civilized ku # 2082-83 / ku # 1139 ~ doing laps
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 02:01PM ;)
Olympic Center ~ Lake Placid, NY - in the Adirondack Park • click to embiggen
Whiteface Mt. / Mirror Lake ~ Lake Placid, NY - in the Adirondack Park • click to embiggen
Church steeple and mountains ~ Lake Placid, NY - in the Adirondack Park • click to embiggenDespite the dearth of snow, winter has been cold enough for ice on lakes, ponds, rivers and, in the case of wintertaining the wife's family, cold enough for ice making on the 1980 Olympic Speed Skating Oval in Lake Placid (the last Olympic outdoor speed skating venue - where Eric Heiden became the only athlete in the history of speed skating to have won all five events in a single Olympic tournament and the only one to have won a gold medal in all events).
So we all headed into Lake Placid for an afternoon of skating on the oval and on Mirror Lake. The day was cold, but not too cold, and the sun was out for most of the afternoon. Later in the afternoon, as the sun and its warmth were waning, there were some very pleasant late-day vistas to enjoy.
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wow... the truth in photography shows how awful that sign is looking these days.