
USA TODAY NEWSPAPER: 12/15/05
10 great places to ride into a Currier & Ives
It's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you... Indeed, "Sliding quietly through the woods, often en route to a great meal at a truly unique location, a sleigh ride is a classic experience - especially around the holidays when everyone's in a festive mood," says Samantha Berman, senior editor at SKI magazine. "Sure, it can be cold, but there are usually blankets on the sleighs, and there's always a warm drink in the very near future." Here, she shares with USA TODAY's Shawn Sell some brisk, exciting rides to catch some fresh air and the spirit of the season.
One of the 10: XTC Ranch & Sleigh Rides,
Lake Clear, N.Y.
"Bundled in thick wool blankets, with sleigh bells jingling in the night air, guests sit back and take in the evening as the sleigh crunches over snow and through the mountains surrounding the Adirondacks' Lake Placid," Berman says. "Stargazing is de rigueur on clear nights en route to the log cabin on the grounds of the 15-acre XTC Ranch, where home cookin' is on the menu." 800-613-6033; sleighrides.com
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