We slept well and had the complimentary hotel breakfast ~ it was just okay. We decided to hike the Flume Trail, but for some reason could not find the correct trailhead.....though we did wander some trail for a while.....
We then decided to head to the Whiteface Memorial Highway to drive to the summit, though when we got there, we were told that there was no visibility at the summit, so we turned around. Yep: 0 for 2 so far! 😂
We headed back to the hotel and took the 2.2 mile walk around Mirror Lake...
We thought that the walk would be lakeside, but for most of it, it was along some amazing - and some quaint - lakeside homes. We did come across Lake Placid (the lake) as well, at about the halfway point.....
We eventually ended up in the downtown of Lake Placid (basically one long street), had an okay lunch, and drove onto Saranac Lake, which was just a tired old town.
We then ventured onto the Olympic Jumping Complex.....
.....where potential Olympians - and those hoping to be potential Olympians - train. It was surprisingly interesting and all of the staff were excellent and full of information.
There were two larger ski jumps.....
Two smaller ski jumps.....
View from the top! 😳 (Interestingly - and it is difficult to see here - is that it is a blind landing for the ski jumper - they cannot see the ground once they go airborne at the end of the ski jump.)
This is the track... it has a built-in cooling system (in winter) so it maintains a uniform layer of ice during competition....
This is the landing area (for summer) - it is plastic matting that mimic the slide of the snow during the winter months. (It is watered for summer practice.)
Brad tried ski jumping, but did not make the Olympic Team. 😏
It was dinner at a local bar (pretty good) and back to the hotel.
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