Val & Terrell's adventure

2006-09-04T07:51:00.000-07:00

Well...that's all folks! We made it back to Louisville on Thursday, Aug. 31. We have loved every mile of our journeys this summer but also glad to be home. Until next time....happy trails to all!
Val, Terrell & Robin

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Along the road home we had to visit Terrell's favorite store, Cabela's. Have to go check out that Bargain Cave, dove season is here!

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Views of upstate New York and Lake Chautauqua.

Chautauqua, NY

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We left Niagara Falls and headed west along the north west portion of New York. We stopped in Dunkirk on the coast of Lake Erie for a night. Next day we wandered around Chautauqua County famous for the Chautauqua Art Institute.
We loved this sign as we were passing by.

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Robin helps Terrell navigate from her perch in the back.

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A lone Golden Rod grows along the bridge to Goat Island at Niagara.

Seneca Casino on the US side, a pretty building that rises from the somewhat nasty city on the NY side. Canada side is much nicer.

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NIAGARA!

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Niagara Falls, NY & Canada.

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Funky purple flowers.

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Lake Placid, easy to see how it got its' name.

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The pool at the Hilton overlooks Lake Placid, what a beautiful town! Lake Placid really has its' tourism act together; very beautiful, walkable, nice shops and dining, beautiful views abound. Everything looks so colorful and well kept. Crowded but a good flow through the town made it easy to navigate.

2006-08-30T14:47:00.000-07:00

We left the New Hampshire mountains and made our way to St. Albans, Vermont and holed up there for 2 nights recovering from our long hike and waiting for a rainstorm to pass through.

We drove through the Adirondack Mountains which are most beautiful and green with ribbons of water running along everywhere. Here Robin watches waterfowl in the distance while checking out this river.

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Along the enchanting trail.

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Robin enjoys the view at one of the lookout points.

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Over the top and on the way down.

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View of the White Mountians from Mt. Dickey.

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Welcome to New Hampshire, the Granite State where it is a lot warmer than upland Maine! Here we are hiking up a trail we found called the Welch-Dickey Trail which climbs Dickey Mountain. Naturally, we had to take the challenge. A moderte 3-4 hour hike on one of the most beautiful days this region has to offer. Dickey Mountian is named after John Sloan Dickey, 1907-1991, American diplomat, scholar & intellectual who was President of Dartmouth College 1945-1970.

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Here come some flower shots, mostly from the Acadia area.

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Our front yard view of Moosehead Lake where we are residing in a cute little cabin for a few days. Skies are wonderfully dramatic in these parts. Weather is pretty nippy; warm when the sun is shining, nice when a cloud passes by but spine chilling reminders of colder seasons when the wind blows up here. The wind is rather gusty much of the time.

2006-08-23T13:41:00.000-07:00

Sunset on Moosehead Lake in Moosehead, Maine.