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Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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Nemo14 said:
No Killington - just a little R and R around Lake Champlain. We did a little side trip to Cathedral of the Pines today too in NH.It was so pretty.I'll post pictures when we get back home.
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Good old Lake Champlain... where I spent 50 years of my life. Beautiful in the summer, but, it is way to short. Actually, it was 63 years of my life because previous to moving to Vermont I spend my first 15 years in Plattsburgh, NY which is on the west side of Lake Champlain. Just across the pond, so to speak.
 
JenniferS

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Goofyernmost said:
Good old Lake Champlain... where I spent 50 years of my life. Beautiful in the summer, but, it is way to short. Actually, it was 63 years of my life because previous to moving to Vermont I spend my first 15 years in Plattsburgh, NY which is on the west side of Lake Champlain. Just across the pond, so to speak.
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The summer between grades nine and ten, I spent two weeks on Isle La Motte. It was glorious.

My best friend didn't tell me about Champy until I was very far out on the lake.

As I've shared before, I think I believe in BigFoot. And for two weeks 34 years ago, I kind of believed in Champy too.
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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Goofyernmost said:
I wonder if it is presently open. A whole bunch of executives were arrested for, if I remember correctly, skimming off profits. That was just recently.
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Wow. Thanks for the heads up on that. Actually, there are 6 similar types of mountain speed coasters now (not to be confused with the older mountain slides with those sled-type rigs) in New England. One is out in W. MA, (Berkshire East), 2 in VT (Killington and Okemo), and 3 in NH (Attitash, Gunstock, and Cranmore). So if we go, we'll look at the other locations instead.
 
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MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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Goofyernmost said:
Good old Lake Champlain... where I spent 50 years of my life. Beautiful in the summer, but, it is way to short. Actually, it was 63 years of my life because previous to moving to Vermont I spend my first 15 years in Plattsburgh, NY which is on the west side of Lake Champlain. Just across the pond, so to speak.
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I love the ferry ride across the Champlain to Plattsburgh -- so pretty cruising across the water. :) I took it once when I wanted to go see Ausable Chasm, in upstate New York.
 
NYwdwfan

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MinnieM123 said:
I love the ferry ride across the Champlain to Plattsburgh -- so pretty cruising across the water. :) I took it once when I wanted to go see Ausable Chasm, in upstate New York.
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I've never been there and always wanted to go. There used to be commercials for it when I was little and I totally forgot it existed until now. I'm going to look into it - that place looked so cool.
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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NYwdwfan said:
I've never been there and always wanted to go. There used to be commercials for it when I was little and I totally forgot it existed until now. I'm going to look into it - that place looked so cool.
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It's definitely worth a visit at least once. :) (Note: in summer, it can get very muggy and hot there. Keep in mind, there's a walking tour for part of it--spectacular views. I think it's more enjoyable to walk in cooler weather, but that's just me.)

Read recently that in 2012, they added more attractions; it used to be just the walking tour and then the guided ride with a group on the 32-foot bateau down the gorge--really fun--and I'm happy that I experienced those original bateau rides. Now, they still have the original walking tour, but also have tubing, rafting, hiking and a high-adventure course with rappelling and cables.

Here's one the best descriptive reviews I've read on the net:

http://www.ohio.com/lifestyle/downi...fers-beauty-nature-history-adventure-1.627072
 
NYwdwfan

NYwdwfan

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MinnieM123 said:
It's definitely worth a visit at least once. :) (Note: in summer, it can get very muggy and hot there. Keep in mind, there's a walking tour for part of it--spectacular views. I think it's more enjoyable to walk in cooler weather, but that's just me.)

Read recently that in 2012, they added more attractions; it used to be just the walking tour and then the guided ride with a group on the 32-foot bateau down the gorge--really fun--and I'm happy that I experienced those original bateau rides. Now, they still have the original walking tour, but also have tubing, rafting, hiking and a high-adventure course with rappelling and cables.

Here's one the best descriptive reviews I've read on the net:

http://www.ohio.com/lifestyle/downi...fers-beauty-nature-history-adventure-1.627072
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Thanks! And I'm totally shocked you prefer the cooler weather. Is this a thing with you?
 
Nemo14

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We're going to drive around the lake today and take a ferry back across. There's a short ferry ride that comes in south of here, so we'll probably do that one. The weather is a little carpy today, so we figured the longer ride across the lake might not be much fun.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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MinnieM123 said:
Wow. Thanks for the heads up on that. Actually, there are 6 similar types of mountain speed coasters now (not to be confused with the older mountain slides with those sled-type rigs) in New England. One is out in W. MA, (Berkshire East), 2 in VT (Killington and Okemo), and 3 in NH (Attitash, Gunstock, and Cranmore). So if we go, we'll look at the other locations instead.
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I'm just guessing here. I don't know for sure what is happening right now. Okemo is a long way from Killington so I would check first. Remember I haven't lived in the area for the past 5+ years.
 

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