Well, this weekend I went on my final trip to the Adirondacks (for this year, at least). I had planned to spend three nights just kicking back and relaxing before my move out to Utah, but the trip didn't last long--15 hours, to be exact.
I arrived at Wilmington Notch Campground at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday night with just enough light to get everything set up. I enjoyed a campfire for the remainder of the night. The weather was nearly perfect, except for some clouds blocking the full moon.
The next morning (Friday), I decided to grab some breakfast in Lake Placid and take a drive to The Mountaineer in Keene Valley to see if they had the hiking boots I want to buy. They had the boots, but not in my size.
To keep a short story short, I decided not to go hiking, which left me 9 more hours of heat and bugs to endure without a thing to do. And since I wasn't going to stay past Saturday anyway--because of the IronMan triathlon on Sunday--I decided to forego my final night of relaxing in front of the campfire so that I could get a headstart on my final preparations for my big move to Salt Lake City, Utah.
So, I left for home around noon on Saturday. This trip was not the best of my many trips to the Adirondacks, but I'm glad I made the trip nonetheless. Despite my impending move out west, the Adirondacks will always be very special to me. And I'm sure I'll be scheming to get back to them next summer, even if I decide to continue living out west.