Category: Camping

  • 30 Mile Point Lighthouse

    30 Mile Point Lighthouse

    18 September 2024 1038  66,866  71°F  Left Brockport after a quiet night driveway camping and a delicious morning coffee with Steve Harley. Thank you Steve & Pam. 1100  66,900  71°F  Headed west on the Great Lakes Seaway Trail via the Lake Ontario State Parkway 1116  66,905  71F  Hamlin Beach State Park 264′   The park…

  • New York Canals and Old Friends

    New York Canals and Old Friends

    17 September 2024 – Tuesday Heading west in New York from Lake Oswego to Brockport. 0943  66,732  68°F  Leave Canastota, NY after a quiet night at South Shore Wines & Vineyards. We shared the parking area with one other rig. See yesterday’s post for more about this pleasant Harvest Host. .  1000  66,737   67°F…

  • Winding Through the Adirondacks

    Winding Through the Adirondacks

    16 September 2024 – Monday Today’s drive is a relaxing journey along Route 8 through the Adirondacks on the way to Oneida Lake. 0944 66,533 71°F  We left Fern Lake with Whiteface Mountain in our rear view mirror. We thoroughly enjoyed three and a half weeks at the lake celebrating Brenda’s, Beth’s, and Mom’s (92),…

  • Recycled Metal Art

    Recycled Metal Art

    13 September 2024West Chazy, NY  Looking for new things to do around northern New York, we noticed “Minnetoska Point Sculptures” on Google Maps.    This bear at the street corner is the first clue that something interesting awaits.  Mom and Beth show the scale of these metal sculptures. Bull would be at home in Durham, but…

  • Adirondack Night Skies

    Adirondack Night Skies

    12 September 2024 New York’s Adirondack State Park is known for dark skies.  We were fortunate to spend a few weeks camping out behind the family cabin near Au Sable Forks. Beth took advantage on several clear nights to experiment with her iPhone camera. My favorite is this photo. She had the phone on a…

  • Fern Lake Fauna

    Fern Lake Fauna

    September 2024A look at the birds and other creatures we see at camp, featuring loons. We are up at the family cottage on Fern Lake in the Adirondack Mountains of New York.  The tallest mountain in view is Whiteface, where the downhill skiing competitions were held during the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics. The smallest…