so... this is the view going up to the Adirondack Loj:
[the Meadow]now this is more like camping than being in someone's yard. granted, i was still at a campsite. i know all these posts are going up late, but i'm in State College, PA right now and i'm definitely putting backpacking out in the Black Moshannon on my agenda.
yes, i stayed in a tent and not the lodge. i did get fed at the big house, though. cooking at a campsite by yourself is really depressing. i'd probably only have hotdogs anyway. the food was great, they served local brews and i got to talk with people. met a couple that had been hiking in Die Schweiz, a military man, Canadians from where i had just left in Ontario and a doctor who knew that the Tar River runs through Greenville. i'm telling you, how can people say they don't have anything in common with SOMEone!
put up my tent in the rain. expected hail, but got none. the next morning was bright and sunny, so i squeezed in a hike to Mount Jo before the 7hrs to Niagara Falls.
yes, i stayed in a tent and not the lodge. i did get fed at the big house, though. cooking at a campsite by yourself is really depressing. i'd probably only have hotdogs anyway. the food was great, they served local brews and i got to talk with people. met a couple that had been hiking in Die Schweiz, a military man, Canadians from where i had just left in Ontario and a doctor who knew that the Tar River runs through Greenville. i'm telling you, how can people say they don't have anything in common with SOMEone!
put up my tent in the rain. expected hail, but got none. the next morning was bright and sunny, so i squeezed in a hike to Mount Jo before the 7hrs to Niagara Falls.
[overlooking Heart Lake from Mt. Jo]the trail wasn't very established. i'd like to say that it was basically walking up a stream; just rocks and wetness. that's not exactly my bag of chips. i'm always a little worried for my noggin, especially when i'm alone. it also means lots of bugs. i need to take pictures of the front end of my car.
[going down from Jo]so, i like winding mountain roads. well, out of nowhere it opens up to this lake (probably a reservoir) and i feel like i'm in Ireland. gorgeous. there was a little pull off point with a porta-john and different groups of people picnicing. there was also a dude with a sportbike, but he was napping.
i made due with my Bug instead. the curves in the Adirondacks must not be marked correctly because i was definitely going from 80 to 90 through '50mph' turns. maybe my speedometer is broke.
i made due with my Bug instead. the curves in the Adirondacks must not be marked correctly because i was definitely going from 80 to 90 through '50mph' turns. maybe my speedometer is broke.
[the Cascade Lakes somewhere on the way to Keene Valley]speaking of roads in New York, most are for shit. the ones that are actually marked as rough, just got paved and are smooth as glass (see above photo). the bridge i took back into the States the day before, Seaway International?, seriously looked like it was falling apart. there also weren't any other cars on it while i was, so i thought that maybe the bridge was closed and i wasn't supposed to be on it.
i made it to the falls that night for Canada Day fireworks, but i'll keep those shots together.
i made it to the falls that night for Canada Day fireworks, but i'll keep those shots together.
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