Friday, July 26, 2024
07.26.24 There's a tank....
Thursday, July 25, 2024
07.25.24 What goes up must come down...
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
07.24.24 Hey, let's grab some Beast Fleyes and...
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
07.23.24 Nothing good is going to come out of this...
Monday, July 22, 2024
07.22.24 Cool family story from up in the North Country....
and in no way did any of my DNA, and lack of physical prowess, have anything to do with their success I will say I may have a played a small part of their story going way, way back. In 1989 I ventured up to Saranac Lake for the first time. Just outside of town along Route 30 we camped at Mountain Pond and
I climbed to the highest, well lowest, peak, or rock, for the above picture. That was 1989, I was just a tot at age 21. While there I explored around a bit and found Paul Smith's College. But how it connects is this. I came back to New Jersey and introduced the idea of that college to my brother Ryan, and then my sister Megan. Ryan passed but Megan went, and never came back. She settled in Saranac Lake some thirty years ago, attended Paul Smith's and went on to SUNY Plattsburgh. We have made numerous trips to
visit and over the years and I purchased the above two houses on The West Branch of the Ausable River in Ausable Forks. Unfortunately the Hurricane Irene flood of 2011 pretty much washed through the houses ending my dreams of having a place up there. But thankfully my sister and her family give me reason to visit and stay connected.
And things come full circle. Next month the next member of the family will be exploring the North Country and settling down near Saranac Lake. Lauren will be finishing her education at Paul Smith's and we are just as excited as she as she becomes a "Smitty". So, you see, it's all about me, and all of there successes in life can be traced back to my trip back in 1989. It must have been a long, long time
ago because that looks like a spinning rod in my hand. Oh, how the times have changed. Bur seriously, congratulations to my niece June and sister Megan and best of luck to Eden and Lauren on their Adirondack journeys.While up there next month of the college move in maybe I'll just take some time away for myself and tackle Mt. Marcy, why build up to it, I'll just start from the tallest down.