Adirondack Reflections and The Busees are Coming, the Busees are Coming!

Feast on these reflections.

 

No, it's not the Russians are coming; it's the Busees are coming as in Sheldon and Shirley Busee of Punta Gorda. Shirley and Sheldon joined us a couple of weeks ago and will be here another week. We have been showing them the area and we are all having a ball. You have already heard of the Sinfonettia which we have shared with Shirley and Sheldon. The following pictures show other things we have done together beginning with a photo of the Busees.

 

This is kestrel, a raptor on display at The Wild Center in Tupper Lake

 

This is summer view from the top of the 120 meter ski jump at Lake Placid.

 

A spectacular bog along side an Adirondack trail.

 

The Adirondack Park District does not clean up the forest when trees fall. Rather they allow the trees to rot and return to the soil.

 

Notice the beaver dam or rather beaver lodge in the middle of this pond.

 

 

 

The Busees took the summer bobsled down the 1980 Olympic bobsled track.

 

They survived!

 

Then we walked the new high tech bobsled trail from top to bottom. This is where they shove off at the start

 

These are the falls at the head of the famous Ausable Chasm.

 

We took the ferry across Lake Champlain to Burlington, Vermont then returned to New York by ferry arriving at beautiful Essex, NY. This is one of favorite places for a quick bite or beverage right by the ferry landing.

 

Next edition...the Lake Placid Ironman

 

 

The Beautiful Adirondacks and a stent??

Maybe you saw my recent short story on Facebook. Last Sunday, while enjoying the Sinfonettia concert, I felt pain by my left shoulder blade. I googled left shoulder pain and learned that there are about a dozen potential causes and about half were serious. The pain went away on Monday so I figured it was nothing serious. Tuesday morning it was back and more intense. So Penny and I went to the Champlain Valley Hospital ER. I was advised that my cardiac enzymes were slightly elevated and a cardiac catheterization was advised. The consent form also authorized placing stents if conditions warrant. I woke up with a stent and I immediately felt great. No pain and no shortness of breath which was becoming a concern.  Morale of the story...listen to your body and take nothing unusual for granted.

Now to even more pleasant stuff. This area is remarkable. In this issue I'll simply show some photos to demonstrate the point.
There is a delightful, small park about 3 miles from our campground. It has a reconditioned but beautiful covered bridge. Automobiles are not allowed. We take Sadie there on hot or rainy days and play ball retrieval with her under cover. Following those pictures is one showing where we play ball in the same park on nice days. A raging river runs under the bridge. The fourth photo was taken from the bridge and shows the river just upstream.

There are zillions of spectacular rivers and streams. The first photo is a stream about 1 mile from the campground. The second is 75 miles away.

Some views of lakes. The last one is Lake Placid taken from the peak of Whiteface Mountain.

Another view from the Whiteface peak; this view looks to the east. You can get two faint looks at Lake Champlain, 30 miles away. Beyond that are mountains in Vermont.

Lake Placid, Beauty and Fun Around Every Corner

It has been quite a long time since our last entry. Sorry about that. I was unable to get my computer to import photos from my i-phone. I almost gave up on continuing the blog but last night, after doing nothing differently, the photos transferred.
Starting from the beginning in Lake Placid, we arrived here June 28th, one month after departing Punta Gorda. Here we are settled in our very private, woodsy camp site.

We will be here six weeks. Why six weeks? Because the Lake Placid Sinfonettia summer season is six weeks. The Sinfonettia is a symphony orchestra consisting of 22 remarkable musicians from around the country who summer and perform here. They perform every Sunday night in the Lake Placid Center for the Arts and every Wednesday night in a lakeside outdoor venue. They have a wine and cheese reception following each Sunday performance for the patrons and musicians. The Sinfonettia is our number one attraction in this area. The following photos were taken during a Wednesday night performance. The second shot is the view just to the left of the stage; serene and beautiful'

Then there is the Lake Placid three back to back horse shows. That is, 15 days over three weeks of the best jumpers (including Olympians) in the country. These horses and their riders are amazing.

Saturday nights are dedicated to figure skating. Hundreds of talented kids come to Lake Placid for skating summer camps and the kids show their stuff Saturday nights. During intermission America's best skaters, including Olympians put on performances. These pictures are a bit disappointing because they generally skate to fast for my i-phone camera.

Last weekend neighboring Tupper Lake had a three day Woodsman show. We took in one day that featured wood carving with chain saws. Several woodsmen competed and created these works within the 90 minute allowed time.

That's it for today. Stay tuned. The next post will feature some of the raw beauty of this area.