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Frog Rally at Niagra Falls

Although it was only about a 6 hour drive from Indian Lake to Ontario, I decided to leave a day early and stop for the night at Camping World in Syracuse.   I had a sudden urge to check out other RV’s.   Not to trade, I still love mine, just to window shop.   I checked before I left to make sure I could boondock overnight, and was pleasantly surprised to find they provided free electrical hookup.   After taking my time shopping and buying a few ‘necessary’ items, I was ready to hit the sales lot.   Imagine my disappointment when they were all locked.   You had to get a sales person to walk around with you.   What a drag!   I personally think they lose business that way, but maybe they have a problem with vandalism.   This was my 3 rd FROG rally (Forest Rivers Owners Group) and it was in Niagara Falls, Ontario.   Before going to Canada, I heard several RVers say they had their rigs thoroughly searched at the border.   I was prepared; I had my passport, the dog and cat’s rabies certi

Adirondacks

I arrived in Indian Lake NY in the Adirondacks   during a week of heavy rains.   I stayed at a really nice family campground called Thornbush Acres.    http://www.thornbushacresrvpark.com/   The owner’s son is in the Air Force, stationed at Langley AFB in VA.   Really nice guy, he was up with his family visiting the folks.   The area was beautiful and the hiking plentiful.   I spent almost every day of my 2 weeks on a different trail.   Due to the heavy rains, the trails were muddy and the bugs out in full force.   It wouldn’t have been so bad if it were either muddy or buggy.   Both were a bit much if you ask me, but I decided the worst day hiking was still better than the best day working!   One of the trails I hiked was called Blue Mountain.   It was a 2 mile hike, straight uphill.   It basically followed a creek bed up the side of the mountain, so you were climbing over boulders and splashing through water much of the time.   The effort was worth it though; the view at the top