Maine is beautiful, not as beautiful and wild as Labrador, of course, but in summer it's great. It has the coast, the lakes and river and the Great North Woods. I live on the edge of the north woods up on the Canadian border. Today it's sixteen below zero, the wind is howling and all my sled dogs crowded into the old drafty farmhouse. I've only seen the Adirondacks from afar when I worked at Sugarbush in Vermont, painting lift towers after I graduated college. That was the year the Winter Olympics were to be held in Lake Placid. I could see Whiteface from my tall metal lift tower perch. The Adirondaks are legendary for good reason, and I can only imagine what a special place they hold in the heart and souls of those who love them. Next time I drive to Alaska I'm going to visit.
John, I never knew the Adirondacks were so beautiful. Actually, beautiful doesn't even seem to be descriptive enough for what that video shows. It looks like another country -- somewhere the wilderness is untouched by the ugliness of concrete. I had no idea there was such beauty there. What an amazing place. IF the "stuff" ever hit the fan, it would seem to be a place where many people could go to, to be out of the fray. Thank you for sharing this video.
THANKS, again. What an amazing place. The strange thing is that in all those forests, I don't seem to ever hear about fires like we have out here in Idaho and Montana.
Isn't that strange? Our forests are primarily evergreens, with some aspens, but we seem to have lots of fires -- BIG FIRES. (some of which I know are purposefully started by those who are pumping-up the "business" of putting out fires -- sad to say, but it's the truth.)
Carolyn: I've been there for many decades and do not remember any consequential forest fire. For one thing the forests are not "managed." For another they usually have adequate rain...
Maine is beautiful, not as beautiful and wild as Labrador, of course, but in summer it's great. It has the coast, the lakes and river and the Great North Woods. I live on the edge of the north woods up on the Canadian border. Today it's sixteen below zero, the wind is howling and all my sled dogs crowded into the old drafty farmhouse. I've only seen the Adirondacks from afar when I worked at Sugarbush in Vermont, painting lift towers after I graduated college. That was the year the Winter Olympics were to be held in Lake Placid. I could see Whiteface from my tall metal lift tower perch. The Adirondaks are legendary for good reason, and I can only imagine what a special place they hold in the heart and souls of those who love them. Next time I drive to Alaska I'm going to visit.
SM: Please do. Let me know and I'll be a tour guide!
John, I never knew the Adirondacks were so beautiful. Actually, beautiful doesn't even seem to be descriptive enough for what that video shows. It looks like another country -- somewhere the wilderness is untouched by the ugliness of concrete. I had no idea there was such beauty there. What an amazing place. IF the "stuff" ever hit the fan, it would seem to be a place where many people could go to, to be out of the fray. Thank you for sharing this video.
Carolyn: I think you're getting it. Quite frankly the Adirondack video doesn't do it justice — although it gives a rough idea. The only downside is that it is in NY where the politics are ugly. Here is a bonus video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1MjKAwlQOQ>, and another <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtVWzVYxwlY>...
THANKS, again. What an amazing place. The strange thing is that in all those forests, I don't seem to ever hear about fires like we have out here in Idaho and Montana.
Isn't that strange? Our forests are primarily evergreens, with some aspens, but we seem to have lots of fires -- BIG FIRES. (some of which I know are purposefully started by those who are pumping-up the "business" of putting out fires -- sad to say, but it's the truth.)
Carolyn: I've been there for many decades and do not remember any consequential forest fire. For one thing the forests are not "managed." For another they usually have adequate rain...