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Jay T's Adirondack Vacation '03
The annual summer trip back to visit the wife's relatives in Upstate
New York (Glens Falls and Saratoga) went something like this; Wednesday 7-23: Arrive Thursday 7-24: Golf at the famed Thunderbird Resovoir Course in South Glens Falls. I played with my Mo-In-Law's 64 year-old friend and her 66 year-old Bro-In-Law. I was the big hitter in the group and after a tough 52 on the front, settled down to a nice 44 on the back for a smooth little 96... Friday 7-25: Went for a 1 hour ride on the Co-Bro's (Common Law Brother In Law) beat-up GT Mountain bike. I rode the narrow roads of Saratoga. Next, I drove to Reliable Racing to hang outr with my pal, Dave Matthews. As I there, Doug Diehl dropped by. As a result, I've met another RSN poster. Among the list are my buddies Jay Wenner, John O'Connell (Nordic Norm, Pete DiArienzo, Greg Worsnop (Frontrunner), Ken Sazlberg, Toby Markowitz, Terje Mathisen and Gary Jacobson. Plus such luminaries as Rob Bradlee, Brian May and Nathan Schultz. Sorry if I mised anyone... Friday night, we hung out in downtown Saratoga for the "Hats Off" celebration. Saturday 7-26: Golf at a very difficult Saratoga Lake Course. The highlight was spotting a Red Fox on the 17th Green, a par 3, as we were preparing to tee-off. The tee and green are elevated with a deep ravine between. The fox cleaned himself and then trotted away. I shot a respectable 99 which I wouldn't have shot if I had known I needed to par the last hole to break 100. I did manage to beat the Co-Bro, always a treat. Then, we went to Lake George and spent a few hours on the Co-Bro's 25 foot cruiser. Back at the Sister-In-Law's house, the Tour Time Trial was on OLN. Sunday 7-27: A 2 hour ride on the Co-Bro's GT. I rode the mountain bike trails behind Skidmore college and then rode down to the Saratoga Spa State Park. Following that, a day at the Saratoga Race Track (horses) where I broke even but would have been up if I hadn't listened to my Father-In-Laws tips... Next up was catching the Tour finiash on OLN. Monday 7-28: Climbed to the top of Prospect Mountain, the toughest half hour climb in all of sport. The hike down is tough and last 30 minutes also. The total workout was 1 hour. Next, I joined my wife and Father-In-Law and Mother-In-Law (divorced) at the OTB (off track betting) in Glens Falls. Yes, my In-Laws are gambling addicts. I broke even again. Tuesday 7-29: I rode the Co-Bro's GT one more time for 1 hour. Then, we went back to Lake George for more crusing. Following that, the Co-Bro and I went to the Saratoga Spa State Park Golf Course. We got in 15 holes before the sun went down. We played with a bar bouncer who hit the ball 350 but was really wild. He talked on his cell phone, took three or four extra putts for practice on each hole and generally slowed us way down. We would have easily finished 18 if the starter hadn't paired us with him. Anyway, we didn't say anything to him about playing faster becasue the guy was the size of an NFL lineman... Wednesday 7-30: My wife and I hung out in downtown Saratoga before catching the plane back to the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Jay Tegeder "On the podium if the right people don't show up!" JT |
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Jay T's Adirondack Vacation '03
My head is still spinning from just thinking about all that skiing you
managed to pack into one week. Do you have any thoughts about how that Prospect Mt road compares with skiing up the roads on Whiteface, or Mt Greylock? Ken |
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Jay T's Adirondack Vacation '03
Sounds like I need to add Prospect Mt (NY) to my list of rollerski climbs to
try -- hope I can get up there this summer. It'll be skating for me, not classic -- in fact maybe on inline skates. Ken |
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