Lake Placid and the Elephant

I arrived in Lake Placid yesterday. Matt and I drove from his house in Harrisburg, PA. and about 8 hours later we were parked in the Lake Placid KOA. We didn't drive any old vehicle, we drove THE ELEPHANT. As you can tell from the picture, it's massive. About 13 ft. tall, 38 ft long and 12 ft wide ( with the slides out). It's bigger than my first apartment. It has 2 TV's with in-motion satellite, a washer/dryer, full kitchen and separate bathroom and shower. It is by far the most impressive thing on 6 wheels, 2 in front, 4 in back. Having plenty of room and all the comforts of home plus the feel of the outdoors is great.
We started the day with a nice swim in Mirror Lake. The water was crystal clear and we did 1 full loop taking it nice and steady.
Then we had some breakfast, I put my bike together and we were off for a 3 hour bike with some hard intervals. For those not familiar with the Lake Placid area, it is all up and down. We managed about 4,000 ft. of climbing in 60 miles. I put in 2 20 minute sections holding 280 ad 290 watts, right where I wanted to be. After another solid hour of riding, I traded the bike shoes for runners. A fast 30 minutes averaging 6 10/mile was just what I needed to finish the day. I am not used to the humidity here though and I was sweating like a pig! It's not really that humid, but since Colorado is so dry, anything over 40% feels humid to me. I actually like it though so it didn't bother me.
Back in the Elephant it was stretching, downloading info and eating. Tomorrow is another swim, a long steady bike and maybe a short run. I will try to get some photos along the way since this area is as beautiful as anywhere in the country. There are so many trees, streams, hills and cliffs that it's hard to concentrate on the road and what you need to be doing. I am already thinking that I have to do IM USA next year. My wife loves this area, so I know she won't mind at all. I really would like to get in some fly fishing, but that will have to wait until another time.