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 1) Enjoy the brilliant
fall foliage while you follow the Hudson
River north to The Adirondack Museum
www.adkmuseum.org in Blue Mountain Lake. The
museum exhibits are both outside and inside
so you can enjoy the most spectacular view
while learning the history of the area.
Perfect for sunny or drizzly weather…
2) Take a gondola ride up Gore Mountain
www.goremountain.com then hike down!
3) Take the day to enjoy autumn’s splendor
with a day trip to Lake Placid.
www.lakeplacid.com Window shop down Main
Street, stop for lunch at any number of
great luncheon spots, go to the top of the
ski jumps, take the lift up Whiteface or
drive up Whiteface Memorial Highway, save
room for a piece of pie at The Noonmark
diner in Keene Valley on the way home…
4) Take a hike up Crane Mountain
- or choose
another of the many peaks close by
www.adirondacks.com. Crane has a spectacular
view, but it also has a pond 2/3 of the way
up- a fantastic destination itself. Beyond
the pond is a steep climb up the summit.
Treat yourself to a picnic lunch from Main
Street Ice Cream to eat at the top!
5) Go rent a mountain bike at Garnet Hill
Lodge and Ski Center and check out the
trails. Make sure you relax and enjoy the
view at the beach afterwards and a draught
at the Pub.
 6) Take a full day rafting trip down the
mighty Hudson River.
www.northcreekrafting.com. Meet Not up for
all that action? Try a float trip on the Sacandaga River over in Lake Luzerne (west
of Lake George) they run ever hour on the
hour and it’s a 1 ˝ hour experience.
www.4soc.com (Ask for Robbie as your guide)
7) Just take a drive… drive over to Brant
Lake via Route 8 (make sure you go around
the backside-Palisades Road) and drive over
the mountain to Hague and back down Rt 9N to
Bolton Landing. Stretch your legs and check
out the nice shops or get a drink or dinner
at any of the nice restaurants along Main
Street in Bolton Landing- go sit at the park
and enjoy the magnificent view of Lake
George.
8) See for yourself what a strategic
location Fort Ticonderoga
www.fort-ticonderoga.org was in the French
and Indian war and what a magnificent view
the soldiers had from the ramparts!
9) Go Golfing! There are numerous golf
courses in the area that range from very
“local” courses to the famed Donald Ross
course at The Sagamore. Its great golfing in
the fall- the weather is fantastic and the
foliage is magnificent!
www.croninsgolfresort.com,
www.greenmansionsgolf.com,
www.1000acres.com
 10) Get a massage and take a nap
- have a
licensed massage therapist come right to
your room, enjoy a massage followed by a
nap. Spend the rest of the day lounging here
on the boat house deck, the stone lake view
patios, or in the privacy of your room’s
private porch. After you are well rested,
take the kayaks down to the inlet and keep
an eye out for a great blue heron, a loon,
or a bald eagle! |
