By: Mrs. Mecomber

Mrs. Mecomber — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:14:01 +0000

Hello, Ed! What a story! We did try to make it to the summit, but as i explained, it got too dark. We are seriously hoping to see the area later this autumn, despite gasoline prices doubling since then.
It’s a shame that New York’s business policy is driving so many people from our state. God help us, this has got to stop sometime.

By: ed bruce

ed bruce — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:35:12 +0000

it was a pleasure to read about others enjoying my old neighborhood.
i made a trek over buck mtn one time looking for a plane that had crashed nearby the night before. my cousin and i came up from the other side of the mountain. we were about 17-18 years old at the time. when we started up from shelving rock area, there was only a dusting of snow. as we neared the top the snow had deepened to our waists. looking back, it was really a miserable trek. trodding through such deep snow took all the fortitude we could muster. reaching the summit, we could see helicopters circling the next mountain to the south. we were so tired that we didn’t think we could make the trip back down to shelving rock, so we took a quite fast trip (sliding much of the way in the snow). we then had to hitchhike the many miles back to shelving rock to get our car.
the summit is worth the trek. you can see nearly all of lake george and surrounding areas in a nearly 300 degree view. on a clear day you can see many, many miles to the south and southwest. it is my favorite place, and i have returned many times. it was while sitting in the clearing at the summit,(maybe a 10 acre area at the time) that i made my final decision to move to florida. it was required only due to the lack of employment there. i will always miss this very special area. between the land, the history, and the people, i doubt there is a more wonderful place to live.
i hope you return.

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