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badinfluence63 · 08-15-2009, 12:02 AM

Thursday 8-13-09 me and a friend from work rode to LP,NY. Decent day trip...about 350 miles round trip. Very scenic and uneventful except for that moment of time on I-87 south where the skies opened up and all hell broke loose. When we pulled over to put rain gear on, a NY SP car pulled over and was annoyed that we pulled over on the interstate. I really didn't know you couldn't do that. Other then visibly annoyed he was chill. We did stop on NY Brt 22 to help a farmer put his hay back on his wagon. He was driving a big old checy truck loaded down with hay bales and pulling a huge extra large wagon filled with hay bales behind him. Something must have broke loose because when we came upon the scene there was bales of hat strewn about. We stopped and helped him load it back up and tie it down. He was surprised to see us.

Some of the neat things we saw was a taxidermist that had an actual stuffed moose, stuffed black bear and the most impressive was an actual stuffed lion killing an antelope.

Lake Placid seems to be a realy sedate town with minimum slection of eateries and drinking establishments. There was a harley davidson clothing store, which we checked out. Nothing special.

Tons of great riding in any direction and I could see myself spending a few days exploring the area. The Adirondacks are pretty amazing. I will post photos at some point when I get the film developed.

So far this summer we've toured the White Mountains, Green Mountains and the Adirondacks.

XDixiecratX · 08-15-2009, 12:50 AM

Unbeleavable a cop would bit h about you puttin on safety gear, yes rain gear is safety gear.

badinfluence63 · 08-15-2009, 01:11 AM

He was concerned because it was a construction site with not much room on the shoulder. He was not particularly confrontational, just annoyed. There was no threat of a ticket or even a warning. I did not realize you are not suppose to stop on the break down lane on the interstate. He did not talk to me or my riding partner. He went behind us and slowed traffic down so we could leave safely?

XDixiecratX · 08-15-2009, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by badinfluence63

He was concerned because it was a construction site with not much room on the shoulder. He was not particularly confrontational, just annoyed. There was no threat of a ticket or even a warning. I did not realize you are not suppose to stop on the break down lane on the interstate. He did not talk to me or my riding partner. He went behind us and slowed traffic down so we could leave safely?

badinfluence63 · 08-15-2009, 02:33 AM

Just remembered another odd thing...in the middle of no where, just got off the I-87 south and heading east on NY rt 74, about 1-2 miles from the interstate there was a state police road block in the middle of no where checking inspection stickers. What little traffic there was(and there were about maybe 2 cars ahead of me) there was 3 NYSP cars and a van. I am from NH so whether my inspection was there or not, updated or invalid what were they gonna do? I pulled up, he looked on the lower leg, didn't see one and shrugged and said move on? Odd odd odd. Maybe the fact that the state police barracks was just up the road had a little something to do with it?