Wandering America
July 2008
Scenes Around the Adirondacks    "A Day in the Life" Here is a "photo journal" of a day in our lives of workamping here at Lake George Escape RV Resort. We'll start with the campsites - ours first then a couple of other areas in the campground. There are around 650 rentals that include sites, cabins, and park models which can mean between 2000 to 3000 people in the park at any given day.    Lake George Escape has two stores - one called the Lodge which is where guests check in and houses the "General Store" as well as the Administrative Offices. Honey Bear Store is the kid's store which is located in Evergreen Square where all the activities take place. All pedal cart, boat, and tube rentals are done through "Honey Bear".       Recreation abounds at the RV Resort with a soft ball field, tennis courts, horse shoe pits, shuffle board courts, miniature golf, two heated swimming pools, and a sandy beach on the river. I almost forgot to mention the Fun House which houses the arcade and movie rentals. There is, also, a weekly schedule of games, crafts, and events that take place at the "Big Top", recreation center, or the rec patio which keep the young and the old busy. Movies are shown at the outdoor movie theater after dark so bring along your lawn chair.           Rentals include pedal carts, electric boats, canoes, kayaks, and tubing rides. Remember to stop at the Honey Bear Store first because that is where all rentals take place.    Hungry? Look no further than the Woodland Grill with a complete menu of entres and dinners. Every Saturday night there is a buffet dinner and every Saturday and Sunday morning there is a buffet breakfast. After chomping down some grub you can round the corner to the Woodland Grill Bar for your favorite drink as you sit around and listen to some live entertainment.   Each week is a theme week here a Lake George and the last week of July was Western Week - Here are a couple of desperadoes (Jack and Jim with Thurman in the background). There were horse and pony rides along with a wild horse demonstration that was held at the "Big Top".     Wow, no wonder we've been so darned busy this summer. This is not your "run of the mill" campground - It's a family destination spot. Keeping all of those activities going takes a lot of people and Lake George Escape has a staff of around 125 people. There's reservations, guest services, people working in the stores, housekeeping, maintenance, and administration along with us "Ambassadors of Fun" in the Fun and Games Department. So, there you have it, a day in the life at Lake George Escape. Evening Trips to Lake George Village This has been a month of w*rking and relaxing. We have been enjoying Lake George Village and taking advantage of several of the "Concerts in the Park" that they present each Wednesday evening. Also, Lake George Village has fireworks every Thursday evening. Often we take the campground shuttle into the village with Thurman and Phyllis to enjoy the concerts. Here is a picture of the amphitheater at Lake George Village.  Kayaking the Schroon River We did a twelve plus mile kayak trip down the Schroon River with fellow workampers Don and Debra Dekker who just happen to be from Michigan. Don and Debra have their own kayaks. Judy and I borrowed a sit-on-top kayak and one of the Kay-Noes from the campground to make the trip. It took us five hours to travel the river from our sister campground (Lake George - Schroon Valley) back to Lake George Escape. We encountered several small rapids along the way and one Class II rapids. I was apprehensive about Judy going through those rapids but there was no time to make any decisions - she handled them like a pro (to bad I was too busy handling my own Kay-Noe to take some pictures of her).   The Schroon river begins at the south end of Schroon Lake and continues south for forty-five miles where is merges with the Hudson River. Being part of the Adirondack Park system, the river remains pretty much rustic and has very scenic views along the way. It is relatively calm with a gentle current (one to two miles an hour) which means that we had to paddle most of the twelve plus miles. We were tired but satisfied. Grand Daughter Fix Marc, Amie, Briana, and Lola came for a visit. If the truth be known, this is the "why" behind workamping at Lake George Escape - it allows us to see them in the spring, during the summer, and right after Labor Day. Judy and Briana went to several craft events and Briana and Lola did "Build a Buddy" which is building your own stuffed animal. Also, there were s'mores made and eaten right in our very own backyard. We all had fun, except Katie and Alex. They thought they were being invaded and didn't like their routines being disrupted. Oh well, such is life!!!     As you can see there is more than enough to keep us busy while spending the summer in the Adirondacks. This is a beautiful area with over 6 million acres to romp around in; it would take a couple of lifetimes to see and do it all. |