Adirondack pictures from last August

Zachary Hoyt · Feb 9, 2011

I'm looking forward to summer coming back. In each of the past two years I have taken a trip on my bicycle about 85 miles up to the Eagle Bay area and this year during part of my trip I went another 55 miles or so to the Santanoni Preserve, which was a combination farm/second home for a very wealthy Albany banking family in the late 1800s and is now state owned. I'm planning to go back up that way this summer and maybe go for 7 days instead of 5.
Zach

Nancy Howell · Feb 9, 2011

Very nice place!

PJH · Feb 9, 2011

Zach - you're a good photographer!

Thanks,
Paul

Ed the wine farmer · Feb 9, 2011

Zack I took that same ride into the Santanoni Preserve several years ago. We were camping at a state park a short distance away. It was about 7 mi. bike ride off the hwy. The stone building. is the dary with a barn across the road.That was a nice half day trip. Did they ever fix up the boat houes? Ed

Erik Ks farmer · Feb 9, 2011

Beautiful pictures Zach! Thanks for sharing with us, makes me feel warmer to see all that water and blue sky!

Anonymous-0 · Feb 9, 2011

What is the length of the Adirondacks? And State/s/

larry@stinescorner · Feb 10, 2011

really nice! that really makes you wish for summer

TimV · Feb 10, 2011

The Adirondack Park is in NY State (USA) and is about 6 million acres. A good part of that is owned by the state, but much of it is private land, though the state has very strict regulations on what can be done there--how large of a house can be built, how much logging can be done, etc. etc., with the idea of keeping it "forever wild".

Zachary Hoyt · Feb 10, 2011

The boat house is all rebuilt but the barn was burned in a suspicious fire in 2004 and has not been rebuilt, although there are supposedly plans to rebuild it. The main lodge is also undergoing major repairs now. It will be a few years before they get it all back together, but it is still neat to see. I really like the dairy building.
Zach

CH(upstate,NY) · Feb 10, 2011

Reminds me of the Boy Scout camp I worked at when I was fifteen. Little past Long Lake going toward Tupper. Was an old millionaire"s estate. Lived in the 6,000 sq. ft. main lodge. The scouts owned 3 mountains, a hugh lake filled with largemouth bass and several thousand acres. I tought swimming, life saving, canoeing and sailing. It was donated to the scouts by Amanda Watt.

My mother said she hoped someday I would own something like this. Ended up with 160 ft. of shoreline and a 1600 sq. ft. log home in the southwest Adirondacks. She stayed with us every weekend until she passed.

55 50 Ron · Feb 10, 2011

Zach,

You have a keen eye for photography. Very Nice photos.

What kind of camera?

Ron

Zachary Hoyt · Feb 10, 2011

Thanks very much. I was using a Canon A40, which is about 8-9 years old and only has 2 MP. I got it used for about $30 and used it for two trips to the Adirondacks. I bought a somewhat newer and smaller and much higher resolution A520 this fall for about $40 and will take that this summer. I still use the older camera for taking pictures for ads and such, since it takes smaller images that are faster to upload.
Zach

James Howell · Feb 10, 2011

Really enjoyed your photos.

Sounds like fun taking a vacation on a bycicle.

Thanks for sharing your photos with us; enjoy seeing other regions of our country.

Adirondack pictures from last August

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