Hampton Inn Albany Wolf Road

... to Fiumicino and fly to Istanbul for approximately 16 days, including an organized tour, which I signed up for with great trepidation, being a do-it-yourself, type. Sisters Darcy and Verity will join me there.

I won't write any entries about the Italian part of my trip, but I'll put up some of the photos from it in this entry.

... Panda Bears, a black feral cat roaming the tall grasses, what I think was a raccoon munching away at the yummy grasses by the roadside, and groups of motorcyclists once again. If I had more time, I would have gone to see the "Jello Museum". Can't imagine what's in there. Preserved jello molds from years back?? My brain is working better today and i surmised that the exit signs with the giant question mark, must mean if you have ...

The first part of the ride from the village of Lake George to Glens Falls is mostly on a bike trail. It was nice to have a shorter, much flatter ride the next day down to Easton Mountain, where I attended a retreat over Labor Day weekend.

After the fun experience of really checking tire pressure and filling to specs I was on my way - sounds simple but Visions are not. Too much hardware in the way and make sure your have a gauge with a little hose.
First stop, a short hop to Albany to visit with friends I see far too little of. Delightful way to begin the trip, and a shady spot for the bike to roost for the night.

... one or two ridges to cross. There's a great downhill leading to the Alcove reservoir, southwest of Albany. We camped that evening at a lovely marina on the shore of the Mohawk river, just west of Schenectady.

... where we had started and that we were so close to the finish. There was one really good but short climb and as I started up it there was this huge bear like animal on all fours in front of me, I couldn't tell for sure what it was it looked to beig to be a dog and there was no master around it started to concern me. As I approached I could hear the labored breathing even over mine! It was an old Chow the owner was at ...

... afternoon wandering around, enjoying the atmosphere and architecture. It has been called "a finest dictionary of American architecture in New York State."and its easy to see why. We took loads of loads of photos… yeh… I know, you’re surprised aren’t you? It was a lazy, sunny afternoon and bemused residents gave us the odd glance as we clicked away. One chap stopped to chat and we discovered that at one time the ...

The night before I left, I took my bike and rode along the Jordan River Parkway near Saratoga Springs, watching a beautiful sunset go behind the mountains. Sometimes I like to just be alone.

... but we made it to Cooperstown to see the Baseball Hall of Fame. The second day was somewhat more relaxing as we headed to Saratoga Springs, Fort Ticonderoga, and Lake Placid located deep in the Adirondacks. See all the pictures and the complete narrative at: http://www.jndstravelog.com/NAmerica/Up stateNY2007/UpstateNY.htm

What first day, We started out with an opening day parade, all of teams got to march on to the field behind their state banner. Just about every parent in the stands had the camera out.We won our first game today agaisnt New Hampshire 14-1! The first inning the girls batted the ...