Riding the Adirondacks



Route 9 south is a nice road with good views of Lake Champlain to your left from time to time. You pass through quaint towns like Keeseville and Willsboro and enjoy both small and large homes tucked in here and there, some with great views of the lake.

In Keeseville I went to the left to get on 22/9 while 9 became 9N off to the right. About 3 ½ miles later I made a left onto Rt. 22 to head into Willsboro and continue the ride a bit closer to the lake than had I stayed on 9. The journey on 22 down to Willsboro really made me realize how much above sea level I had been for the past two days. I descended down towards Lake Champlain more than I thought I would until things leveled off in Willsboro.

Willsboro was a small but interesting place. I had to stop and get this photo of the Turtle Island Café. My son has a pet African Sulcata Tortoise and so the whole family has become very turtle/tortoise aware these days.





Up ahead was an abandoned school and yet it still had an American flag flying out front. Again, it’s amazing to see such places not boarded up. This place wouldn’t last a week back home. In addition to the school, the main street through it had places open for business as well as places from the past.









Route 22 took me down to Essex where I had zoomed in on Google maps in order to see if I could stay close to the shore line still. I was in luck with Lakeshore Rd. out of Essex which was an absolute pleasure to ride! Despite being so close to the shore, the road had ups and downs sometimes reminding me of a roller coaster all with interesting homes along the way. When I got to the end of that run I recall saying out loud to myself “that was cool!” Eventually Lakeshore ends when it meets back up with 22 just above Westport.


Lakeshore Rd.




In Westport I stayed straight with 22 becoming 22/9N towards Ticonderoga. On the way I passed through places like Port Henry and Crown Point, all looking like good towns to stop in and explore. No time for that today however and so I just pushed on taking in the sites of homes, farm houses, and further views of the lake.


This house got the “Front Porch” award.



One of the wonderful homes looking out over Lake Champlain.



Looking across Lake Champlain towards Vermont.





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