We departed Blue Jay Campsites about 9 this morning continuing our drive through the Adirondack Park. Saranac Lake is the first place we come too and then Lake Placid, home of the US winter Olympics. We then took 9n to hwy 22 and south to Ticonderoga. Back in 2006 Deb and I rode motorcycles into Ticonderoga, with friends from Reno, and stayed at the Stone House Motel, next door to a house once occupied by Benjamin Franklin. We did not remember any of this however until totally by coincidence we stopped across the street from that very same motel.


Throughout the early part of day, we rode through the mountains of the park watching as various trees showed the beginning of amazing colors changes. It was generally overcast so the colors were dulled slightly for lack of the blue sky to reflect against. We continued south on 9n to Lake George before we exited the park and continued to ride through the rolling hills and farm lands of New York.


We were not allowed to leave NY without crossing through a covered bridge. This is the first of several we expect to see as we travel the northeast.

We finally crossed the border into Vermont and continued south toward Bennington where we encounter a major cluster due to road construction in the main part of downtown. We had identified the campground we intended to stay at tonight, West River Camperama. In an effort to make it easy to get to the campgrounds, we enter the address into the GPS. It is a little off the main highway and we thought that might work best. The GPS is set for fastest route avoiding toll roads and ferries. Maybe we should add one lane dirt mountain roads that are not maintained Nov 1 through April 15. We found ourselves driving approximately 6 miles of such roads, mind you they were good dirt roads with street names.

This is the best facility by far except the wifi which is available is not available at the campsite. Our particular site backs up to the river, and the grounds are well maintained. The washroom while smaller than others is supper clean. The price is very reasonable, cheaper than a no services site in a California State Park and the folks are very friendly. It would definitely be a 5-star park if the wifi reached all the camp sites.

Tomorrow we start north on hwy 100 through the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont. Total miles today 279.8











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  1. AnitaSeptember 21, 2018 at 1:33 PM

    Hey guys, saw your comment about not knowing who makes the comments. I am sure that I was one of those comments, tried to edit this so that you know it is me. Let me know if my name shows up. Oh, by the way, it's Anita, lol!

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  2. CaWingerSeptember 22, 2018 at 5:18 AM

    Thanks Anita

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