Category: Americas

Info/Tips Since we travelled from Atlanta (south) we stayed 1 night in the south by Cherokee, NC and drove the Newfound gap Road from South to North. And stayed in Gatlinburg for 3 nights as our base for the visiting the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Things to do Our favorites where the Clingmans Dome, […]
Road trip across 6 southern states from Atlanta, GA covering Great Smoky Mountain National Park and Mammoth Cave National Park and many smaller NPS sites in between. Click here to view Picture book of our 2020 trip – link will open a new tab on shutterfly site. Trip Highlights 6 states: Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, […]
Info/Tip Check tidal schedule and visit the inner bay during low tides, you can walk our for miles in the bay. A good tip is to take a picture of where you started and remember some landmarks, so you won’t get lost or end up miles away where you parked. Seal Watching – check with […]
A short hike at Buttermilk Falls State Park – Rim Trail and Gorge Trail loop Return to Finger Lakes Return to New York Upstate Road trip summary
Upper Entrance Upper Gorge trail to Cliff Stairway to Lucifer Falls loop Lower falls Lower falls, enfield glen with natural swimming pool Return to Finger Lakes Return to New York Upstate Road trip summary
A beautiful NY State park at the USA/Canada border. We did the Nature Center and River Trail. Return to Alexandria Bay/Thousand Islands Return to New York Upstate Road trip summary
We have been to Thousand Islands National Park on the Canada side. In 2020 since the border with Canada is still closed we could only stay on the New York/US side. Even the Uncle Sam’s boat tour which used to offer the two Nations boat tour has changed to offer only the US Narrows tour […]
Things to do Water activity on the lake We stayed at a hotel with lake access and has free rental on paddleboard/kayak. We all tried paddleboard for the first time and it was challenging but fun. Prospect Mountain Drive up to Prospect mountain for a birds eye view of Lake George Railbike Return to New York […]
Waterfall challenge at Adirondack, we visited a few waterfalls and drove from Saratoga Springs to Wells to Lake George Here’s the list of the few waterfalls that we visited that are on the way and mostly easy Beecher Creek Falls and Copeland Covered Bridge TENANT CREEK FALLS WELLS AUGER FALLS WELLS CHRISTINE FALLS Return to New […]
Walk around Saratoga Spa State Park and visit all the natural mineral springs, bring a cup or something you can use to taste the springs. They all taste different. Return to New York Upstate Road trip summary