Lake Placid, N.Y. • Andrew Weibrecht steers his pickup truck off the main drag of the Olympic village where he grew up and heads down a narrow, wooded dirt road to water’s edge, grabs a fishing pole and gazes out at windswept Lake Placid, Whiteface Mountain looming in the distance like a giant sentinel.
“I love time in the woods so much, whether it’s going out canoeing, hiking, or just bushwhacking around with my dog,” said the two-time Olympic medalist in Alpine skiing. “Whatever I’m doing in the woods ... just really centers me. It’s why I love living here.