Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/13
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explore New York State a lot more.
Nick
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From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan@nathanfoto.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, 13 July, 2007 5:24:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Canal boats
I second that. I have lived in Buffalo for a combined two years, and
have an attachment to the area, partly because I met my wife at the
university there. Upstate NY is indeed a beautiful place, and as a
bonus, you have Canada next door :-)
Nathan
Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:
> For foreign LUG members: New York State is no more like New York City
> than Paris is like France. Once you get 20 or so miles outside of a
> metropolitan area the state becomes low density rural farmland. Most
> population centers followed the waterways of two centuries ago. New
> York City is the main seaport, with towns and villages located up the
> Hudson River, the Erie Canal, Lake Ontario and Lake Champlain. Most of
> the rest of the state is wild. In fact the Adirondack Park, three
> times the size of Yellowstone, is classified as "permanently wild." It
> may not be as spectacular as Yellowstone but it has its own rugged
> beauty. Painters of America's first art movement, the Hudson River
> School, were no dopes. They spent a lifetime depicting the magesty of
> the Hudson Valley and the Adirondacks. So if you visit New York,
> forget the fleshpots of Gotham, rent a car and drive up the Hudson to
> Lake Champlain, then follow the waterside highway across the state
> ending at Niagra Falls. Bow in the direction of Rochester as you drive
> by and take a lot of pictures.
>
> Larry Z
>
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