Our Stay at Blue Mountain Rest, Adirondacks Region

September 29, 2011 by  
Filed under Adirondacks, camping, hotels, resorts, trails, Upstate NY

I discovered Blue Mountain Rest, a cabin rental retreat, through a search engine search for accommodations in the Blue Mountain Lake, New York, area. We wanted to see the Adirondack Museum and decided to stay in the area for a few days. Boy, am I ever glad I found this place! We absolutely LOVED our [...]

Camping, New York Style

February 10, 2010 by  
Filed under camping, ideas, parks

What a terrific resource I just found! It’s Campground Owners of New York. Looks very good! It looks comprehensive, and is very user-friendly. The website is “Dedicated to the promotion, growth, improvement and development of privately owned campgrounds in New York State.” I love the search features. It has a clickable map of New York [...]

A Very Chilly Reception

January 11, 2010 by  
Filed under camping, crazy, hotels

Would you ever visit this? It’s the Hotel de Glace, in Quebec, Canada. I found it while searching the Net. Ladies and gentlemen, I think NOW I have seen EVERYTHING! haha! The place is beautiful, like an ice castle, and the colored lights are gorgeous. But golly, I spent six months of the year bundled [...]

DEC Closing Some NY Campgrounds

To save money (and it’s about time), New York State is closing down six campgrounds in Upstate New York. “As Governor Paterson has made clear, New York is facing a large budget deficit and must make many hard choices,” Commissioner Grannis said. “Closing these facilities for the 2009 season is one such hard choice, but [...]

Lake Chalet Campground, Bridgewater

February 8, 2008 by  
Filed under camping, Central NY, fishing, lakes

We spent a few days camping out at this lovely private camping grounds. Lake Chalet is a green-tinted lake suitable for fishing, canoeing, and swimming. It was the kids’ first experience camping, and was a fun one at that!