Lake Placid, Twice

Two visits to Lake Placid. The first was in 2019, when the temperature dipped all the way to -16 degrees, which was the coldest I’ve ever experienced. We intended to go cross country skiing and have fun in the snow and ended up spending most of the time inside at Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort:

Mirror Lake from the resort:

The second visit was during Covid, at the end of March/early April 2021. Stayed at the Crowne Plaza Lake Placid:

More Mirror Lake:

A hike in Henry’s Woods:

This being Spring Break, we drove on to Ocean City, New Jersey direct from the Adirondacks on April 2. Here’s one of my favorite spots, along New York State Route 73, at 11:45 a.m.:

Now an aside — I’ve spent over a year “catching up” on posting things — from as far back as 2017 until about April 2025. First NYC things, then updating region by region. I am all caught up and this is the very last picture I posted, the New Baltimore Service Area on the New York State Thruway — “Quizno’s is not open,” 2:00 p.m.:

Kingston, 2:56 p.m.:

Ocean City, 6:35 p.m.

Finger Lakes-Delaware Water Gap Road Trip

Continuing the “small travel” era during Covid, an end-of-summer trip to the Finger Lakes and back via Northeast Pennsylvania at the end of August 2020. First, met some friends for the day near Ellenville in Ulster County and then spent the night in Roscoe before eventually reaching the Finger Lakes region:

The next day we set out for Watkins Glen State Park in Watkins Glen:

We spent the night at the Quality Inn in Horseheads, just south of Watkins Glen:

Complimentary breakfast during Covid was takeaway:

Next day we went to the Corning Museum of Glass:

The museum is very interesting and the glass displays were often mesmerizing:

Corning itself is charming:

And the Rockwell Museum also downtown:

From there we traveled south to spend the night in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, stopping at the zany Lopez Winery & Vineyard along the way:

Rita’s Water Ice in Bloomsburg, PA with the mask request:

The next day, back to New York via the Delaware Water Gap, where we took a short hike:

Village Farmer and Bakery in the town of Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania:

Ulster County Updates

Kelder’s Farm in Kerhonkson:

Sam’s Point in the Minnewaska State Park Preserve:

Widow Jane Mine just outside of Rosendale:

Rosendale Trestle:

Rosendale itself is charming: