbean … Continue reading
New England Trip 2012 – Day 3 – Champlain Canal & Buskirk’s Covered Bridge
New England Trip 2012 – Day 3 – Champlain Canal & Buskirk’s Covered Bridge After visiting the Saratoga National Historic Park, we continued our southward travels through the rolling hills of the region. The rain continued to fall as did … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, USA
Tagged Autumn in New York farmland, Buskirk Bridge, Buskirk's Covered Bridge, canal images, canal system, canals, cayuga, Cayuga Canal, champlain canal, erie canal, Erie Canal National Historic Corridor, Hoosick River, Hudson River, Lake Champlain, Lock #4 on the Champlain Canal, lockmaster, New England Trip 2012, New York State Canals, Oswego Canal, recreational watercraft, rolling hills, Seneca Canal, waterway
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New England Trip 2012 – Day 3 – Schuylerville NY
New England Trip 2012 – Day 3 – Schuylerville NY Days one and two of our trip had featured clear blue skies and lots of sunshine. As this shot from a corner in Schuylerville NY clearly shows, the weather definitely … Continue reading
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Tagged battles of saratoga, bicycle racks, decorative horse statues, fire hydrants, firehydrant, horse statues, Hudson River, New England Trip 2012, New York State, revolutionary wars, saratoga, Schuylerville NY, Sraratoga battles, unique bicycle racks, village, wetter
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New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Lake George
New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Lake George By the time that we got to Lake George, we were tried and a bit hungry. We really hadn’t traveled very far but we had stopped at plenty of locations … Continue reading
New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Long Lake NY
New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Long Lake NY If I stopped for every spot that we came to on this day on the road, we would never get to our destination before dark so after stopping to … Continue reading