Adirondacks...

We have been in the heart of the Adirondack State Park, about one fifth the land area of New York State... Staying on Long Lake we have experienced glorious sunshine, a huge storm and the sound of the loons on the lake. It rained solidly for four hours Wednesday night and we had a power cut; and have been out of internet contact all week.
Two days ago we visited the summit of Whiteface Mountain. At about 4800 feet we could see for mile after mile.
We've been out on Long Lake most days and the cloud scopes there have been stunning...

Now, we have arrived in Maine after an 8 hour drive through the Green Mountains of Vermont, the White Mountains of New Hampshire where we saw Mount Washington in full sunshine and then a drive across Maine,.
Thank you to our friends Ed and Beck for a glorious stay on Long Lake! It has been a fabulous time.

Nicholas

We are so incredibly grateful for the sublime quality of light and water, of mountain and forest in the Adirondacks. The park is the largest in the United States and, yet, it is one of the few that allow people to live year round within its boundaries. Because of this, there is a uniqueness to the experience and a sensitivity of how the footprint of humanity impacts on the natural world.

The road that led us up to Whiteface was created by FDR, begun when he was Governor of NY State and completed when he was the President. The vision to imagine creating a road that would allow people to see this beauty, even if they couldn't walk or hike to the top was a gift that was given to us today.

Look, just look at what we were gifted with...




Judy