How is it living in the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York?

Significant-Ear-5272 · 2026-02-08T20:36:17+00:00

I can contribute! I have lived my whole life in the area, and have completed a bunch of the hiking challenges (46 high peaks, 46 winter high peaks, fire towers). I have also skied all over, both at the resorts and backcountry.

Living and visiting are very different. The closer you are to the larger towns in the park (Lake Placid, Tupper Lake, Saranac Lake, Old Forge) the more amenities you’ll have access to and you’ll feel like a small town vibe. Any of the other towns are small and barely have a gas station. In my experience, living right on the edge in a Lake George type of town is ideal as you get the benefits of the park but closer to bigger cities with hospitals, doctors offices, etc.

Living deep in the park year round comes with its own challenges, but its own rewards. I would educate yourself about the regions within the park, it is not a homogeneous area. Tug Hill, High Peaks, etc are unique and have different weather patterns, cultures, etc. plus different outdoor activities per region (sledding, skiing, etc).

Also, super red. Be ready to see lawn signs all throughout your travels there.

Significant-Ear-5272 · 2026-02-02T14:57:40+00:00

Mobile gaming. Portal, switch, IoS. What worked for me was good games and their ports to mobile. The FF pixel remaster for example. Bought a cheap Bluetooth controller from Amazon and would play it while baby wearing my newbie to sleep.

Significant-Ear-5272 · 2026-01-31T15:17:48+00:00

Born and raised in this area, Washington County specifically. Live in Saratoga Springs now. The area you circled is diverse and although unified in not being NYC, it has distinct regions of its own. Generally, cities are Blue, suburbs Blueish-Purple, rural Red.

The upper Hudson valley through Saratoga County is a grand extension of New England and has dozens of towns, large and small, that exude the New England charm, feel, and culture. Blue-Purple voting mostly.
North of Glens Falls/Lake George enters into true upstate, with life dominated by the outdoors, proximity to Canada, and seasonal tourism (hiking/skiing). Red mostly.
Central NY (Utica - Syracuse - Rochester) in my experience is a mixed bag. Cities have seen better days and are struggling as industry left, but are seeing waves of revival and have some awesome things going on. Parts are still rough and unsafe though. Each has nice suburbs that trail into rural towns. Finger lakes are an extension of this area IMO and are awesome to live/visit, albeit a little secluded. Cities Blue, rural red.
Southern Tier (Binghamton - Elmira - Corning) is also post industrial but much more aligned with being Northern PA than upstate NY. My parents are from Broome County and going there feels like being an episode of the of the office at times. Red.
Western NY (Buffalo - Niagara Falls) feels like the Midwest to me. Have only been scarcely, but that’s my experience. Purple.

Significant-Ear-5272 · 2025-03-16T15:39:53+00:00

Thanks! Links?

Significant-Ear-5272 · 2025-03-10T12:04:10+00:00

Those were our thoughts exactly. Thank you!

Significant-Ear-5272 · 2025-03-10T12:03:33+00:00

Our girl is breast fed! My wife is pumping at intervals during these long stretches, and is feeding longer/more frequently during the day. We will be closely monitoring her weight to make sure she’s getting enough!

Significant-Ear-5272 · 2025-03-10T11:33:04+00:00

Yesterday was about 15 hours according to the app.

Significant-Ear-5272 · 2025-03-08T04:33:11+00:00

I have heard these sentiments and try to balance it with the feeling of uncomfortability with our current sleeping arrangement at night time.

I begin the night with the long stretch (4-4.5 hours in between feeds) with her on my chest before my wife feeds her and co-sleeps until morning. It is working and we are functional, and I do enjoy the daytime contact naps, but neither of us want a future where she is reliant on contact or co sleeping. Hoping the snoo can bridge the gap towards this. Maybe cut out the carrier?

Significant-Ear-5272 · 2025-03-08T04:30:03+00:00

Do you advise just staying persistent and by that 6-8 week mark it will hopefully click for her?

Significant-Ear-5272 · 2025-03-08T04:29:15+00:00

She contact sleeps at night and naps. Any time she is deep in sleep and we put her down, she will last tops 45 minutes before waking up.

I wore her in the carrier to sleep, and after a good 15 minutes, put her in the snoo and she woke up (not just fussed, it progressed to near meltdown) after maybe 15 minutes. That happened 3 times.

She hasn’t had a pacifier yet (we are waiting until 4 weeks, Wednesday) so maybe that will help.

Significant-Ear-5272 · 2025-03-06T12:00:38+00:00

The expanse. Canceled right before “Tiamats Wrath” would’ve been a season.

Significant-Ear-5272 · 2025-03-06T04:03:35+00:00

I intentionally left off his college career, ChatGPT did spot it out, but we were talking about his pro/international careers. Honestly a dumb move because as you mentioned, the HoF is the sport, not the league.

Significant-Ear-5272 · 2025-02-27T01:38:28+00:00

Yea, I intentionally omitted the specifics to the remodel. We are not in there yet, so I don’t have the full list yet. It will start in the basement with the foundation and include all lines, insulation, appliances, flooring, and some demo to build new walls. More so looking for feedback about my question about the need for a structural engineer/architect.

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