Basic Information Day 3 of our Lake Placid get-away Link to AllTrails website for Brewster Peninsula Nature Trails hike Date of hike: 08/28/2021 Difficulty level: easy Distance: 2 miles round trip Elevation gain: 98 feet Location: Lake Placid, Saranac Lakes Wild Forest, Essex County About Brewster Peninsula Nature Trails The Brewster Peninsula Nature Trails is […]
Basic Information Day 2 of our Lake Placid get-away Link to AllTrails website for Mt. Marcy hike Date of hike: 08/27/2021 Difficulty level: strenuous Distance: 15 miles round trip Elevation: 5,344 feet Elevation gain: 3,559 feet Location: Lake Placid, Keene, Essex County, NY, Adirondack Mountains About Mt. Marcy Mt. Marcy is the highest mountain in […]
Basic Information Day 1 of our Lake Placid get-away Link to AllTrails website for Cascade Mountain Date of hike: 08/26/2021 Difficulty level: hard Distance: 4.4 miles round trip Elevation: 4,098 feet Elevation gain: 1,902 feet Location: Lake Placid, Keene, Essex County, NY, Adirondack Mountains About Cascade Mountain Cascade Mountain, the thirty-sixth tallest peak in the […]
Date of trip: 08/26/2021 – 08/29/2021 Where we stayed: Airbnb in Saranac Lake, NY, approximately 10 miles from Lake Placid. Our Itinerary Day 1: Cascade Mountain Day 2: Mount Marcy Day 3: Walk around village of Lake Placid and Brewster Peninsula Nature Trails in Saranac Lakes Wild Forest Day 4: Ampersand Mountain, Saranac Lake, NY […]
Although hiking on flat ground can be done by anyone of any fitness level, ascending strenuous mountains does require a good amount of strength. Sheldon is a long-distance runner while I prefer a variety of exercises anywhere from HIIT to cardio kickboxing to weightlifting to yoga and to Pilates. As a Jamaican, Sheldon was born […]
Date of adventure: 08/08/2021 Location: NYC Cruise from Brooklyn to Statue of Liberty and back This was a privately rented yacht for a group of 30 people. The weather was not promising and showed rain and storms so, unfortunately, quite a number of our large group chickened out and did not show. At the end, […]
Date of adventure: 07/24/2021, 08/01/2021, and 08/13/2021 Location: Beach 69th, Far Rockaway, NY Surfing is a water sport in which a surfer uses a board to ride on the forward portion of a moving wave. The sport originated in Hawaii. Surfing was the new adventure on the list for today. How did we ever get […]
Basic Information Date of Adventure: 06/27/2021 Location: Wheatley Heights, New York – Long Island Website for The Adventure Park About The Adventure Park The Adventure Park is an exciting, exhilarating, and unique experience that requires balance, endurance, focus, and strategy. If you ever wanted to try tight rope walking and tree hopping, here is your […]
Basic Information Day 3 of our Lake George Get-Away Link to AllTrails website for Tongue Mountain Hike Date of hike: 05/29/2021 Difficulty level: Hard Distance: 11.3 miles round trip Elevation: 4,838 feet Elevation gain: 3,510 feet Location: Lake Gorge Wild Forest, Town of Bolton, Warren County, Adirondack Mountains, NY About Tongue Mountain Hike Tongue Mountain […]
Basic Information Day 2 of Lake George Get-Away Link to AllTrails website for Sleeping Beauty Mountain hike Date of hike: 05/28/2021 Difficulty level: moderate Distance: 7 miles round trip Elevation: feet 2,347 feet Elevation gain: 1,341 feet Location: Lake George Wild Forest, Washington County, NY, Adirondack Mountains About Sleeping Beauty Mountain Hike Sleeping Beauty Mountain […]