This was a great day for sightseeing. It was sunny and cool (low 70s). We headed for Whiteface Mountain and then toured downtown Lake Placid.
The Flume
This waterfall is behind R.F. McDougall’s Family Pub (we had dinner there last night). The Flume is on the west branch of the Ausable River.
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| The Flume |
Whiteface Mountain
NY 86, NY 431 and Veterans Memorial Highway took us to the only Adirondack high peak accessible by car. Surprisingly, the short trip took us by The North Pole.
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| This is the North Pole? |
Whiteface Mountain is one of the highest peaks in the Adirondacks (4,867 ft.). The drive up the Veterans Memorial Highway was steep and rough. There were many viewing spots.
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| Looking down on the road up |
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| The views were outstanding |
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| Whiteface Castle (near the summit) |
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| Entrance to 426 ft tunnel & 276 ft elevator ride |
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| The Tunnel |
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| Looking down from the summit |
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| Lake Placid in the background |
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| The trail down to the parking area (or you can ride the elevator) |
Lake Placid
We walked the main street, had a so-so lunch at Jimmy’s 21 Restaurant, and shopped a little.
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| Downtown Lake Placid |
We were able to see greatness and history when we stopped by the Olympic Center. We walked into the 7,700 seat Herb Brooks Ice Area late in the afternoon. It was empty except for three figure skaters and five Russian spectators. Oleg Protopopov and Ludmila Belousova were two of the figure skaters. They are famous pair ice skating champions from the 1960s. They won gold at the ’64 and ’68 Olympics. They also won the World and European Championships from ’64 to ’68 and the Soviet Championships from ’61 to ’68. They are known for their back outside death spiral and are credited with inventing the “Life”, “Love” and “Cosmic” variations of the death spiral. And … we got to see them practice!
Olympic Center
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| '64 & '68 Olympic Pair Skating Champions |
We returned to the campground and ... Carol beat (really whipped!) Dick at miniature golf.
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