Lake Placid

Jerry and Anna Lee went to Lake Placid for the first volksmarch we have done in a couple of years.  Jeff, Cheryl, Dave, Bennett and our cousin Leora took a rather muddy hike up Haystack Mt. 

As you may recall, Lake Placid was the site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics and is still the training ground for the US winter team.  There are several facilities to visit here but we wanted to enjoy a rare warm day outside.  Our walk took us around Mirror Lake which was lined with multi-million dollar homes (some for sale) and wonderful old inns dating back the better part of a century

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Some owners have odd pets.

Boats, canoes, and paddle boards all enjoyed the beautiful lake.  Don’t know what these people were fishing for but they appeared happy.

We don't know who would risk riding down on this toboggan slide onto the frozen lake during the winter months.

We decided we needed a reward for our 5K walk.  After a tasty lunch, we went wine tasting at a local shop.  Our California wine-snobbery faded as we enjoyed local wines, a few of which will travel back home.

We returned to Saranac with smiles on our faces as did the rest of the family, though they also brought back a collection of mud.   

An essential evening activity up here is to have soft serve ice cream at the local shacks that are only open in the “summer” months.

This was our end of a lovely day.