Big Black Spider
10 Feb
Do you see it? AHHHHH!!! Spiders give me stenosis of the spine!!!
The photo is from the Adirondack Museum. We visited in September 2012. It was a wonderful time. It cost us almost $100 in admission, it had better be wonderful, lol!
Anyway, I thought the hairy spider was cute on the garden gate. This was the area of the “typical” Adirondack garden. HOW these people were able to grow anything up here, I don’t know. The growing season is, what, only 4 months long? People had to eat a ton of protein, too, because life in the rugged wilderness was so tough. It’s still rather difficult, I think. In the winter, the ADK park practically shuts down (except for skiing and snowmobiling). I never saw any large grocery stores anywhere we traveled, only a few convenience stores with astronomical prices. I still wonder where people get their groceries.
It’s a lovely park, well worth visiting. Just beware of the big stuffed spiders! 
I always think the same thing too…where do they grocery shop?
Maybe they go once a month to a nearby city…or they stock up in the good weather in order to get them through the winter so they only have to buy perishables.
You should seek out the locals next time you are there and interview them!!!