Adirondacks Spring Adventure

This weekend we packed up the car and headed into North Country where we were lucky enough to stay at a luxuriously modern vacation rental at The Haus, an eco-hotel/condo on the shore of Mirror Lake in the heart of Lake Placid. Unfortunately, I didn’t think to take any pictures of our room but it really was a dream getaway, it felt more like a second home, absolutely gorgeous, and possibly most importantly, immaculately clean. I would happily stay there again & highly recommend it to others; it was like having our own little 2 bedroom apartment, complete with kitchen, living room, and plenty of space for all!

While Dan & Ezra climbed Mt Marcy, Jess and I got to hang out around town. As it turns out we did quite a bit of a hike, 4 hours of walking that mapped out to be about 3.5 miles in search of the Lake Placid Equestrian Center which we never did find, but we had a good time exploring the town in any event. I also discovered city-girl-Jess‘s enthusiasm for both bobsledding & Moose chotchkies, while she in turn discovered that I buy too many decorative fridge magnets and love taking entirely too many pictures of well, just about everything.

The night before our expeditions, we had dinner at Lake Placid Pub & Brewery. The food was amazing, and it goes without saying the beer was pretty great too, including a Pale Amber Ale that was made with maple sap in place of water. We managed to shove a few growlers & a six pack of their famed “Ubu” English Strong Ale into our already over-stuffed car on the way back. After stopping at Brown Dog Cafe for some gourmet sandwiches, we headed deeper into the Adirondacks for a picnic lunch at Buttermilk Falls, which were gorgeous & well worth getting a little lost in order to find.

We ate our lunch under the trees surrounded by a soft carpet of pine needles and the fresh mountain air. After lunch we explored the immediate trails & took some pictures around the falls. It was the perfect way to end our amazing mountain weekend getaway. I can’t wait for the next adventure!

Beautiful weather, awesome friends, and good beer!
Check out the photo set on Flickr.