Sunday August 19, through August 21 Blue Ridge Falls Campsite North Hudson, NY
We drove through mountains on our way across western Vermont. Separating Vermont and upstate New York is the southernmost point of Lake Champlain. As soon as we cross over into New York we immediately see mountains. The name, Blue Ridge Falls Campsite should have given us a clue of what to expect but we did not catch it. This campsite is very rustic, mostly dirt roads with a few big rocks thrown in. It sits on the side of a mountain and has 5 levels. Most of the sites are occupied by people who live and work here in the summer. Some have other homes not far away and some go to Florida in the winter. I spoke with one man who is a painter. He says he has no problems getting jobs when he moves from one area to the next. He owns a home on an island near the west coast of Florida. He was originally from here. Then there are several RV’s here belonging to people who live in New York and they come here for weekend get-a-ways. Also there is one section that is strictly for tenting. It is a fun place to stay a few days but we would not want to live here. The temperature dipped to 35 degrees the first morning we were here. Daytime temperatures are around 70 degrees. We are not sure whether that is normal or not as other parts of the north east have cooled off a bit too.