Two trips to the Adirondack Mountains (one just hubby and me without kids!), a trip to the Catskill Mountains, a trip to Algonquin Park, and days of fun in between at the cottage.

我们去了两次Adirondack山(一次是属于我和丈夫的两人世界，没带孩子)，还去了一次Catskill山和Algonquin公园，此外住在小茅屋里的日子也不乏乐趣。

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How is it possible to bring water from these mountains 10 or 15 km away without losing most of it to evaporation in one of the hottest spots on the face of the earth?

从10到15公里的山脉，途径地表最热的地区之一把水引到这里来，中途没有大部分被蒸发掉，这是如何做到的？

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She said it was impossible to get a room in one of the hotels at the top of the mountains without an advance booking.

她说，如果不提前预定，临时到山上是找不到房间的。

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Choose to travel without one and accidentally stumble upon military exercises in the mountains and you may find yourself a guest of the local Vietnamese police, as I did for one unforgettable night in Meo Vac.

BBC: Motorbiking in Southeast Asia