Northern NY Road trip

[Border Rider]

The wife and i are planning a road trip to New York State in August. We are spending the first night in
Lake George, 2nd night in Old Forge,Tupper Lake, then west to Watertown area to visit friends. Night three in the
Malone area, then down to Saranack Lake, Lake Placid and the east to lake Champlain and then north on Rt. 9.
Looking for places that are a must to see and do, good places to eat and sleep.

 

[spydaman60]

The wife and i are planning a road trip to New York State in August. We are spending the first night in
Lake George, 2nd night in Old Forge,Tupper Lake, then west to Watertown area to visit friends. Night three in the
Malone area, then down to Saranack Lake, Lake Placid and the east to lake Champlain and then north on Rt. 9.
Looking for places that are a must to see and do, good places to eat and sleep.

should have waited a couple of weeks and joined us at spyderquest!!!nojoke

 

[Chupaca]

Nice...!!

Will you have water winds for the spyder...:roflblack::roflblack: looks like a lot of lakes and towns with water in their names...:roflblack: does sound like a great trip. Haven't traveled enough over there so all I can do is wish you a great trip...:clap::clap:be safe out there...

 

[Border Rider]

should have waited a couple of weeks and joined us at spyderquest!!!nojoke

Would have loved too, but we both work in the school system and the kids will be back then.:spyder2::spyder2:

 

[Deanna777]

The wife and i are planning a road trip to New York State in August. We are spending the first night in
Lake George, 2nd night in Old Forge,Tupper Lake, then west to Watertown area to visit friends. Night three in the
Malone area, then down to Saranack Lake, Lake Placid and the east to lake Champlain and then north on Rt. 9.
Looking for places that are a must to see and do, good places to eat and sleep.

Sounds like a fun trip. Check out the Adirondacks in the Lake George area.

Visit Gore Mountain, White Face, there are shopping outlets in the Lake George Area, and Can- Am dealership is Arctic Adventures 2050 Route 32 Rosendale, Ulster County. (845)-658-8844. Hope this info helps!

Ride Safe! Post pictures when you can. Deanna

 

[spydaman60]

Would have loved too, but we both work in the school system and the kids will be back then.:spyder2::spyder2:

the wife was a teacher, but she's retired now, so we can relate!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

 

[Highwayman2013]

Would have loved too, but we both work in the school system and the kids will be back then.:spyder2::spyder2:

Same reason Valcourt is out for us next year.

 

[retread]

Stop by Alexandria Bay, Boldt's Castle is worth checking out, it's on it's own island in the St Lawrence.

john

 

[Bob L]

Definitely Whiteface Mountain. We were up there during Americade. What a view! No matter where you go in the Adirondacks it is a great ride. There has been a good amount of road construction over the past few years and most of the roads are in good shape too.

While in the Whiteface area High Fall Gorge is a interesting stop too. http://highfallsgorge.com/ When we stopped there about 10 years ago it was a wet spring - so a lot of water - but even with this dry season it probably still has wonderful sites. http://www.rk-mass2.org/articles/Acade_gorge.pdf

It's south-west of Lake George, but I always like to do a loop around Sacandaga Lake while I am in the area (out of Hadley) as well.

Have fun!

Bob

 

[Border Rider]

Same reason Valcourt is out for us next year.

We're going to Valcourt come hell or high water, we're jus an hour away.

 

[Red RT-S]

NY attractions

If your are interested in old boats stop at the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton. Also, boat tours of the 1000 Islands from both Alexandria Bay and Clayton are good if the weather is favorable. Have a great trip. Perhaps we can ride to Valcourt together next June.

 

[Kwalsh]

watch out for road construction in tupper lake, i was up there during americade and it seems they are putting new water and sewer lines in the whole village, other than that rt 30 is a great ride , if you get a chance and are in lake placid also take the tour of the ski jumps, they are really impressive and have a great view. otherwise anywhere in the adirondacks is awesome, just watch out for border patrol checkpoints LOL

 

[Bob L]

The Adirondack Museum is another cool place to visit! http://www.adkmuseum.org/

 

[Snowbelt Spyder]

The wife and i are planning a road trip to New York State in August. We are spending the first night in
Lake George, 2nd night in Old Forge,Tupper Lake, then west to Watertown area to visit friends. Night three in the
Malone area, then down to Saranack Lake, Lake Placid and the east to lake Champlain and then north on Rt. 9.
Looking for places that are a must to see and do, good places to eat and sleep.

Oh Yeah. Avoid Tupper Lake. No signs, no warning. You turn at the traffic light and blam, the whole street is gone and there's no place to turn around.

Otherwise, you might be interested in Fort Ticonderoga and Ausable Chasm. Plattsburgh Air Force Base used to have a museum. We didn't stop there. Google these for more info. Rt 73 between Lake Placid and Rt 9 is awesome. Working on bridges along the way with temporary traffic lights up, but no problems. Rt 30 is rough in some spots and Rt 9 is really rough in some spots between the Northway and Warrensburg. And on Rt 86, between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, if you like BBQ, there's the Tail of the Pup. Guess you can tell where we've been recently.

 

[Border Rider]

watch out for road construction in tupper lake, i was up there during americade and it seems they are putting new water and sewer lines in the whole village, other than that rt 30 is a great ride , if you get a chance and are in lake placid also take the tour of the ski jumps, they are really impressive and have a great view. otherwise anywhere in the adirondacks is awesome, just watch out for border patrol checkpoints LOL

I have them (BP) on every corner in Derby Line, The're generally good guys.

 

[Deanna777]

We're going to Valcourt come hell or high water, we're jus an hour away.

See you there! Deanna

 

[Border Rider]

If your are interested in old boats stop at the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton. Also, boat tours of the 1000 Islands from both Alexandria Bay and Clayton are good if the weather is favorable. Have a great trip. Perhaps we can ride to Valcourt together next June.[/QUOTE

We should get together and ride.

 

[Jpquinn]

When in lake George you should take a dinner cruise around the lake it's nice sunsets and the food is pretty good. If the weather isn't to bad humidity wise maybe we'll ride up and say hi