Red Sox vs Yankees, and Cooperstown

The number four subway stop at 161st Street in the Bronx, better known as Yankee Stadium.

The Red Sox were in town for four games,and Robby got tickets for all four.

For the first game we sat in the bleachers.

The Yankees were on a roll that would only eventually be stopped by Arizona

Sue came along to the game on Sunday. She had never been to Yankee Stadium before and her chances were running out.

Robby's opinion of the Red Sox performances in three straight losses to the Yankees. The only reason there wasn't a fourth was that the game the night of September 10th was rained out and obviously not made up on the 11th.

An ultra wide angle view of Yankee Stadium. It really is an amazing place to see a ballgame, especially considering how long ago it was built an how big it is. We've certainly been to more modern parks where they haven't managed to keep the view from the nosebleed seats nearly as good as it is in Yankee Stadium. I'll miss it when we go.

What do you do when the Red Sox leave town? Of course you head to the baseball hall of fame in Cooperstown. We traversed the Catskills and did some hiking on Panther mountain on our way up. This is the view from our hotel balcony overlooking lake Otswego.

We were planning on heading out of the city anyway and it was good to escape some of the initial shock. We had an HBO marathon and watched three really bad movies in a row. One of them was the 70's cult classic "The Doberman Gang." We won't even mention the others...

Robby and Ray hit the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum bright and early the next morning, and Sue opted to take the dog hiking.

I wondered where these cows ended up after they left Manhattan...

There were a million things to see (literally if you believe the guide), and among other things we learned that the original name of the Chicago Cubs was the Orphans... Fitting somehow...

The box of Jersies was supposed to be for the kids to play with, but Robby couldn't resist pulling this one on in a salute to Patty.

The village of Cooperstown is quiet and quaint.

We spent a day hiking in a couple of the State Parks in the area. This one is called Glimmerglass

Bear Swamp lake. No bears, no swamp. No one is quite sure where the name came from.

Robby and Sue at Bear Swamp lake.

They thought they were Hansel and Grettle left in the woods to starve. Outside of Cooperstown it seemed a little difficult to find food. We ended up having a sandwich in Nancy's kitchen. That's not exactly the name of a restaurant. It's just Nacy's kitchen. You can have leftovers, or she'll make you a sandwich out of whatever happens to be around. The Apple Valley locals hang out there and drink a lot of coffee.

Beverages were easier to come by. There were vinyards, orchards and breweries. We toured this one that microbrews in the Belgian Abbey tradition.

A couple of the vats that they filter the beer out of. In addition to the tour they had a very nice tasting set up complete with Belgian chocolate to cleanse your pallet.

Their corking machine. Several of their beers were bottled in 750ml champagne type bottles with corks.

Part of Canada Lake in Adirondack Park. We spent a few hours hiking before we headed back to the city.

	The number four subway stop at 161st Street in the Bronx, better known as Yankee Stadium.		The Red Sox were in town for four games,and Robby got tickets for all four.
		For the first game we sat in the bleachers.
	The Yankees were on a roll that would only eventually be stopped by Arizona		Sue came along to the game on Sunday. She had never been to Yankee Stadium before and her chances were running out.
Robby's opinion of the Red Sox performances in three straight losses to the Yankees. The only reason there wasn't a fourth was that the game the night of September 10th was rained out and obviously not made up on the 11th.		An ultra wide angle view of Yankee Stadium. It really is an amazing place to see a ballgame, especially considering how long ago it was built an how big it is. We've certainly been to more modern parks where they haven't managed to keep the view from the nosebleed seats nearly as good as it is in Yankee Stadium. I'll miss it when we go.

	What do you do when the Red Sox leave town? Of course you head to the baseball hall of fame in Cooperstown. We traversed the Catskills and did some hiking on Panther mountain on our way up. This is the view from our hotel balcony overlooking lake Otswego.		We were planning on heading out of the city anyway and it was good to escape some of the initial shock. We had an HBO marathon and watched three really bad movies in a row. One of them was the 70's cult classic "The Doberman Gang." We won't even mention the others...
Robby and Ray hit the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum bright and early the next morning, and Sue opted to take the dog hiking.		I wondered where these cows ended up after they left Manhattan...
	There were a million things to see (literally if you believe the guide), and among other things we learned that the original name of the Chicago Cubs was the Orphans... Fitting somehow...		The box of Jersies was supposed to be for the kids to play with, but Robby couldn't resist pulling this one on in a salute to Patty.
The village of Cooperstown is quiet and quaint.		We spent a day hiking in a couple of the State Parks in the area. This one is called Glimmerglass
	Bear Swamp lake. No bears, no swamp. No one is quite sure where the name came from.		Robby and Sue at Bear Swamp lake.
They thought they were Hansel and Grettle left in the woods to starve. Outside of Cooperstown it seemed a little difficult to find food. We ended up having a sandwich in Nancy's kitchen. That's not exactly the name of a restaurant. It's just Nacy's kitchen. You can have leftovers, or she'll make you a sandwich out of whatever happens to be around. The Apple Valley locals hang out there and drink a lot of coffee.
Beverages were easier to come by. There were vinyards, orchards and breweries. We toured this one that microbrews in the Belgian Abbey tradition.			A couple of the vats that they filter the beer out of. In addition to the tour they had a very nice tasting set up complete with Belgian chocolate to cleanse your pallet.
	Their corking machine. Several of their beers were bottled in 750ml champagne type bottles with corks.	Part of Canada Lake in Adirondack Park. We spent a few hours hiking before we headed back to the city.