Saturday, November 2, 2024

Places Around Placid (Adirondack Park, NY) – June 2011

 Yeah, the same opening paragraph you’ve read before.  Some of these pictures were posted originally with the travel blog write-up (original link below).  Now instead of a select few, I’m sharing just about all the pictures.  Some blurry or bad shots were removed, as well as some with others who would appreciate not having their pictures posted again.  Please be sure to visit the original blog link for more details of the original visit.

 Since we were in the vicinity, and this was heading towards the main destination, we checked out various places around Lake Placid.  After driving up the backside of Whiteface Mountain, we pulled into the front to see where the ski trails were.  Had I more time, I probably would’ve walked to the top just to say I did it.  And then it was just seeing nice scenery of the Adirondack Park as we neared our destination.

 We saw the sky jumps, which indecently I recall visiting these in the late 70’s when they were still being built.  They didn’t look like much, but you never usually see them from the bottom or side.  Then as you pull into town, out in the middle of a field was the Olympic Torch which was lit for the 1980 games.  For those who were alive when this event happened here, it was very meaningful.  I was always curious to know what the younger generation thought of this revered place.  Still, if you ever in reasonable driving distance of this, this was a “must see” visit.


https://traveljournalbydave.blogspot.com/2013/06/lake-placid-ny-june-2011.html

 


































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