Got off to a late start on Sunday morning due to wrestling with my Yakima Rocket Box so I could get my car keys out. I was on the road by 10:15AM and the drive up was pretty uneventful. Hit some some in the Catskills and southern Adirondacks, but nothing that caused any issues on the road. Picked up the wife at Kripalu in Lenox, Mass and we rolled into Lake Placid around 5:30PM. We had purchased tickets to the Banff Mountain Film Festival at the LP Center for the Arts which we thought started around 7PM, so we headed straight to dinner at Lisa G’s. Lisa G’s is one of the best places to eat in LP for a fair price. They have all types of food from sandwiches to platters, so there is something for everyone. Good beer selection too. The wife had Sole and I had the Burrito. Both were very good.
After filling our bellies, we headed over to the LPCA for some adventure films. While picking up our tickets we ran into the people we stay with which was cool. Banff Mountain Film Fest did not disappoint again. Saw several good films on mountain biking, climbing, caving and 2 Aussies that “Crossed the Ditch” in a kayak which was the best of the bunch. The ice climbing film really made me want to get out there climbing this week, but the cost of a guide is just too much. My wife sacked out during the kayak flik which was too bad for her.
After the movies, we headed back to the apartment, unloaded and hit the rack. The weather report is looking promising for the week. Very cold early in the week and another big dump of snow on Wed predicted. Kind of crazy because we have hit a couple other winter vacations up here where we had gotten a foot or more of snow on a Wed and it is half price lift tickets at Whiteface on Wednesdays(when you bring a Coca-Cola product). Looks like it could be a third time again.
