Adirondack Trip 0906

These are pictures taken during our September 2006 (9/11/—9/13) trip to Old Forge, NY. Monday and Tuesday were beautiful early fall days. Wednesday was quite rainy, but rain offers its own unique photo opportunities. I've tried to group the pictures more by subject or theme than chronologically.

Annie has a new camera (Canon PowerShot A530), and together we took over 400 pictures! Hopefully, I've pared them down to just the right amount to keep you from being bored.

We feel privileged to live this close to New York's unique six-million-acre Adirondack Park. For more information check out:

• Wikipedia article
• Tourism information
• Adirondack Park Agency

Suggestions and corrections are welcome - just send me an email.

(Click on any Photo for a larger version)
All photographs are © Copyright Dick Bower

Forge Motel from the Beach The Forge Motel in Old Forge, NY (website). This is a view from Lakeshore Avenue. September 12, 2006

Forge Motel from Room 18 The Forge Motel in Old Forge, NY (website). Each unit has a patio in the back that overlooks the water. This was taken from the back of unit 18. September 11, 2006

Park Benches Rustic benches / gazebo in the park in Old Forge, NY (website). September 11, 2006

Park Flowers Large flower display in the park in Old Forge, NY (website). I don't know what kind they are, but would love to be educated! September 11, 2006

Old Forge Hardware View of the central part (it takes up the whole block) of the Old Forge Hardware (website). This is one of our favorite vacation shopping places — you can spend hours wandering its aisles. September 11, 2006

Boats in the Morning Morning fog rolling in on the boats docked at Old Forge, NY. September 12, 2006

Morning Fog The sun trying to burn off the morning fog in Old Forge, NY. September 12, 2006

Dock Denizen The early bird gets the dock to itself! (Old Forge, NY) September 12, 2006

Gull in Flight Gull silhouetted against the morning gray sky. (Old Forge, NY) September 12, 2006

Morning Walk Gull on the dewy grass. September 12, 2006

Buck in Velvet One of many deer wandering around Old Forge, NY. Annie was lucky to catch this fellow in the late afternoon sun. September 11, 2006

Motel Brunch Deer wander all over the town of Old Forge, NY. This one is enjoying the lawn at the Forge Motel. September 12, 2006

Family Gathering Deer by the Hemmer Cottage in Old Forge NY. This same deer family visited us on our patio the night before. September 12, 2006

Statues? Deer take a break from munching the grass to stare at the crazy tourists with a camera. September 12, 2006

Hemmer Cottage 1 Hemmer Cottage, a restored and relocated historic building in Old Forge, NY. (Website) September 12, 2006

Hemmer Cottage 2 Hemmer Cottage, a restored and relocated historic building in Old Forge, NY. (Website) September 12, 2006

Hemmer Cottage 3 Hemmer Cottage, a restored and relocated historic building in Old Forge, NY. (Website) September 12, 2006

Historical Association Sign Detail of the sign in front of the Town of Webb Historical Association Museum in Old Forge, NY. (Website) September 11, 2006

Historical Association The Town of Webb Historical Association's Goodsell Museum in Old Forge, NY has Adirondack related exhibits and an extensive research library (Website). September 12, 2006

Old Forge Spillway Covered-bridge style walkway crosses the start of the Middle Branch of the Moose River at the spillway in Old Forge, NY. September 13, 2006

Lonely Bench Rainy day keeps visitors from this lovely park in Old Forge, NY. September 13, 2006

Landmark View View across the water from the Old Forge waterfront. This wonderful yellow boathouse and lighthouse have been there for many years. September 11, 2006

Sunset over Twin Pond This is one of our favorite places to watch the sunset — I believe this is called Twin Pond. It's right off South Shore Road about two miles from Old Forge, NY. September 11, 2006

Water Flora Here's a nice study of water plants taken at Quiver Pond about seven miles from Old Forge, NY on South Shore Road September 12, 2006

PV Clearwater Tour boat PV Clearwater returns to Old Forge, NY after a cruise along the Fulton Chain of Lakes. (Cruise website) September 12, 2006

PV W.W. Durant Tour boat W.W. Durant returns to Raquette Lake, NY after a late summer cruise (cruise website). September 12, 2006

Sagamore Great Camp Sagamore near Raquette Lake, NY (website). September 12, 2006

Nice Campsite We weren't camping, but this looked like a great site. Here's a wide view of campsite number 89 at Brown's Tract Pond State Campground near Raquette Lake, NY. September 12, 2006

Nice Campsite 2 This is a view of the water (Lower Pond) — from campsite number 89 at Brown's Tract Pond State Campground near Raquette Lake, NY. September 12, 2006

Nice Campsite 3 Here's a view of the "facilities" and woodland at campsite number 89 at Brown's Tract Pond State Campground near Raquette Lake, NY. September 12, 2006

Gnarled Stump Even an "ex-tree" provides a great picture. September 12, 2006

Rock Art I have no idea of the backstory on this piece of art along Brown's Tract road near Raquette Lake, NY. September 12, 2006

Seventh Lake Seventh Lake and Goff Island, taken from rte 28 about a mile past Inlet, NY. September 12, 2006

Doggie Paddle A gentleman and his dog kayaking into Raquette Lake. September 12, 2006

Roots and Rock 1 Tree roots traverse a rock ledge along Brown's Tract Road near Raquette Lake, NY. September 12, 2006

Roots and Rock 2 Tree struggles to remain upright on a rock wall along Brown's Tract Road near Raquette Lake, NY. September 12, 2006

Nature's Recycling Decaying stump hosts many kinds of organism. September 12, 2006

Moose River 1 Moose River taken from a small bridge off Moose River Road south of Old Forge, NY. September 11, 2006

Fishing the Moose River Unidentified fisherman tries his luck in the Moose River. This was taken from one of our favorite scenic spots along Moose River Road south of Old Forge, NY. September 11, 2006

Moose River 2 Moose River taken from one of our favorite scenic spots along Moose River Road south of Old Forge, NY. September 11, 2006

Knotty Pine Sign A long-time favorite — the Knotty Pine Restaurant in Old Forge, NY. September 12, 2006

Knotty Pine Outside A long-time favorite — the Knotty Pine Restaurant in Old Forge, NY. September 12, 2006

Knotty Pine Inside A long-time favorite — the Knotty Pine Restaurant in Old Forge, NY. September 12, 2006