At the Adirondak Loj

We drove to the Loj on Wednesday July 7.  We took the Thruway to Utica, then up Route 12 to Alder Creek, then 28 to Blue Mountain Lake, 30 to Tupper Lake, and 3 to Lake Placid, where we turned off on Old Military Road to Adirondak Loj Road.  The Lodge is at the end of the road at Heart Lake.

We checked in and picked our bunks.  The Loj has 46 beds, one named for each of the High Peaks.  I got Ester.  We stayed in the co-ed bunkroom, which had about 20 bunk beds.  There are also private and family rooms.

   Here is Bob on the dock in front of the Loj on Heart Lake the night we got there.

We had registered for dinner, which was served at 6:30.  To our delight, and the delight of the other inhabitants of the co-ed bunkroom, the menu was corn, rice and beef and bean burritos.  With a good salad, excellent home-made bread, and strawberry shortcake for dessert, washed down with Adirondack Amber ale.  After dinner, there was a slide show of the Loj's history given at the outdoor amphitheater.

We had another beer at the car, and read in the great room for awhile, then headed for bed - quiet time is from 9 until 7.  I couldn't sleep, so I got back up and read in the great room, listening to the rain, and had the room all to myself.  After finishing my book, I got a few hours sleep, but got up at 6 for my last hot shower for several days.

Here is Bob taking a photo on the dock.

We had breakfast of excellent French Toast, sausages, and oatmeal, with pretty good coffee, too.  Then we headed for the trailhead.  We dropped my car at the Averyville Road trailhead, since the cooler was there with all sorts of liquid refreshment for the end of the hike.

We picked up some eggs and coffee on the way to Long Lake, parked Bob's truck at the Tarbell Road trailhead, and off we went.