Tag Archives: New York State

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

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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

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New England Trip 2012 – posting update

I have begun to upload images from the recent trip that my wife and I took through parts of New York State, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The postings are being entered retroactively by date so if you met … Continue reading

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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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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

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New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Tupper Lake, NY

New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Tupper Lake, NY After photographing the flock of Wild Turkeys at Higley Flow State Park, we headed further south to Tupper Lake where we stopped at a couple of locations including a … Continue reading

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New York State Fair 2012, Syracuse, NY

New York State Fair 2012, Syracuse, NY After taking a look at Fort Ontario and the Marine Museum in Oswego, NY, I headed into Syracuse to meet up with my son at the New York State Fair. I had not … Continue reading

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Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (Location) The Vanderbilt grounds were only a couple of miles north of the Roosevelt Museum and we did not have time on this trip to tour both so we opted to head north for that … Continue reading

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Buttermilk Falls State Park, Ithaca, NY

Buttermilk Falls State Park, Ithaca, NY (Location) May 6, 2012 – Traveling back from a trip to Pennsylvania, we took a bit of time to explore the lower section of Buttermilk Falls in upper New York State. Access to the … Continue reading

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Bicentennial of the War of 1812

In my previous post, I indicated how there are seasonal changes to what people are thinking about based on the frequency of visits to certain of our blog entries. In similar fashion, the celebration of historical events can trigger increases … Continue reading

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