| New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY | |
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ADK_Pipe

Location : Adirondacks, New York Registration date : 2011-10-11
 | Subject: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:29 pm | |
| Hello out there!
I've been a reader of the board for a while, but never joined up. But here I am!
I'm an Upstate New Yorker, living in the Adirondack Region. Picked up collecting pipes and tobacco back in college about ten years ago. I've been collecting and smoking off and on for that whole time. I have a few Pete's, a few Stanwells, two Boswells, a Jake Hackert, a Nielsen, two recently purchased Tim West pipes, and a few more varieties here and there. I'm a big fan of billiards and billiard off-shoots... but I've been getting more into bents lately.
Big fan of cobs, as well. Just recently started looking into those nice stems at Walker's. I probably smoke my cobs more than my nice briars.
Other than pipes, I'm a maker of a bunch of things, rustic crafts and such, a welder, maple syrup maker, beer brewer, wine maker, hop grower, etc. And, then I work a regular job during the day... heh.
Favorite tobacco - Adirondack Mixture from the now closed "With Pipe and Book" in Lake Placid. (Which, BTW is now blended by Cup O' Joes) |
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LIPIPE

Age : 71 Location : Bolton Landing/Lake George NY & Sarasota FL Registration date : 2010-12-18
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:57 pm | |
| Welcome and good to meet you brother. I envy your home location. I've spent some happy vacation days in North Creek and appreciate the natural beauty of the Adirondack Park. Great place to smoke a pipe....great in the summer and splendid on a snowbank in the winter. Cup-o-Joe's will certainly take good care of your needs. |
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Boulder

Age : 63 Location : Northern New Jersey Registration date : 2011-08-29
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:21 pm | |
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DrT999

Age : 61 Location : Piedmont of North Carolina Registration date : 2011-08-31
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:35 pm | |
| Welcome to the forums; I hope you enjoy your time here reading and posting!
"T" |
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Lestrade

Age : 51 Location : North Carolina Registration date : 2011-10-09
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:25 pm | |
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ADK_Pipe

Location : Adirondacks, New York Registration date : 2011-10-11
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:28 pm | |
| Thanks for the welcome(s)!!
LIPIPE --- You are right, the Adirondacks are a great place in both the winter and the summer for a pipe. I've had many good days in the woods during the winter and there is not much better than silence, snow and a nice warm pipe.
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shootist51
Location : Indianapolis, Indiana Registration date : 2007-12-28
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:36 pm | |
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SailorJack

Age : 65 Location : Exit 109 New Jersey Registration date : 2008-10-14
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:36 pm | |
| Welcome Aboard! Love the Adirondacks! Used to live in Syracuse back in the 80's. Old Forge, Tupper Lake,Saranac, Blue Mtn. Lake, Indian Lake, Long Lake, Thousand Islands,Oh how I miss them all. The Adirondacks was once named America's Best Kept Secret. Most people don't even know where they are. They don't know what they're missing. What part of Adirondacks do you call home? |
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ADK_Pipe

Location : Adirondacks, New York Registration date : 2011-10-11
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:48 pm | |
| They are a beautiful place! *Ssshhhh*  I used to live on the northern side of the ADKs, near Canton. Now, I've moved to the southern side - just north of the Mohawk Valley on the West Canada Creek. |
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Harlock999

Location : Los Angeles Registration date : 2010-10-22
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:12 pm | |
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mike_68

Age : 51 Location : central Florida Registration date : 2011-07-19
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:48 pm | |
| Hello and welcome ADK - an old upstater myself, Gloversville was were I grew up but I was born in Potsdam. Spent summers fishing and boating the Sacandaga and Long Lake....LOVE the Adirondacks...
Heading up in a couple of weeks to visit my family. Can't wait! |
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ADK_Pipe

Location : Adirondacks, New York Registration date : 2011-10-11
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Sun Oct 23, 2011 10:13 pm | |
| Hi Mike ---
I worked in Gloversville for a few years and spent some time in Potsdam... Very familiar with both places! Man, I always loved Potsdam... just hard to find work up that way!
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dbreazeale

Age : 53 Location : Upstate NY Registration date : 2009-02-16
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:10 pm | |
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docwatson

Location : Central Massachusetts and midcoast Maine Registration date : 2008-03-21
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Mon Oct 24, 2011 8:30 pm | |
| Welcome ADK. I always enjoyed stopping at Pipe and Book in my travels. Glad to hear their blend is still being produced. |
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Boxerbuddy

Location : Boston, Massachusetts Registration date : 2011-10-06
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:25 pm | |
| welcome fellow northeasterner |
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ADK_Pipe

Location : Adirondacks, New York Registration date : 2011-10-11
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:01 pm | |
| - Boxerbuddy wrote:
- welcome fellow northeasterner
... and a nice cool night it is out there! |
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WaydeG

Age : 62 Location : DFW - Frisco, Tx Registration date : 2011-05-01
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:42 pm | |
| Welcome... Lots of great folks here.
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WingRider

Location : Raleigh, NC Registration date : 2011-10-21
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Wed Oct 26, 2011 12:00 am | |
| Welcome from another newbie. We lived for a while in the Berkshire's of Mass. Don't know if that counts as being somewhat in the neighborhood. I'm still trying to get up to Lake George one of these years for Americade. |
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ADK_Pipe

Location : Adirondacks, New York Registration date : 2011-10-11
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:13 am | |
| Well, if you are ever up that way for Americade, stop a few exits down and visit Cup O' Joes. Great pipe and tobacco shop.
I've never gone to Americade, but I have some friends that do. It's too controlled for me... every year there are stories of road blocks and tickets for loud pipes, illegal helmets, etc., etc.,
It's a beautiful area up there, though. |
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WingRider

Location : Raleigh, NC Registration date : 2011-10-21
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:46 am | |
| - ADK_Pipe wrote:
- Well, if you are ever up that way for Americade, stop a few exits down and visit Cup O' Joes. Great pipe and tobacco shop.
I've never gone to Americade, but I have some friends that do. It's too controlled for me... every year there are stories of road blocks and tickets for loud pipes, illegal helmets, etc., etc.,
It's a beautiful area up there, though. I've ordered a few things from Cup O' Joes before. Also sounds like you ride. True? What are you riding? |
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bazsup

Age : 58 Registration date : 2008-08-11
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:06 am | |
| I've wanted to spend a week up in the ADKs next summer but I don't really now where to start. I'm no woodsman so I need a base hotel to kind of get my bearings and figure the place out a little. Any suggestions where I should go? |
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ADK_Pipe

Location : Adirondacks, New York Registration date : 2011-10-11
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:06 pm | |
| WingRider: I have a HD sportster that I bought almost ten years ago... I've wanted to upgrade, but I've put some customization on this bike, and I really don't want to sell my first bike to finance another. I'll have to save up my pennies and wait  I've been curious to check out some Triumphs and such, too. But, I'm really interested in rebuilding something like an old 42WLA. I usually attend the Harley Rendezvous in upstate NY each year. That's a good party bazsup: I would say to stay somewhere either around or in Lake Placid if you need a good base camp. The drive up is gorgeous and it would put you near a ton of hiking trails, canoeing spots, etc. There is stuff to do in town during the day and night, good food, etc. If you are looking for something a little more rustic, I would check out some of the "hotels" around Speculator. And, you can camp anywhere in the Park with some minor restrictions. I spent two weeks once after college with a few friends, camping from town to town across the Adks and into Vermont. What a good time. We would camp and hike around, then go into towns for the night when we were close enough. What a blast. |
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PipeLeisure

Age : 42 Location : Dartmouth Massachusetts Registration date : 2011-08-28
 | Subject: Re: New Guy Here --- Adirondack Mountains, NY Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:08 pm | |
| Welcome to the forum, I'm sure you will have a great time here. I also live in the northeast, about 45 south of Boston. |
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