Sunday, 11 September.

Some riding but with little forward progress.  Visited some of the roads familiar to my childhood.  Old Forge was a traditional stop after camping.  Ice cream or late dinner.  Had Mountain Dew for the first time.  It’s now a much bigger town with an odd hardware store.  There’s a “Front Door” cafe with a “Back Door” Bar.  The amusement park Enchanted Forest, which once had a large statue of Paul Bunyan, is now a waterpark.  But in spite of it’s improvements, it’s still the start of potentially hundreds of miles of canoe trails.  1st through 8th Lakes, Forked Lake, Long Lake, etc.  A pretty ride.

There are a lot of lakes.  Windy day.  Slow cars.  Curvy roads.  Drove through Lake Placid with its legacy of two Olympics.  Drove over Ausable Chasm, which I (still) have not visited.  Took ferry across Lake Champlain with four GS BMW motorcycles traveling from Michigan.