Trip Planning: New York

Serious Paul · Post by **Serious Paul** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:32 pm

In the second to last week of July we will be heading to upstate New York to visit my brother. We're planning on heading to NYC proper, but right now I need some help planning this trip. I'd like to camp out at least one night, and Iantha really wants to see one of the Zoos. We all want to see the Statue of Liberty. So I am asking for your help. Know of a place for people with tents, and old fashioned cast iron cookware to camp? Any tips on where to stay in the city? Things to see?

Bonefish · Post by **Bonefish** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:18 pm

I'm not a fan of the Syracuse zoo. It's crap, complete and utter crap. Then again, I live an hour or so away from a stellar Zoo, so I may have higher expectations than most folks. But I was not impressed by the Syracuse Zoo.

Serious Paul · Post by **Serious Paul** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:34 pm

Disregard.

SumDumQuim · Post by **SumDumQuim** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:19 am

Nice Bone, now he has cancelled his whole trip. The kid is crying, Iantha? Bereft. Way to go.

Bonefish · Post by **Bonefish** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:40 am

Well, everyone would have been disappointed with the syracuse zoo, any way! I just spared the misery of going to a zoo, thinking you're going to see something cool, and instead feeling like you walked into a prison/sanitorium!

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:02 am

I know nothing of upstate NY but I've spent a lot of time in NYC but I can't imagine you need suggestions for that.

Crazy Elf · Post by **Crazy Elf** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:33 pm

Now there's a man with a brain. Says he's going to New York, and then decides against it. Good plan.

Iantha · Post by **Iantha** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:11 pm

Yeah, we've decided on Tahquamenon Falls instead. So excited!

UncleJoseph · Post by **UncleJoseph** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:41 pm

Iantha wrote:Yeah, we've decided on Tahquamenon Falls instead. So excited!

Beautiful up there...are going to do some day hiking?

3278 · Post by **3278** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 1:34 am

Last year, Ana and I did Lake Muskellunge / Pictured Rocks / Tahquamenon, and I'm thinking maybe this year we'll through-hike Pictured Rocks. Or maybe North or South Manitou, or Garden Island.

Iantha · Post by **Iantha** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 3:06 pm

UncleJoseph wrote:
Iantha wrote:Yeah, we've decided on Tahquamenon Falls instead. So excited!
Beautiful up there...are going to do some day hiking?

Yep. We are probably going to have a couple groups going, though. We are going to have a couple of younger kids with is - a 4 yr old and a 6 yr old. The 6 yr old can hang; he's like Mini Superman. The 4 yr old will be a little less able to go on long or rough hikes, so we'll have to have fun stuff for the younger group as well as the older group.