The weather was still wonderful today, so we did a trip we have been talking about for a while - lunch in Lake Placid, NY. Lake Placid is a very scenic small town in upper NY state, most famous for hosting the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics.

We did a 20 minute flight to Massena, NY to clear US Customs, then a 28 minute flight to Lake Placid. The weather guys were wrong, again - it was supposed to be clear, but there was a broken layer of cloud based at about 5000 ft. We were flying IFR, in the smooth air above the cloud, but it definitely disrupted the view of the hills and fall colours.

Here you see the aircraft on the ramp at Lake Placid.

You can see the ski jump ramps on the horizon in the distance.

We had planned on taking a taxi to town, but the very friendly staff at Adirondack Flying Service told us about the free trolley system that serves the area. There was a stop right outside the airport, and the driver let us off right outside the Pan Dolce restaurant. We chose that restaurant because it had the top reviews on TripAdvisor, but there were certainly any number of other great candidates. We really enjoyed our lunch at the Pan Dolce, but next time we will probably try the Cottage, based on recommendations from the staff at the airport.

Here you see part of Lake Placid as we leave, heading NW.

Fall colours, NW of Lake Placid.