July 5th and 6th

I got up early and went up to a pong on top of the mountain. There were fresh prints all around the pond but no moose or deer to be seen. Later we drove around and Nan and Heather did some shopping. Maura, Colton and I examined a bee hive at one of the tourist traps. It was quite interesting.

Because they live quite a distance from the church building we needed leave around 5 o'clock. So, the rest of the day was spent getting ready for church and packing up our stuff to leave after church.

We saw several folks we knew at the church in Milton. Tom's influence is still very obvious.

We drove to Indian Lake and arrived around 12:30 a.m. We had booked a room at a place that only charged $45. It was a great value for the money. They had a very good breakfast the next morning. I mean, you can't ask for too much for $45. Of course, Nan, being accustomed to the finer side of life, insisted that we move on. We had booked two nights for only $90!

After eating breakfast we headed to Lewey Lake where we planned to canoe for a while. I remembered that there was a bed and breakfast along the route to the lake. I told Nan about it but it seemed like her confidence in my accommodation selection abilities had waned. But then we passed the Snowy Mountian Inn. We turned around because she wanted to see the available rooms. It wasn't long before we were carrying our luggage in.

Here is the little cottage we rented.




Here is the view out of our window.



We got down to the lake and canoed about 3 hours. It was really enjoyable though we had some wind at the end that made paddling back a bit of a challenge. Here is a picture of Lewey Lake. You can see why it is a really nice place to canoe.



You can get more information about Snowy Mountain Inn here. John and Judy are our hosts. They have a great place, serve wonderful food, and have taken care of every need. They have room for 4 couples here. Next year we need to bring friends and spend a week at this great place with great folks enjoying this great part of the country.

After our great meal Nan and I went into an area where John said it was likely to see some moose. We didn't but here is one of the scenes we saw while riding. Can't you just see a moose enjoying this location? Somebody needs to tell them.



We have until about 3 p.m. tomorrow to do a few more things and then it is off to pickup the kids from camp. We've had a great week. Hopefully I can post more tomorrow evening.

By the way, we have no cell phone service in this part of the Adirondacks.