Mr. Wonderful's World » Travel http://www.markorton.com thoughts, rants, and otherwise about the passing world Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:58:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Road Trip 2011 http://www.markorton.com/2011/03/01/road-trip-2011/ http://www.markorton.com/2011/03/01/road-trip-2011/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:04:04 +0000 markorton http://www.markorton.com/?p=2485 Continue reading →
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]]> In case you missed our trip in February, we travelled, in our 2002 Corolla, to Boston, Washington DC, Knoxville, Chattanooga, TN, Birmingham AL, Moundsville, AL, New Orleans LA, Galveston TX, Houston TX, Austin TX, Johnson City TX, Seminole Canyon Archeological Park TX, Carlsbad NM, Santa Fe NM, Amarillo TX, Canyon TX, Oklahoma City OK, Memphis, TN and Berkeley Heights NJ before returning to Hudson at the end of the month. We took our camping gear with us, but the much colder than usual wether only allowed for three nights in our tent.

We had plans to reach the California and visit various family and friends. This turned out to be unobtainable while still allowing for some sight seeing and side trips along the way.

We set up a separate website for this event: OldDodgVan.com. Lots of pictures, stories and a map there.

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]]> http://www.markorton.com/2011/03/01/road-trip-2011/feed/ 0 Karen Departs for China and the 13th China Photography Festival in Lishui http://www.markorton.com/2009/11/22/karen-departs-for-china-and-the-13th-china-photography-festival-in-lishui/ http://www.markorton.com/2009/11/22/karen-departs-for-china-and-the-13th-china-photography-festival-in-lishui/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:53:18 +0000 markorton http://www.markorton.com/?p=1597 Share|]]> First, we performed the Passport Check Ritual
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Checking that Karen has a Passport.




















Now, it actually happened that someone got to the airport, presented her Passport, only to be informed that it wasn’t hers.

Is This Her Passport??

Is This Really Her Passport??



She departs with just one big bag!!

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Karen departs for China


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]]> http://www.markorton.com/2009/11/22/karen-departs-for-china-and-the-13th-china-photography-festival-in-lishui/feed/ 0 Hudson to Lake George in Adirondacks – a day trip http://www.markorton.com/2009/10/06/hudson-to-lake-george-in-adirondacks/ http://www.markorton.com/2009/10/06/hudson-to-lake-george-in-adirondacks/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:59:57 +0000 markorton http://www.markorton.com/?p=1105 Continue reading →
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]]> We took a ride today to Lake George in the Adirondacks on October 6, 2009

Our first visit to this part of NY.  We drove Rte 9 north to Rte 4 N in Troy. Then we picked up Rte 4 wtih a stop in Lock Number 2 on the Champlain Canal (aka Hudson River north of Troy, NY). Troy and Glens Falls are definitely worth another real visit. Lake George is just a large a resort town with lots of hotels and amusements.

Lots more to do in the Adirondacks. Karen read that this park is larger than the state of Vermont.

The trip back via Rte 87 was 90 miles and took 1 and 1/2 hours.


Click here to view a map of our trip Hudson to Lake George Trip October 10, 2009. ( in a new window)


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Hydro-electric power at Lock 2.

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Lock #2 on Champlain Canal






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view from Prospect Mountain, near Lake George, towards northwest of Adirondacks

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