The Official Argue About Where Upstate NY Is Thread

[Brownski]

Planning for the 3rd annual, 3-day bikepacking trip is well under way. First year was northern Pennsyltucky. Last year was bottom left corner of NYS. This time we're heading for the CNY.

Day 1
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43744075

Day 2
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43907777

Day 3 (the route needs a little love)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43913742

If anyone sees an obvious place we should detour, speak up! (remember, we're on bikes and it might be hard to go ~20 miles out of the way)

Theres a Doug’s Fish Fry about halfway through day 1

[huckbucket]

Theres a Doug’s Fish Fry about halfway through day 1

Cortland. Noted. Thanks.

Now re-routed!

[m2711c]

tornado season is back in teh upstates!










yep.

[riser4]

Somebodys gonna lose a trailer.

[hatchgreenchile]

[m2711c]

see?

[m2711c]

[m2711c]

It sure looks like a nice day for it. But I feel like we should have an update by now. Nice day for what? Other than the obvious I mean.

[EWG]

This sucks.

[gravitylover]

Wow. Bummer.

[CallMeAl]

Annie in the Water is upstate AF. Dudes, or at least one of them, is from Watertown and used to play house parties at SUNY Potsdam when I was there in the mid 2000s. Cool to see they're still doing it.

[BmillsSkier]

This sucks.

Yeah, that's a real bummer.

[BC.]

Lake Minnewaska is now on my "to visit" list.

Do it….worth a visit….


and a stop here for an Apre’ session post ride/hike,etc…..

[BmillsSkier]

Well that's a pretty looking place.

[gravitylover]

It sure is. Too bad Woodsy doesn't consider it Upstate.

[m2711c]

this isn’t nam… there are rules.

[riser4]

This guy was mentioned upthread. He's back in the news: https://www.wcax.com/2023/08/10/off-...g-ny-gunfight/

It's called the Upstates, not the Wild West. No shoot out at the KO corral, please.

[Brownski]

This guy was mentioned upthread. He's back in the news: https://www.wcax.com/2023/08/10/off-...g-ny-gunfight/

It's called the Upstates, not the Wild West. No shoot out at the KO corral, please.

Well, being from Rutland, he probably thought Saratoga and NYC were the same place so naturally he was a little jumpy.

[BmillsSkier]

"he went out for a night of drinking with nothing but a loaded gun and a police badge"

Seems Upstatesish?

[Brownski]

"he went out for a night of drinking with nothing but a loaded gun and a police badge"

Seems Upstatesish?

Well sure. I mean there are probably plenty of upstate dudes doing that who aren’t even cops.

[m2711c]

i would add pants to that list... usually.





fact.

[BmillsSkier]

The badge makes up for the lack of pants.

Usually.

[riser4]

The badge makes up for the lack of pants.

Usually.

Factually.

[m2711c]

tell me where you gonna pin that badge?

[Brownski]

tell me where you gonna pin that badge?

You know, the more I think about it, the more I find the inclusion of that sentence in the news story a little bizarre. I mean he obviously had his wallet and some money so on that level, it’s untrue. And what should he have brought for a night out on the town? Breath mints? Extra socks? Wet naps?