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New York – Ithaca

Ithaca 9/22 – 10/4

294 miles to Ithaca
2848 miles traveled

Corning Museum of Glass

Interesting history of glass through the ages

Rockwell Museum

New York – Lake Placid

Lake Placid 9/14 – 9/22

135 miles to Lake Placid
2554 miles traveled

Lake Placid – Olympic Scenic Byway

The Adirondack mountains are a must visit. Leaves are starting to change, beautiful drive.

Olympic venues

Home of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics

Olympic Museum

Olympic Ski Jump

Whiteface Mountain

Two different options to get to the summit – Hike up or take the elevator through the center of the mountain, had to do both. The views were amazing.

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High Falls Gorge

Nice falls

Ausable Chasm

Fun day of hiking

New York – Albany

Albany 9/1 – 9/14

91 miles to Albany
2419 miles traveled

Albany

Enjoyed the day exploring Albany

Empire State Plaza & New York State Capitol

Empire State Plaza

New York State Capitol

New York State Museum

Albany Cathedral

Howe Caverns

Nice caverns especially the serpentine passage of the Winding Way.. where the river carved passage through the cave.

Howe Caverns

Massachusetts – Springfield

Springfield 8/18 – 9/1

109 miles to Springfield
2328 miles traveled

Springfield Museums

Museums surround a Quad with the Dr Seuss statues in a park like setting

Springfield Museums

Dr Seuss Museum

Oh the fun to have…

Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts

Van Gogh for All exhibit

George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum

Unique collection

Springfield Science Museum

Mount Greylock

At 3,491 feet, Mount Greylock is the highest point in Massachusetts. Hiked some of the AT Trail

Mount Greylock

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Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory and Garden

Massachusetts – Boston

Boston 7/31 – 8/18

243 miles to Boston
2219 miles traveled

Gloucester – MA

Whale watching tour with 7 Seas Whale Watching Tour. The weather was foggy (seems the fog just follows me), but we were able to sight a whale. Freckles is her name and she was beautiful to watch.

Salem – MA

Fascinating town with an ‘interesting’ past

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem – MA

Harvard, Boston – MA

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MIT, Boston – MA

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Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston – MA

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Mary Baker Eddy Library, Boston – MA

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Iceland

Iceland 7/24 – 7/31

Brother-in-law did a race, Iceland Extreme Tri that gave an opportunity to take a side trip to Iceland. If you don’t have Iceland on your bucket list, it should be.

Snaefellsnes Peninsula

A less touristy part of Iceland with a very diverse landscape

Snaefellsnes Peninsula

Pingvellir National Park

Iceland is divided by the Mid-Atlantic Rift; some parts of it, such as the Westfjords and Reyjavík, are on the North American tectonic plate, while others, such as Vatnajökull glacier and the East Fjords, are on the Eurasian plate. Iceland is the only place in the world where this rift is above sea-level, and nowhere can you see the edges of both plates as clearly as in Þingvellir.

Pingvellir