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Travel Blogs from Keene Valley
On The Road Again
... stop was the town of Lake Placid, New York (the site of the Winter Olympics for 1932 and 1980). The first time I came to Lake Placid was with Jeff when we were first dating. Jeff had been to Lake Placid numerous times for hiking and skiing trips with friends. He was bringing me here for us to do some skiing at Whiteface Mountain. I remember at the time feeling that the village and its mountains were very dreamlike – miles ...
Crossed into New York State
Crossed the bridge over Lake Champlain into New York State at Ticonderoga, and headed south on I-87. We had a room waiting at another Evergreener, south of Albany, NY and had a long drive yet to go, and it was already dark. No more photos today - just put the pedal to the metal and booked south on I-87 and I-88 and arrived at 10pm at our destination.
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Stowe to Lake Placid
... lake which runs down one side of the town (two and a half mile they said, but seemed much more) - trying to walk off some of this food we are consuming. High Peaks Resort where we are staying. Lake Placid township is famous for holding the winter olympics in 1932 & 1980.
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Trees, trees, trees
... walk but very much more a climb to the top of Round mountain (well not Peter, he decided to forgo the last 20 minutes climbing!)
And then Monday we left for another longish drive to Clarence Center near Buffalo to spend a couple of nights with one of Liz's cousins (Yvette) before going on to a couple of nights with her Uncle.Great to be in a warm house again and enjoy the comforts of a spacious modern American home with Christopher and Claire, at high ...
Deer River Flow Paddle
... pads. There were also some other kinds of aquatic plants that I hadn't seen before: long, thin, flat glass-like plants that lined up in horizontal and intersecting patterns. There were also some smaller, oval-shaped leaves and some feathery stems under the surface of the water. The flow was caused by damming the Deer River and flooding an area that has become a shallow sort of lake with lots of stumps sticking out in it. There were two branches, one leading ...
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