Leaf-Peeping 2016 - Day Two (Part One)

Fourth Lake - Inlet NY

Note - clicking on photos enlarges them

Awakening at  The Edge we went to breakfast at The Pioneer Cafe. Amanda was our waitress.

Pulled into the Town of Inlet parking lot. After being informed by two maintenance men that restrooms were located for winter in the nearby Town Hall, we walked down to Fourth Lake and over to the former Rochester Bar site.

Former Site of Rochester Bar

Continued north to Raquette Lake.

Raquette Lake - Blue Mt. in the distance.

Raquette Lake Chapel

Raquette Lake Dock

Proceeded to Blue Mt. Lake. There met Hal and Kathy Hunter from Dayton OH. They asked us to take their photo with their iPhone.

Blue Mt. Lake

Blue Mt. Lake Cottages with Blue Mt. in the background.

Blue Mt. Lake

Team Cameron

Drove on to Long Lake.

Long Lake

Long Lake

Long Lake Seaplanes

Retreated to Blue Mt. Lake village and turned left towards Indian Lake. Came Lake Durant and pulled into the parking area. There we met an elderly woman and her husband walking their dog, Jake.

Lake Durant

Lake Durant

Lake Durant & Political Signs

Once in Indian Lake turned towards Speculator and then parked in the scenic viewing area just ouside of the village. There we met a photographer, Sean, from Johnstown. Sean photographs seasonal foliage and lady's roller derby.

Indian Lake Scenic Overlook

Indian Lake Scenic Overlook

Team Cameron

  
Thus completed Day Two (Part One) of our leaf-peeping adventure.

Day One

Day Two (Part Two)

Day Three

Leaf-Peeping 2016 Day One

Fourth Lake

Note - clicking on photos enlarges them

Joan and I left home and after topping off the tank at BJ’s proceeded North. We mapped out at a new route which had us exited the Thruway at Canastota/Oneida. Using routes NY-31, NY-46, NY-26 we drove through Rome and on to The Edge arriving around 4:00 PM

After checking in to Room 104, we made our way to Whetstone Gulf State Park. Amy at the front desk gave us directions to the park. Once there we along the park trail to the first bridge.

We were surprised to see a payphone near the park office.

We left the park and made our way to The Pine Tree for dinner. The barmaid was the waitress. Our meal of  broiled Haddock with baked potato and vegetables and a green salad was very good.

Thus completed Day One of our leaf-peeping adventure.

Day Two (Part One)

Day Two (Part Two)

Day Three

Previous Adventures:

Leaf-Peeping 2008

Leaf-Peeping - The Seaway Trail
 
Leaf-Peeping 2012
 
Leaf-Peeping 2013
 
Leaf-Peepin' 2014 - Part I
Leaf-Peepin' 2014 - Part II
Leaf-Peepin' 2014 - Part III
Leaf-Peepin' 2014 - Part IV
Leaf-Peepin' 2014 - Part V 

Tenderly

This evening Joan and I attended our sixth play of the 2016 season, Tenderly.

Two actors only. Both did a marvelous job. The play was both entertaining and thought provoking. We did not realize that Rosemary Clooney struggled with addiction to pills.

David Wilcox’s review in The Citizen.

James MacKillop's review in the Syracuse NewTimes.

Linda Lowen's review at syracuse.com.

Natasha Ashley's review on BWW.

Other shows of this season:

Oklahoma!
From Here To Eternity
Crazy For You
Treasure Island
Million Dollar Quartet
Smokey Joe’s Cafe

Week Forty-One - 11 to go

A classic British country house mystery. Thanks to British Library Crime Classics’ this reprint is worth plodding through just to solve the myriad of sub plots. Farjeon’s writing is accurate and precise especially when he is describing the countryside.

Read 52 in 52 Weeks 2016

Raquette Lake Chapel

 Chapel History

 Taken on 10/11/16 while leaf-peeping

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Week Forty - 12 To Go

A must-read for Three Pines fans. But kept in mind that every word carries importance in a Louise Penny novel. While some reader might find this work verbose and unnecessarily dramatic, once again the characters provide the backbone for the novel. Also, the reader has to a make Ruth their favorite character in the series for here is an old woman who says it like she sees it.

Read 52 in 52 Weeks 2016

St. Williams on Long Point

St. Williams on Long Point

Raquette Lake

Viewed from the upper deck of the W.W. Durant Brunch Cruise

... the northeastern part of New York

a wilderness almost unbroken and unexplored ...

- Rev. John Todd

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