Share This Blog
-
Recent Posts
Search Blog Posts
Category Archives: New York State
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy My wife and I were in the Connecticut, Rhode Island and Cape Cod area last week. Weather was nearly perfect for vacationing. Waters were calm and beaches beautiful. With Hurricane Sandy having already wrecked havoc in the Caribbean … Continue reading
New England Trip 2012 – Day 3 – Champlain Canal & Buskirk’s Covered Bridge
New England Trip 2012 – Day 3 – Champlain Canal & Buskirk’s Covered Bridge After visiting the Saratoga National Historic Park, we continued our southward travels through the rolling hills of the region. The rain continued to fall as did … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, USA
Tagged Autumn in New York farmland, Buskirk Bridge, Buskirk's Covered Bridge, canal images, canal system, canals, cayuga, Cayuga Canal, champlain canal, erie canal, Erie Canal National Historic Corridor, Hoosick River, Hudson River, Lake Champlain, Lock #4 on the Champlain Canal, lockmaster, New England Trip 2012, New York State Canals, Oswego Canal, recreational watercraft, rolling hills, Seneca Canal, waterway
Leave a comment
New England Trip 2012 – Day 3 – Schuylerville NY
New England Trip 2012 – Day 3 – Schuylerville NY Days one and two of our trip had featured clear blue skies and lots of sunshine. As this shot from a corner in Schuylerville NY clearly shows, the weather definitely … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, USA
Tagged battles of saratoga, bicycle racks, decorative horse statues, fire hydrants, firehydrant, horse statues, Hudson River, New England Trip 2012, New York State, revolutionary wars, saratoga, Schuylerville NY, Sraratoga battles, unique bicycle racks, village, wetter
Leave a comment
New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Lake George
New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Lake George By the time that we got to Lake George, we were tried and a bit hungry. We really hadn’t traveled very far but we had stopped at plenty of locations … Continue reading
New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Long Lake NY
New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Long Lake NY If I stopped for every spot that we came to on this day on the road, we would never get to our destination before dark so after stopping to … Continue reading
New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Tupper Lake, NY
New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Tupper Lake, NY After photographing the flock of Wild Turkeys at Higley Flow State Park, we headed further south to Tupper Lake where we stopped at a couple of locations including a … Continue reading
Posted in Adirondacks, New York State, USA
Tagged Adirondack Mountains, Akwesasne, ball diamond, ball park, body of water, canoeing, higley flow state park, Hurd Mill, lumber town, New England Trip 2012, New York State, raquette pond, raquette river, Rawuette Pond, Setting Pole Rapids, simon pond, St. Lawrence River, The Big Mill, Tupper Lake, Tupper Lake NY, Tupper Lake Woodmens Days, volvo c70, wild turkeys
Leave a comment
New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Colton, NY
New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Colton, NY As we headed south after a short tour of SUNY Canton, we made a short stop in the town of Colton, NY to photograph some of the interesting buildings that … Continue reading
New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – SUNY Canton
New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – SUNY Canton Our first day on the road was a short one and we stayed the night at the Stonefence Resort outside of Ogdensburg. At this time of the year, finding a … Continue reading
New England trip 2012 – Day 1 – Ogdensburg, NY
New England trip 2012 – Day 1 – Ogdensburg, NY Our original plan for this period of time was to fly to Vancouver and then borrow my brother’s car for a trip along the west coast down to the … Continue reading
Fort Ontario, Oswego, NY
Fort Ontario, Oswego, NY I had spent the night in my tent at Selkirk Shores State Park which is located about 20 miles to the east of Oswego, NY. While checking out in the morning, park staff had told me … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, Oswego, Syracuse, USA
Tagged american leaders, Battle of 1812, british commanders, british empire, cannon, Fire hydrant, Fort Ontario, French and Indian War, historic preservation, informational signs, lake ontario, lighthouse, new york state parks, oswego, Oswego NY, preservation organization, reinforcements, Selkirk Shores State Park, St. Lawrence River, war of 1812
Leave a comment