HiPSI
08-04-2005, 12:31 PM
just got back this week from finally taking a vacation and making up to NY after 10 years of not being able to go. brought back a few pics, for those who have never been there it may be a suprise that not all of NY looks like manhattan ;). btw, i'm no photo master so i apologize in advance if the pics suck.
a view from the front porch of my grandparent's house
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/champlain2.jpg
another view in the evening off the porch, the bridge in the pic spans the lake and the border from NY to Vermont.
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/bridge3.jpg
the south end of lake champlain, taken from Mount Defiance, overlooking Fort Ticonderoga
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/defiant1.jpg
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/ticonderoga.jpg
we took a hiking trip trying to find some climbing areas. a mixture of being out of shape, thinner air (more elevation), and very steep hiking trails made this about a 4.5 mile round trip hike instead of 8 miles as planned. popped these while at the top of the first peak we got to.
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/hiking1.jpg
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/hiking2.jpg
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/giantmtn.jpg
these suck because they were taken from the car while driving, but this is an area near Lake Placid (site of the '84 winter olympics) called the cascades. tons of waterfalls and rivers/lakes along this route
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/cascades1.jpg
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/cascades2.jpg
and a picture of me trying to hurt myself on a rock face over the lake :)
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/climb1.jpg
i'm ready to go back... it's very quiet and peaceful up there. that and waking up every AM to grandma's home cooked breakfast wasn't bad either :D
a view from the front porch of my grandparent's house
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/champlain2.jpg
another view in the evening off the porch, the bridge in the pic spans the lake and the border from NY to Vermont.
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/bridge3.jpg
the south end of lake champlain, taken from Mount Defiance, overlooking Fort Ticonderoga
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/defiant1.jpg
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/ticonderoga.jpg
we took a hiking trip trying to find some climbing areas. a mixture of being out of shape, thinner air (more elevation), and very steep hiking trails made this about a 4.5 mile round trip hike instead of 8 miles as planned. popped these while at the top of the first peak we got to.
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/hiking1.jpg
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/hiking2.jpg
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/giantmtn.jpg
these suck because they were taken from the car while driving, but this is an area near Lake Placid (site of the '84 winter olympics) called the cascades. tons of waterfalls and rivers/lakes along this route
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/cascades1.jpg
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/cascades2.jpg
and a picture of me trying to hurt myself on a rock face over the lake :)
http://www.photodump.com/direct/esanford/climb1.jpg
i'm ready to go back... it's very quiet and peaceful up there. that and waking up every AM to grandma's home cooked breakfast wasn't bad either :D