Checking out Lake George

1. View from Look out

2. View from restaurant
3. OOPS!




August 17, Sunday: Set out walking with the dogs to explore our campgrounds. It has two ponds, one for fishing, one for paddle boats, lots of hiking trails, free movies, and free entertainment every night. Those are just a few of the hi-lighted things which you can do or use. Oh, it also has 3 swimming pools. Needless to say, the dogs and us got quite a walk.




Made a Wal-Mart run to pick up a few things. Traffic was still backed up so asked Henrietta(car GPS) to get us to Wal -Mart a different way. Not sure faster but saw some more country roads.




Back home to sit outside to work on the blog and try to catch up on emails.




On our evening walk, we met several of our neighbors. We had some great stories to exchange so the walk or talk was about 2 hours. Really is fun to meet different people.




Good Night!




August 18, Monday: Our day included a 5.5 mile drive up the Veterans Highway to Mt. Prospect. On our way up we stopped at the 3 lookouts to view Lake George and the Adirondacks. You cannot drive to the Summit but they provide a shuttle which takes you on a short ride to the top. During the ride we watched a brief video of the history of the Prospect Mt. Hotel which used to be at the Summit. It was built around the turn of the 20th Century. When we walked around, we were able see remnants of the Cable Railroad which brought the guests straight up the mountain to the hotel. The Summit is 2030 ft. and offers a 100 mile view on a clear day. Yep! you guessed it ...it is NOT a real clear day. Nonetheless, we did see a spectacular view. Maybe not 100 miles but several miles.




Down to the lakeside for a late lunch. We watched several tour boats go by as we ate. Thought we might try it tomorrow on our last day. On the way home we passed the Million Dollar Beach. Not sure why it is called that but it was very crowded. Home to visit with our neighbors and find out what their day was like. Met a nice family from Massachusetts who would like to get out to California one day. Sometimes I think this is our favorite part of the trip.




Possible thunderstorm tonight so battened down the hatches before heading to bed.




Good Night!