NICK'S LAKE ST. PK., OLD FORGE, NY

     Pristine lake & flora around the lake, that seemingly goes for miles in every direction. It was 74 degees upon arrival at 1:00 PM. No elec., water, or sewer hookups, but who cares. We've got a Kelty 42 degree bag unzipped, & ready to go over the quilt. Cranked up the generator during Kosher gererator hrs. (4-6 & 9-11) and ran it till our trusty Presto elec. coffee pot made 10 cups. Tomorrow AM we'll reheat it using the tiny butane stove.

     Feeling detached like I truly needed to feel; Ann, too.  We talk a good bit about I.T. insanity--- being hexed by it; etc. On that note, I'd like to officially pay homage to our Garmin GPS. Without it, we'd still be driving in circles down in Pa. You wouldn't believe the twisty, remote, little roads (once, no doubt, Indian paths) we've traversed during the past 2-3 days. Those thirty GPS satellites overhead deserve God-like status.

     There are  a couple of photos of Nick's Lake  and environs. The clouds up here in the Adirondacks are busy---mounding up blue-gray, dissipating---maybe a little sprinkle, a shower, and then the sun breaks out. Like I say,the clouds up here are busy.  And then there's the  always the cool,cool, clean, clean air buffeting around.

     Finally, there are  a few snapshots of some sweet little conifers---a whole family of them all jolly in

the evening sunlight.

     Manana, Lake Placid.

     Later.....