Adirondack wandering

 Beautiful weather, nice roads, a few challenging hills— all in all a fine 44 miles from Plattsburgh to Upper Jay, New York.  We are staying in a lovely rustic lodge in the forest of Adirondack Park, so I’m not sure what else constitutes Upper Jay.  It’s great to be back at summer camp with my friends and to know that the legs still work.

On the first 18 miles we stopped at a sculpture garden, with depictions ranging from this Goya painting to the Last Supper, to the hanging of John Brown.  On down the road we looked down on the Ausable Chasms, and a bit further on stopped at a roadside garden which was attracting lots of birds, including several redwing blackbirds. 

Ignoring the road closed sign, we rode a four mile stretch of newly paved road, much appreciated by cyclists, and stopped to enjoy the scenery without worrying about traffic.  And the scenery is indeed spectacular.

New York State has some bridges nice enough to draw the admiration of the Vermonters among us.

The day’s only drawback was a lack of ice cream shops along the way.  Maybe we will have better luck in that department tomorrow.