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New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. New York is the 27th-most extensive, the 3rd-most populous, and the 7th-most densely populated of the 50 United States. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border with Rhode Island east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Ontario to the west and north, and Quebec to the north. The state of New York is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City.

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One Week Until Summer Vacation

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Of course, I am taking a vacationette or a warm up trip starting this evening through Sunday to do Bramley Mountain, Mine Kill Pool, Catskill Scenic Trail, but it's just practice for the real thing, lol.

I didn't like the traffic or difficulty finding a good campsite on Saturday, so I started leaving for summer vacation on Friday. And somehow over the years, Friday somehow became Thursday. Well, except for last year, where it was a Wednesday before the week off through Labor Day, some well 13 days to keep it under the Forest Service limit and because that's what time I had available from work. But last year was a weird year as I didn't take much time off in July and August because of my extreme paranoia over creaking that Big Red was doing that last year. It will be so nice to descend those hills in the Finger Lakes without downshifting and praying that I have enough residual braking capacity left to stop at the bottom of the hills.

Thursday July 23, 2026 — Watkins Glen, New York
Thematic Map: Syracuse 2021 Mayoral Democratic Primary

Camping at Campsite 12

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Saturday July 23, 2011 — Piseco-Powley Road — Big Alderbed Lake Trail 🗺 — Clockmill Corners to NY 10 🗺 — Edick Road Swimming Hole 🗺 — Goldmine Stream Falls 🗺 — House Pond Trail 🗺 — Lower Powley Bridge to Sugarbush Mountain 🗺 — Meco Lake Trail (Piseco-Powley Road) 🗺 — Overview Map Piseco-Powley Road 🗺 — Piseco Road Swimming Holes 🗺 — Powley Place - East Canada Creek - Kayak Canoe 🗺 — Sand Lake 🗺 — Sand Lake Trail 🗺 — Sugarbush Mountain to Clockmill Corners 🗺— PDF with All Maps 📚
Thematic Map: Erie County - New York Municipalities
Map: Harlem Valley Rail Trail
Map: Green Mountain National Forest North

Heading Back Towards Alder Lake Dam

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The dam is a pretty white cement. I do not know how old it is, but it may date to prior it being a Boy Scout camp, and may have been done that color to be nicer looking for the Alder Lake Lodge.

Sunday August 29, 2010 — Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest — Alder Lake - Millbrook Range 🗺 — Alder Lake Campsites 🗺 — Balsam Lake Mountain Trail 🗺 — Kelly Hollow Trail 🗺 — Mongaup Hardenburg Trail 🗺— PDF with All Maps 📚
Map: Green Mountain National Forest North