Going up top see the place? Wear boots, if its before May, as most places will have 3-4 feet of snow on the ground.
Also, keep in mind, the snow covered ground hides a lot of the imperfections on the landscape. It might look like a golf course now, but when the snow melts, you get to see how lush (or not) the place really is.
And when you meet the families, ask to see the photos they took the past summer. Nothing tells the story better than kodak (dress code, age of tenants, designer labels or lack thereof, ect)
And twisted – CR life is nothing like bungalow life. 10 weeks upstate is like getting married.. to 100+ families. The politics, the drama, the physc of the players.
Gosh, I could write a book (but can’t, as I’m still behind on my current mini-series)