Plattsburgh to Dover
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Last edit: 03-01-2020
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477.59 km
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RouteXpert Review Leaving Plattsbugh on the tree lined Adironack Northway RT87 you are soon out of the city and into the countryside. Turning onto the 9N you follow the path of the Ausable River that appears on your left from behind the trees. The river is tour companion until you reach the town of Jay where you take a right onto the 86 and ride through the rural country views. Mountains start to appear on both sides as you progress.
As you arrive in Wilmington it is time for a break and french toast and coffee at the Country Bear Diner is a perfect place to sample both. Coming out of Wilmington on the 431 Whiteface Highway you travel through the forest on either side. To your right appears Santa’s Workshop, North Pole so drop in your letters if you have been good all year.
Follow the 431 and you will head towards Whiteface Mountain, $16 for motorbike and rider to ride to the top. Final part is on foot and takes you into the mountain itself. The views from the top of the 5th largest mountain in NY State are spectacular.
Once the visit to the top of the mountain is over it is back on the road heading north west on the 18a towards Franklin Falls Pond. Here you will see that the Americans have a different meaning to the word pond, it is about 10km long! As you arrive in Bloomingdale you turn onto the NY3 and things are now moving faster. The road is full of long bends as you make your way down to Saranac Lake.
Stopping next to Lake Flower to sample some frozen custard you can just spend time watching the boats on the lake.
The 86 is a free-flowing road with very little traffic that passes through small towns as you head to Lake Placid. Riding through Lake Placid is very different to the road getting there, the roads are narrower and filled with traffic. But with so much to look at it makes a change than the millions of trees you have just passed. More water to your left as you ride alongside Mirror Lake and then as you leave Lake Placid you can see on the hill the ski jumps that were used in the Olympic Games.
Riding along the NY-73 is just one easy bend after another constantly surrounded on both sides with more trees. Stop at Keene for a fuel stop and the NY-73 becomes the NY-73 Scenic, and riding through Keene Valley you will soon agree it is the right name. Closer to the mountains the sides of the road become rockier, but still the road bends one way and then the other until you re-join the Adironack Northway RT87. The next 30 miles pas very quickly after the slower back roads and soon you are turning off onto the 8 to ride alongside Brant Lake, the Graphite Mountain road has it all, long bends, mountains on the horizon, lakes to the left and right all while the ever present trees remind you that you are still in a wilderness. Time for some lunch so why not an old firehouse turned into a restaurant. And the Hague Firehouse restaurant is just that.
Heading south after lunch and you ride alongside Lake George for 30 miles, some sections are along the waters edge while others are back within the tree line. Plenty of opportunities to stop and take pictures along the way. As you continue south out of Lake George you take a right onto the 149 and the scenery changes as the trees withdraw and you are into farming country and the skyline opens. The 149 leads you all the way to Granville where there are plenty of places to pull in and get a drink. You can choose the big franchise restaurants or shop local and just use a local store.
The 30 from Granville to Manchester is a mix of farm and woodland but not many straight roads, more long sweeping curves to enjoy
Out of Manchester and it is onto Mount Equinox.
The Mount Equinox Skyline Drive is the longest privately-owned paved toll road in the USA, 5 miles to the top and about 1200 m above sea level. The road surface is great to rode and when you arrive at the top the $15 will feel like a bargain. WP49
Heading back through Manchester VT-30 is just more empty tree lined roads. Long sweeping bends take you all the way to Bondville. Turn right onto the Stratton Mountain Road as it makes its way over Mount Stratton. The Stratton Mountain Resort looks as though it has been from The Alps as it seems as though you are riding through Switzerland suddenly. WP53
Leaving Stratton, the final part of the day is a short ride down the VT-100 and into Dover to stay at the Big Bears Lodge
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New York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It was one of the original thirteen colonies forming the United States. With a total area of 54,556 square miles (141,300 km2), New York is the 27th largest state geographically. Its population of more than 20 million people makes it the fourth most populous state in the United States as of 2020. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east; it has a maritime border with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest. It is sometimes called New York State to distinguish it from New York City, its largest city.
With a population of 8,804,190 in 2020, New York City is the most populous city in the United States. Two-thirds of the state's population lives in the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous in the world. New York City is home to the United Nations Headquarters, and has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, as well as the world's most economically powerful city. The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany.
New York has a diverse geography. The southern part of the state is in the Atlantic coastal plain and includes Long Island and several smaller associated islands, as well as New York City and the lower Hudson River Valley. The larger Upstate New York region comprises several ranges of the wider Appalachian Mountains, and the Adirondack Mountains in the northeastern lobe of the state. The north–south Hudson River Valley and the east–west Mohawk River Valley bisect these more mountainous regions. Western New York is part of the Great Lakes region and borders on the Great Lakes of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, as well as Niagara Falls. The central part of the state is dominated by the Finger Lakes, a popular vacation and tourist destination.
The area of present-day New York had been inhabited by tribes of the Algonquians and the Iroquois confederacy Native Americans for several hundred years by the time the earliest Europeans arrived. French colonists and Jesuit missionaries arrived southward from Montreal for trade and proselytizing. In 1609, the region was visited by Henry Hudson sailing for the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch built Fort Nassau in 1614 at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers, where the present-day capital of Albany later developed. The Dutch soon also settled New Amsterdam and parts of the Hudson Valley, establishing the multiethnic colony of New Netherland, a center of trade and immigration. England seized the colony from the Dutch in 1664, with the Dutch recapturing their colony in 1673 before definitively ceding it to the English as a part of the Treaty of Westminster the following year. During the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), a group of colonists of the Province of New York attempted to take control of the British colony and eventually succeeded in establishing independence. In the early 19th century, New York's development of its interior, beginning with the Erie Canal, gave it incomparable advantages over other regions of the east coast and built its political and cultural ascendancy.
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With a population of 8,804,190 in 2020, New York City is the most populous city in the United States. Two-thirds of the state's population lives in the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous in the world. New York City is home to the United Nations Headquarters, and has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, as well as the world's most economically powerful city. The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany.
New York has a diverse geography. The southern part of the state is in the Atlantic coastal plain and includes Long Island and several smaller associated islands, as well as New York City and the lower Hudson River Valley. The larger Upstate New York region comprises several ranges of the wider Appalachian Mountains, and the Adirondack Mountains in the northeastern lobe of the state. The north–south Hudson River Valley and the east–west Mohawk River Valley bisect these more mountainous regions. Western New York is part of the Great Lakes region and borders on the Great Lakes of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, as well as Niagara Falls. The central part of the state is dominated by the Finger Lakes, a popular vacation and tourist destination.
The area of present-day New York had been inhabited by tribes of the Algonquians and the Iroquois confederacy Native Americans for several hundred years by the time the earliest Europeans arrived. French colonists and Jesuit missionaries arrived southward from Montreal for trade and proselytizing. In 1609, the region was visited by Henry Hudson sailing for the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch built Fort Nassau in 1614 at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers, where the present-day capital of Albany later developed. The Dutch soon also settled New Amsterdam and parts of the Hudson Valley, establishing the multiethnic colony of New Netherland, a center of trade and immigration. England seized the colony from the Dutch in 1664, with the Dutch recapturing their colony in 1673 before definitively ceding it to the English as a part of the Treaty of Westminster the following year. During the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), a group of colonists of the Province of New York attempted to take control of the British colony and eventually succeeded in establishing independence. In the early 19th century, New York's development of its interior, beginning with the Erie Canal, gave it incomparable advantages over other regions of the east coast and built its political and cultural ascendancy.
Many landmarks in New York are well known, including four of the world's ten most-visited tourist attractions in 2013: Times Square, Central Park, Niagara Falls, and Grand Central Terminal. New York is also home to the Statue of Liberty. In the 21st century, New York has emerged as a global node of creativity and entrepreneurship, social tolerance, and environmental sustainability. New York has approximately 200 colleges and universities, including the State University of New York. Several universities in New York have been ranked among the top 100 in the nation and world.
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