Saturday, May 24, 2008
How not to visit the Adirondacks
Regular readers know that we are big fans of the Adirondacks; I have spent time there every summer of my life. If you have never been, this summer might be a great time to visit. Just do not make these five mistakes.
4 Comments:
By 
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Sat May 24, 11:29:00 AM:
Very good advice. Childhood friends had a cabin in the Adirondacks. The 3-5 day canoe trips, taken without an adult, are a very fond part of my childhood. The kerosene lamps and getting to the cabin by boat or canoe made the cabin even more special.
By 
joated, at
Sat May 24, 09:15:00 PM:
Excellent advice for anyone going on a trip to anywhere.
My Dad, a tour bus driver, used to classify folks as either World Travelers or Tourists.
A World Traveler would relish the unusual nature of the places he visited and soak up the atmosphere of those places.
The Tourist (spat out as a dirty word) would want everything to be just like home and would berate him, the guide and the locals if it wasn't just so.
I spent a year as a guide and saw both. World Travelers had much better times on their vacations.
By , at
Sun May 25, 08:53:00 PM:
Greetings:
Back one summer in the joy of my youth, my father took the family on a two week vacation to the Adirondacks. We lived in the Bronx, but my father had introduced me to James Fenimore Cooper, who quickly became my favorite author.
Our vacation included trips to most of the militarily historical sites, including Forts Ticonderoga and William Henry. I was duly impressed climbing over the battlements and getting in touch with our country's colonial and revolutionary heritages. My first wife was from Schnectady so I had opportunities to return to the area as an adult and was, once again, impressed.
I continue to be mystified that so little is heard about this area.
By Assistant Village Idiot, at
Sun May 25, 10:43:00 PM:
Unsurprisingly, much the same could be said about visiting the White Mountains in NH. The known tourist destinations are okay, but you'll miss your chance if that's all you see.
Think quiddity.
