urbanhermit
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Post by urbanhermit on Mar 24, 2011 21:05:53 GMT -5
The picture that Ralph posted on "Serenity Spots" made me think about all the time I've spent in the Adirondacks through the years. Each Summer since I was 13, I spent a few weeks on Fourth Lake. Finally, with escalating rent prices and the inability of my Father to afford any Waterfront property, we bought a little Cabin off the water in Old Forge. I have spent many hours Fishing and Boating on the Fulton Chain and particularly Fourth Lake. I no longer own a Boat, so for the last ten years or so I've done a lot of Hiking in the High Peaks Region, climbing many Mountains along the way. Two of my favorite views are from Ampersand Mtn. between Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake and St. Regis Mountain located near Paul Smiths College. Health issues and getting older are limiting me to simply "flat hikes" these days. I only climbed 14 of the High Peaks ( those over 4 Thousand ft.) and I kick myself for not starting in my teens and becoming a "46ker" ( someone that climbs all 46 High Peaks) There are so many favorite spots that it's difficult to pick a single favorite. I suppose Blue Mtn. Lake would be where I built a Waterfront Camp, if I won the Lottery. We used to have an old wooden Century Mahogany Inboard boat to cruise Fourth Lake on a calm Summer evening. What are some of your favorite Adirondack spots and memories from over the years???
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Post by bobbbiez on Mar 24, 2011 22:06:34 GMT -5
 Enjoy visiting the beautiful Adirondacks but would never want to live there again. NEVER! 
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Post by urbanhermit on Mar 25, 2011 5:33:30 GMT -5
Enjoy visiting the beautiful Adirondacks but would never want to live there again. NEVER! I agree BZ, I could never ever live there. There have been times where I have briefly, and it's just not for me. I may not do much differently in the City, but it feels like home here and is simply too isolated for extended stays. I think that's what makes the visits so great, because "absence truly makes the heart grow fonder." The isolation combined with "small-town gossip" and I could NEVER live up there again either! |
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Post by Clipper on Mar 25, 2011 12:57:28 GMT -5
I lived on Kayuta Lake for a few years, and was only about 25 minutes from Utica and Rome. It was the best of both worlds. BZ, that place you lived up North was almost Canada, haha. I wouldn't be happy either if the nearest cities were Plattsburg and Montreal.  |
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Post by stoney on Mar 25, 2011 14:10:30 GMT -5
Fiskie, Jim & I have found our favorite 'Dacks spot at Eighth Lake. We absolutely love it there, & go as often as possible (Clip, no Folgers' jokes, please.. ). Just last month we stayed in Inlet for a few days, due to how much we were missing the North country & couldn't wait 'til summer.  |
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Post by urbanhermit on Mar 25, 2011 14:23:34 GMT -5
Fiskie, Jim & I have found our favorite 'Dacks spot at Eighth Lake. We absolutely love it there, & go as often as possible (Clip, no Folgers' jokes, please.. ). Just last month we stayed in Inlet for a few days, due to how much we were missing the North country & couldn't wait 'til summer. I know what you mean Stoney. I'm always in a hurry to get up there this time of year, and then I find myself wondering why I hurried as there's still ice on the Lakes and no buds on the trees etc. I guess the North Country is either in your blood, or it isn't? I used to fish for Lake Trout a lot on Fourth Lake (when I had a Fishing Boat  ), and there are some big fish in that Lake. Many guys used to talk about there being huge Lake Trout in Eighth Lake too, and every now and then I see a picture of one that has been caught there in the Adk Express. It must be really peaceful Camping there, as there are no Camps etc. Old Forge is great if you have kids, but in July and August you almost need another Camp further North to escape the madness! |
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Post by bobbbiez on Mar 25, 2011 14:33:57 GMT -5
I lived on Kayuta Lake for a few years, and was only about 25 minutes from Utica and Rome. It was the best of both worlds. BZ, that place you lived up North was almost Canada, haha. I wouldn't be happy either if the nearest cities were Plattsburg and Montreal. For some reason I never really considered Kayuta as part of the Adirondacks being it's at the foot of the mountains. The more you travel up the more beautiful it is but not for living in full time. Every season had it's beauty but also other things I didn't want to deal with and the cold was "unbearable." Won't even go into all the nasty bugs that pretty much kept you inside during the nice months and others that kept invading our home on the inside. I could have made a horror movie just on the lady bug invasions alone. We'd even found them in our beds. They are cute but don't want to sleep with them or have them fall off the ceiling onto our plates while eating.  For me, I had enough living there and even visiting right now is not something I'd plan for a while. Had my full for a year and a half. I am much more happier with my camp at Lake Delta and there is just as much beauty and wild life to enjoy |
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Post by urbanhermit on Mar 25, 2011 15:06:09 GMT -5
I lived on Kayuta Lake for a few years, and was only about 25 minutes from Utica and Rome. It was the best of both worlds. BZ, that place you lived up North was almost Canada, haha. I wouldn't be happy either if the nearest cities were Plattsburg and Montreal. For some reason I never really considered Kayuta as part of the Adirondacks being it's at the foot of the mountains. The more you travel up the more beautiful it is but not for living in full time. Every season had it's beauty but also other things I didn't want to deal with and the cold was "unbearable." Won't even go into all the nasty bugs that pretty much kept you inside during the nice months and others that kept invading our home on the inside. I could have made a horror movie just on the lady bug invasions alone. We'd even found them in our beds. They are cute but don't want to sleep with them or have them fall off the ceiling onto our plates while eating. For me, I had enough living there and even visiting right now is not something I'd plan for a while. Had my full for a year and a half. I am much more happier with my camp at Lake Delta and there is just as much beauty and wild life to enjoy Can you say where you once lived BZ??? |
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Post by Clipper on Mar 25, 2011 15:39:40 GMT -5
Living on the lake front with pine trees and hardwoods, deer, bears, and all the benefits of Old Forge and the rest of the Adirondacks to me is no different than living in the boundaries of the park. The Adirondack Park begins at a point between Forestport and Woodgate on Rt 28, and about half way up Hinckly Lake on Rt 365. As far as mountain lake atmosphere, there is little difference between living on Kayuta, or living on White Lake. I could walk out my back door and step into my fishing boat or onto our pontoon. We often cruised to the island/sandbar to grill on the boat or on land, and swim after a hard day working in the hot city of Rome. To me that is close enough to the Adirondacks.
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Post by dgriffin on Mar 25, 2011 15:40:31 GMT -5
Fiskie, Jim & I have found our favorite 'Dacks spot at Eighth Lake. We absolutely love it there, & go as often as possible (Clip, no Folgers' jokes, please.. ). Just last month we stayed in Inlet for a few days, due to how much we were missing the North country & couldn't wait 'til summer.
hate it, hate it!!!!!Some twit with with degree in marketing thought that up and if I ever find them I'll exercise my second amendment right to blow them away! (Glad I got that off my chest.) |
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Post by bobbbiez on Mar 25, 2011 15:45:11 GMT -5
We lived in Constable, NY. Only two miles away from the Canadian border. My better-half, RJ, was born and raised in that area. He is a French Indian Canuck. He is the main reason we bought this house in the woods. RJ had a very hard time dealing with the city life. Now, he's one happy country boy again. ;D
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Post by urbanhermit on Mar 25, 2011 17:25:50 GMT -5
We lived in Constable, NY. Only two miles away from the Canadian border. My better-half, RJ, was born and raised in that area. He is a French Indian Canuck. He is the main reason we bought this house in the woods. RJ had a very hard time dealing with the city life. Now, he's one happy country boy again. ;D My Grandfather on my Mother's side grew up in Plattsburgh. He had family that lived in Malone, Chateaguey (sp?) and Mooers Forks. I don't really consider up near the border the Adks, but I can see where the isolation (and bugs) might be the same? I love the City of Plattsburgh and the views of Lake Champlain. There are certain small cities and Towns in Upstate NY that I think I could live in other than Utica, and Cooperstown, Saratoga Springs, Lake Placid and Plattsburgh all come to mind as decent places with enough culture to live year round. |
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Post by Clipper on Mar 25, 2011 20:59:31 GMT -5
I hauled pulp to the paper mill in Plattsburg not long before I retired, and it is beautiful in SUMMER! LOL
Wintertime, not so much. I used to hate driving the deserted stretches of the Northway on bad roads or in bad weather.
It is pretty in summer, as is Burlington Vt. Champlain is a beautiful lake and the fishing is great. Especially on the upper end.
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Enjoy visiting the beautiful Adirondacks but would never want to live there again. NEVER! 
), and there are some big fish in that Lake. Many guys used to talk about there being huge Lake Trout in Eighth Lake too, and every now and then I see a picture of one that has been caught there in the Adk Express. It must be really peaceful Camping there, as there are no Camps etc. Old Forge is great if you have kids, but in July and August you almost need another Camp further North to escape the madness! 