Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Blog Update
I will be rebuilding Leah's blog. Most of 2005 and part of 2006 require updates due to broken photo links. Hope to have it all completed in about a week.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Prospect Mountain
After spending the afternoon in Lake George Village we took the drive up the Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway to the 2,021-foot mountain summit with a 100-mile view at its peak. It was a beautiful day and the views were spectacular. You can hike the mountain or drive up to the summit.
There are three overlooks to stop at on the drive up to the summit.
This is the view from the first stop.
This is the panorama view of Lake George
The parking lot right below the Summit
We took a shuttle up to the summit. There is a trail and it is less than a ten minute walk but we chose the quick & easy alternative.
The history of Prospect Mountain is pretty interesting. There used to be a hotel up in the mountain. I would love to have been able to see it back in the day. There used to be an old cable system that used to bring guests up to the mountain summit.
There are three overlooks to stop at on the drive up to the summit.
This is the view from the first stop.
This is the panorama view of Lake George
The parking lot right below the Summit
We took a shuttle up to the summit. There is a trail and it is less than a ten minute walk but we chose the quick & easy alternative.
The history of Prospect Mountain is pretty interesting. There used to be a hotel up in the mountain. I would love to have been able to see it back in the day. There used to be an old cable system that used to bring guests up to the mountain summit.
Argh! Pirates ;)
On one of our trips to Lake George Village we stopped at Pirate's Cove-the Original Adventure Golf.
Leah loved her first time playing miniature golf.
Leah loved her first time playing miniature golf.
A Girl & Her Critters
Leah absolutely loved looking for critters on our trip. Every morning and evening, on every walk, there she was poking at leaves, looking under rocks, watching carefully for moving objects...all so she could find that one frog or salamander. The same girl who will happily look for tutus, put on lipgloss and play dress up with in that same outfit throw herself in a pile of mud looking for frogs.
All I can say is "That's my girl" and that I wouldn't have her any other way.
Leah with her first red salamander. We found a lot of them after a night of rain.
Matt came across a caterpillar.
Lil bro is following in her footsteps I think.
On his way to take a shower at the bathhouse Matt came across a pretty decently sized millipede.
Leah and her frogs
Think she may be just a little too comfortable with them.
This is a caterpillar we came across. It is an American Dagger Moth Caterpillar.
Back to more frogs with Leah.
We saw a few common Garter Snakes. Before going on the trip I went over some of the types of poisonous animals, insects and plants we may come across while camping and hiking.
She was concerned about bears. Fortunately where we camp there haven't been bears in the area for years. Nevertheless I went over bear safety with her. For insects we are pretty lucky. There are few poisonous insects in the Adirondacks.
When we went over snakes I showed her what common garter snakes in the area look like. I went over the three types of poisonous snakes found in New York State. I reiterated that they are uncommon but that she should still avoid any snakes and be extra careful in areas where they may live. The one poisonous snake I have seen while out in the Adirondacks is the Timber rattlesnake. They tend to hang out North of the Lake George area which is exactly where we were. Fortunately we didn't have any run-ins with any.
It is always a good idea to become familiar with poisonous snakes or other critters you may encounter while out in the wild. I made sure to also pack the appropriate first aid. Leah really wanted to see a rattlesnake but I told her we were best sticking to the zoo.
There were all types of spiders around us. Wolf spiders, Cellar spiders, various kinds of domestic house spiders...pretty sure we spotted a few Jumping spiders as well. Plenty of Daddy Long Legs (but those aren't true spiders, just relatives).
The best was the Nocturnal Orb Weaver (commonly found by porch lights) that built its web in the entrance of the porch to our cabin. It spent half a night on the web then caught an insect and spent the next night enveloping the insect and draining it. We watched it for two days. It was pretty neat.
All I can say is "That's my girl" and that I wouldn't have her any other way.
Leah with her first red salamander. We found a lot of them after a night of rain.
Matt came across a caterpillar.
Lil bro is following in her footsteps I think.
On his way to take a shower at the bathhouse Matt came across a pretty decently sized millipede.
Leah and her frogs
Think she may be just a little too comfortable with them.
This is a caterpillar we came across. It is an American Dagger Moth Caterpillar.
Back to more frogs with Leah.
We saw a few common Garter Snakes. Before going on the trip I went over some of the types of poisonous animals, insects and plants we may come across while camping and hiking.
She was concerned about bears. Fortunately where we camp there haven't been bears in the area for years. Nevertheless I went over bear safety with her. For insects we are pretty lucky. There are few poisonous insects in the Adirondacks.
When we went over snakes I showed her what common garter snakes in the area look like. I went over the three types of poisonous snakes found in New York State. I reiterated that they are uncommon but that she should still avoid any snakes and be extra careful in areas where they may live. The one poisonous snake I have seen while out in the Adirondacks is the Timber rattlesnake. They tend to hang out North of the Lake George area which is exactly where we were. Fortunately we didn't have any run-ins with any.
It is always a good idea to become familiar with poisonous snakes or other critters you may encounter while out in the wild. I made sure to also pack the appropriate first aid. Leah really wanted to see a rattlesnake but I told her we were best sticking to the zoo.
There were all types of spiders around us. Wolf spiders, Cellar spiders, various kinds of domestic house spiders...pretty sure we spotted a few Jumping spiders as well. Plenty of Daddy Long Legs (but those aren't true spiders, just relatives).
The best was the Nocturnal Orb Weaver (commonly found by porch lights) that built its web in the entrance of the porch to our cabin. It spent half a night on the web then caught an insect and spent the next night enveloping the insect and draining it. We watched it for two days. It was pretty neat.
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