Neither one of us expected much from New York. We thought it was just on the way from Pittsburgh (Chris & grandkids) to Acadia National Park in Maine. What a wonderful surprise it has been. The Finger Lakes area was a delightful mix of waterfalls, gorges, pastoral drives, neat old homes, wineries, and the Cornell University Campus. We stayed at Cowanesque Lake on the Pennsylvania border and has a big pretty campsite to come home to after fun days of sight seeing.
Then the Adirondacks area has really blown us away! Lake Champlain has a Lakes to Locks national scenic byway that is fun to drive. Lake Placid and Whiteface Mountain have the olympic venues from the 1932 and 1980 Olympics. Wet and Wild Wednesdays is an upbeat fun demonstration of freestyle ski jumping into a swimming pool. They do amazing flips twists and other tricks, especially off the highest jump. All with an M.C. explaining what they are doing and telling corny jokes. Lots of sunshine, music, and amazing athletes. Freaky Friday highlights young skaters who create programs and perform. The little girl in the picture was so good.
There are several ferries that give you a pretty ride across Lake Champlain into Vermont. The closest one is free and has an ornate old lighthouse on the New York side. Also at Crown Point there is a state historic site where in 1759 the French has a fort and then when ownership transferred to the British, they built the largest for in North America with over 3000 soldiers. We walked around the old battlements and barracks and the views across the lake were so nice.
So glad we decided to stop and see upstate New York!
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