Sometimes you just need a little away time. Away from your routine, away from your house (and dustbunnies!), away from everything. Fortunately, we had the chance to get away from it all, if only for a few days, to visit one of my favorite places- Lake George. I have never been to Lake George in the winter, and I wasn’t really sure what to expect.
The Blue Sky was expansive, the mountains were as I remember them (calming and majestic) and the ice was plowed so that cars, ski mobiles, quads, bikes and people could walk easily to the middle of the lake.
What we experienced were folks enjoying the winter weather in a way that suits us just fine-tailgatting on the expansive of frozen lake. Eating, drinking (of course) and hanging out watching ice fishing, ice diving, ice bike riding, ice driving- the ice adventures seemed endless.
Folks were very friendly and shared their knowledge of Lake George in the winter with us. We not only met some new people, but we also met many folks from CT! Either visiting or just having moved to the Adirondacks, they were very happy with their choice of living locations, even during the dead of winter. The Winter Festival for the month of February brings many folks to the area to enjoy skiing, winter sports and of course, everything related to the ice!
Having never seen the lake in winter, I wanted to get right to it. Running out on the frozen lake seemed impossible to me, but there we were standing on the edge. I took a deep breath, grabbed Ella’s hand and said, “here we go”, stepped over the burm of ice/snow and stepped onto the lake. It seemed impossible that I was standing on Lake George, along with countless others, and countless cars doing wheelies. We walked for a long time to get to the center of the lake for a good picture looking north.
It was absolutely beautiful! I would not have traded this weekend for anything! The best part of the weekend was sharing this winter adventure with my two besties, Ella and J Fuller.
Trying out a familiar place at a different time was just what we needed to break the cycle of endless winter in Connecticut! Enjoy the snow and ice!