The Adventures of Myron and Dorcas

We have had an unfortunate wildlife encounter. No, we didn't run over a moose. One night about a week ago we heard a scratching sound ...

This morning we broke camp and drove the Veteran's Memorial Highway to the summit of Whiteface Mountain. The summit offers excellent vi...

"You're playing worse and worse every day and right now you're playing like it's next month." "You know, Willie W...

Today we returned to Lake Placid and toured some Olympic venues . Lake Placid hosted the third winter Olympic games in 1932 and the 13th wi...

Today we attended Oktoberfest at Whiteface Mountain . If you have never attended an authentic Oktoberfest, the objective is to drink Germa...

Today we conquered Mt. Marcy. Mt. Marcy is at EL 5344' and is the highest peak in the state of New York. We approached on the Van Hoe...

We are camped at Wilmington Notch Campground , at the base of Whiteface Mountain, about 8 miles from Lake Placid. We signed up here for five...

Today we paddled on the Bog River, between the villages of Long Lake and Tupper Lake. The Bog Flow is a well known canoe camping area. One c...

Today we paddled on Lake Lila. Lake Lila is in the William C. Whitney Wilderness area near Little Tupper Lake. It is a camping destination w...

We are still camped at Lake Eaton. This is a wonderful area. We will likely stay put until Tuesday and then move to Wilmington Notch CG , ...

Yesterday we went back to The Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake. We spent another 7 hours at the museum. We didn't see it all, ...

"I washed in hot water and I SHRUNK!" "And that's the truth!"

"Of all sports ever sported, commend me to angling. It is the wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best; the safest, cheapest, and, in al...

We are camped at Lake Eaton , a public NYDEC campground near Long Lake, in the heart of the Adirondacks. Today we visited the Adirondack M...

We are at Nick's Lake , a public NYDEC campground near Old Forge, NY. This morning we paddled the shoreline of Nick's Lake. The we...

The Country Coach Nor'Easters fall rally is over. One good thing about hanging around until the bitter end of a rally is that you get a...

Yesterday we visited the Corning Museum of Glass . They have glass artifacts dating back 4000 years as well as priceless pieces of glass ar...

"Bottle of wine, fruit of the vine When you gonna let me get sober Leave me alone. Let me go home I wanna go back and start over" ...

We arrived at the KOA in Watkins Glen before noon. I have always had an aversion to camping at a "Kampground", for no particular...

We got away this morning about 10:00 AM. That's about a 40 hour turnaround after returning from Minnesota. A rolling stone gathers no m...