Initially the plan after NY was to explore the Catskills, a
wild area only a couple of hours drive north of NY City. After calling in to the village of Catskill
and checking out the choice of motels a
change of plan was needed. It was too
quiet, and creepier than the Lufthansa safety video.
Brad and Jessica were typical flag-flying Americans, our
hosts at the Tall Pines motel in Lake George, on the edge of the Adirondack
Mountain Park. Brad was proud to say he
had all the toys you need to live a full life in Lake George – Camaro SS, huge
Dodge Ram truck, snow mobile, twin engine jet-boat, skis, snow shoes, chainsaw,
and baseball cap. He directed us to a
great hike the next day up Buck Mountain, and Jessica directed us the shoe
repair shop so we could get Dara’s boot soles re-glued. Buck Mountain was a great introduction to the
hills, and a classic “walk in the woods”
The most exciting part was the snake on the track, which was
probably a harmless garter snake, but may well have been a rattler for all the
squeals from Dara when I tried to get a good photo. Chipmunks ran around the forest floor,
darting in and of holes in the rocks.
The view from the top of the hill was impressive, showing
the 40 mile-long lake and forest covered hills as far as the eye could
see. The forest is mainly deciduous,
oaks, sycamores, maples ,and ash, and the leaves were just beginning to change
colour. |
| Lake George from the top of Buck Mountain |
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