Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Adirondacks stay – Trout House
Apparently, during the summer, families stay at Trout House. But during the winter, it is mostly romantic getaways. And that is of course why Jan and I went. The place is owned and run by Alice and Scott Patchett, a really lovely couple who made us feel not only welcome, but like old friends. And the cabins?
There is actually a large house with several rooms in it as well as the various cabins. We stayed in ‘Paul Revere’, which is the upper floor of a very large cabin. It has a spacious open plan living room/kitchen. The kitchen is actually fully equipped, so you can cook there. There is a log burning fireplace that you can see from the living room and the bedroom. The bedroom has two queen size beds. I suppose that setup is more for the summer guests?! And the bathroom has a large hot tub. There is also a TV, DVD and CD player. Honestly, the only thing that could have made it more relaxing would have been a fish tank!
Behind the cabin was a tree lined hill, and the view from the front was Lake George, which is just across the street from route 17. I’m sure this is spectacular whenever you go there, but snow just turned the entire place into a winter wonderland!
By the time we arrived in Hague, Alice and Scott were very surprised to see us, and perhaps the sensible thing would have been for us to wait a day. Indeed, we did delay our journey back by a day, as the area was blanketed with another 20” of snow on the Sunday, which was our planned leaving date. I didn’t much fancy the idea of navigating the steep hill on CR11 in a downward direction, and Alice strongly advised against and offered us a 3rd night for half price.
I reflected this past very warm weekend on whether we picked the right or wrong weekend to go, and I came to the firm conclusion that we truly lucked out. We went for romance, and snow added to the beauty of the location and to the romantic nature of the trip. Plus, the extra day really made the weekend complete. The only thing I would do differently next time, would be to drive there in a 4-wheel drive vehicle.
The folks up in the Adirondacks must have worked around the clock to clear the roads. The journey back was easy, although I didn’t want it to end, and found myself slowing down as we came closer to the City.
If you are looking for a short or not so short retreat to a sleepy, beautiful, friendly and romantic place, follow this link.
This last picture was taken after we missed the exit for CR11 on our way home. I pulled in to a driveway to do a safe U-turn, and we were both captivated by the spectacular lake view.
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There is actually a large house with several rooms in it as well as the various cabins. We stayed in ‘Paul Revere’, which is the upper floor of a very large cabin. It has a spacious open plan living room/kitchen. The kitchen is actually fully equipped, so you can cook there. There is a log burning fireplace that you can see from the living room and the bedroom. The bedroom has two queen size beds. I suppose that setup is more for the summer guests?! And the bathroom has a large hot tub. There is also a TV, DVD and CD player. Honestly, the only thing that could have made it more relaxing would have been a fish tank!
Behind the cabin was a tree lined hill, and the view from the front was Lake George, which is just across the street from route 17. I’m sure this is spectacular whenever you go there, but snow just turned the entire place into a winter wonderland!
By the time we arrived in Hague, Alice and Scott were very surprised to see us, and perhaps the sensible thing would have been for us to wait a day. Indeed, we did delay our journey back by a day, as the area was blanketed with another 20” of snow on the Sunday, which was our planned leaving date. I didn’t much fancy the idea of navigating the steep hill on CR11 in a downward direction, and Alice strongly advised against and offered us a 3rd night for half price.
I reflected this past very warm weekend on whether we picked the right or wrong weekend to go, and I came to the firm conclusion that we truly lucked out. We went for romance, and snow added to the beauty of the location and to the romantic nature of the trip. Plus, the extra day really made the weekend complete. The only thing I would do differently next time, would be to drive there in a 4-wheel drive vehicle.
The folks up in the Adirondacks must have worked around the clock to clear the roads. The journey back was easy, although I didn’t want it to end, and found myself slowing down as we came closer to the City.
If you are looking for a short or not so short retreat to a sleepy, beautiful, friendly and romantic place, follow this link.
This last picture was taken after we missed the exit for CR11 on our way home. I pulled in to a driveway to do a safe U-turn, and we were both captivated by the spectacular lake view.
