Boondockers Welcome in the Adirondacks

 After leaving Ives Run, we traveled to the Adirondack Mountains of New York. We had reservations through Harvest Host at a Boondockers Wecome place. It was on NY highway 8 north of Utica, NY. We were scheduled for four nights. It was a great place! We parked next to their 'toy' garage which had morotcycles, a boat, a helicopter, a full kitchen and bathroom.

They had a pond with a kayak and a row boat for folks to use. There was even an electric hookup, which we didn't need. We left it open in case someone else arriving could use it if needed..

 The horse in their pasture was fiberglass (with his own story to tell). Snowmobilers use the back part of the property in winter and the horse is one of their landmarks as they pass through the area.

Our first day, we drove to Lake George to sightsee. We tried to go in the visitor center, but it wasn't open. We did an Adventure Lab (geocache), a little shopping, and ate lunch at a nice tap room before heading back to Sol.

 On our way back, we stopped in the small town of Speculator which was about 30 miles from Sol. There was a community park with a nature trail and a brewery. We visited both. Due to the winds that day, there were a lot of downed limbs on the nature trail. Lemon Tree Brewery was a nice stop to end our sightseeing for the day.

The next day,  Bob and I needed to do a hike so I chose Echo Cliff  via Panther Mountain Trail. It was a 1.6 mile round trip hike that climbed to an overlook of Piseco Lake.

 The write up said it started out with a gentle incline and was very steep at the top...

...that was all someone else's perspective.  That trail was steep! 

 Yes, we had to climb up the tree roots and rocks!

 But the views at the top were well worth the climb!

 
Back at Sol, we visited with the owners of the property and another group of rvers that showed up. We spent the evening around a campfire sharing travel stories. 

Our last day in the Adirondacks, we drove to Utica and the Erie Canal. We walked several miles along the canal and collected another Adventure Lab. That afternoon, the rains started and we stayed in the rv, getting ready for Monday's travel day. We hooked the car to Sol late that evening and had everything ready to travel before we called it a night. We wanted to get an early start on our travel day before the next rain storm hit.