Mother's Day Weekend in the Adirondacks

We had a great weekend at the Lake Placid/Whiteface KOA. My sister Karen went with us.

It was a beautiful drive- the trees were all in bud or flower. There's still snow in the mountains.
Friday we got set up and enjoyed the fact that we arrived there about the time we would have been leaving home if we were still working. Then we just relaxed.

Saturday we first went to Lake Placid and wandered around downtown. Then, of course, we went to the Lake Placid Brewery and Pub.



After lunch we went back to the campground then Karen and I went exploring.
We stopped at the rest area by the Ausable River just outside the campground and
first looked near the parking area.





Then we (I) got a little braver and crossed the road and bridge (I HATE open metal work bridges).
Then we climbed down and saw the Wilmington Flume - really amazing
that what appears to be a small calm river a mile away has so much power!
(I found websites about fishing and whitewater).







After taking plenty of pictures we made it back to the car (over that *&%* bridge again). Then we went to Jay and saw the covered bridge. The Jay Craft Shop has a wide range of products made in the Adirondacks and nearby Vermont. All very nice and we heard about the 'craft fair' the last weekend in July that sounds similar to the crafter's mile in Gaitlinburg, Tn.

We still had energy when we got back to the campground and so took a walk around (almost on all the roads of the campground after we got turned around a little). When we finally got back we were ready for beer/wine!

Sunday we went to the pancake breakfast/ fundraiser (Kamps for Kids). We got to see the recreation room- really nice, a porch all the way around, and a really neat stairway with railings made from branches.

It was a great weekend and when we got home I had cards and calls/visits from my children and my first drawing from Lucy!