TWO DAY VACATION

A Fall Biking Vacation

Sunday and Monday

Went to church at the C&MA Church in Glens Falls, NY

Parked our motor home at the Cooper's Cave Park

The beginning of the Regional Bike Trail

Biking here was only about 3 miles, which was

along the Hudson River.

The water falls at Glens Falls, which is on the trail

Remember James Fennamore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohigan's"?

He mentions Cooper's Caves in this book

On the overlook at Cooper's Cave

Note Larry's new bike

I couldn't get a good picture of the cave.  If you want

see a picture and learn more about it, go to

www.sgfny.com/Cooper's-Cave.htm

Sunday night we stayed at this RV Park

where we watched the Giants get beat

and the Yankees win.... in our cozy little MH.

Monday morning...a nice bfast in the MH...lounged around til

around 10 a.m., then headed for the Saratoga Spa State Park.

There are  miles of beautiful nature trails, most all

are blacktopped. We rode for 9.5 miles.

http://www.saratogaspastatepark.org/

We topped the day off with supper at Golden Coral

Two perfect Fall days

COPELAND COVERED BRIDGE

This small covered bridge is located in Edinburg, NY

about 5 miles from our house.  It was built to be used

for Mr. Copeland's cows to cross over the creek for

better pastures.  The waterfalls there are beautiful.

We took Laura and Alan there on our way home

from Lake George.  Ate supper at a diner

just around the corner from here.

Alan and Laura entering the covered bridge

Looking through one of the windows of the bridge

toward the water falls.

Laura and Alan Kested

COLORADO KESTED'S CON'T

Lake George Cruise

It was a beautiful day as we drove over North

Shore Road, past the Conklinville dam

 that holds back the waters of the Great Sacandaga

Lake.  The trees were showing off their

oranges, yellows and reds, a picture of the

 Adirondack Mountain's in all it's glory.

Lake George is a tourist town in the Adirondacks,

about 35 miles east of Northville.

Many shops, camps, hotels, and a lake where

they have several cruise boats, one of which is run by steam.

This is the boat we took.  We had a buffet luncheon

from 11 - 1.  The cruise was from noon to 2.

                           

People kept asking Laura if she were the captain of the cruise boat.

(Click on the above to enlarge)

MEETING RELATIVES FROM CO.

ALAN AND LAURA KESTED

from Loveland, Colorado

About two years ago I found Alan Kested on Zaba

White Pages, while looking for the Kested family that

moved to Colorado somewhere between 1900 - 02.

Alan and I have been corresponding and chatting on

the phone for the past two years. We thought it'd be

great if we could meet in person so last week Alan

and his wife Laura flew to Buffalo, NY..visited some

of Laura's relatives in Canada and then took the Amtrac

to Saratoga, NY where we picked them up.

What a great week we had getting to know each other,

me teaching Alan about his ancesters,  visiting gravesites

going on a short cruise, a Kested party (meeting more

Kested's, eating out, shopping etc etc etc.

Tuesday night I invited my brother and his family and Marty
and Nancy Kested to our home for a Kested get together.
It was fun talking "ancesters" and getting to know each other.
There were 14 of us in all.

The 4 Kested Cousins:  Alan, Bill, Gail, Marty

Alan from Colorado, Bill and Gail (bro & sister), Marty from Johnstown, NY

Donna Crannell, Lori Crannell Nelson, Rory Crannell

Rory Crannell and Laura Kested

Laura was facinated with Rory's higheth of 6' 6"

Meeting for the first time:  Alan and Marty

The is Jonas Kested's Bible.  Marty's grandfather, Harvey

passed it on to Marty's gfather, Benjamin.  Harvey was my

ggrandfather Frank Kested's brother. 

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