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Stumpage Reports
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Monday, July 07, 2003 :::
2500 Miles or 43 Interstate Highway Rest Stops
The Eighteenth-Century Lady* and I returned from our trip last night. Here is a rambling, fragmentary, link-laden summary:
Day one was a 600-mile drive to Hamlin, PA.
Some particular highlights were a concert by the U.S. Army Jazz Band on the banks of the Hudson River at The U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Having dinner the night of the fourth at Pete's Steakhouse, Lobster Ravioli and view of the fireworks over Lake Placid.
We spent a couple nights at the Hotel Saranac, a grand 75 year old luxury hotel that had been restored. While it was real nice, I just can't stay in a hotel that old without thinking about The Shining.
As always, lots of historical sites: Hyde Park, Vanderbilt Mansion, and Fort Ticonderoga.
The neon and arcade-saturated hell of Lake George made the upper reaches of the Adirondack Park all the sweeter.
More details later on oddball people and place sightings and spectacular antique finds.
* Blog Nickname update for those who keep track of these things: due to some previously-mentioned confusion, my good friend and traveling companion from Charlotte, "The Lady I Can't Think of A Nickname For," is now know as Eighteenth-Century Lady, due to her love of that era. My good friend and ex-coworker here in Raleigh, whom I have dinner with once a week, "She Who Shall Not Be Named," will now be known as Hippie Chick, due to her having done all the requisite stuff back in the 60's and 70's.
::: posted by tom at 3:05 PM
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