The kids like to swim -- we have campfires - - and pretend we own the place. It's just 15 minutes from home. PERFECT.
In late August we took a back-packing trip to the Adirondacks. Really went minimal on the packing. We're hoping to do a 90 mile canoe trek in 2 years. We did a nice little part of it. Nice to know we'll KNOW where ONE of the carries is. Read "An Adirondack Passage" (Christine Jerome) for a clue about what we plan to do. Here the girls "practice" their strokes!
Here we've traversed all of Eighth Lake - and FOUND the carry. A nice lean-to is between the girls shoulders up in the woods.
After we hiked to Browns Tract Inlet (w/o the canoe this time!!) we returned here to have a picnic lunch that we'd stashed in the woods!
Here we are trudging along the trail. This one is wide - it'll be easy to get the canoe thru here. However - it's about a mile long. We'll probably buy some "canoe wheels" to assist getting the 4 of us, 2 canoe's and our gear thru.
After a good bit of hiking and lunch - it was time for a swim in Eighth Lake. Just beautiful. I could stay there forever.
The girls signing in at a trail register.
At the end of the carry - this back-water leads to Racquette Lake.. Nice. It's called Browns Tract Inlet.
One does need to take a break before hiking all the way back - don't-cha-know!
This Island is in the middle of 8th Lake. It has a lean-to on it, as does the shore to the right. I wanna be there NOW! This is were we saw loons diving and swimming all about. We heard their cries early in the morning while still in the tent.
At the end of the carry - this back-water leads to Racquette Lake.. Nice. It's called Browns Tract Inlet.
One does need to take a break before hiking all the way back - don't-cha-know!
This Island is in the middle of 8th Lake. It has a lean-to on it, as does the shore to the right. I wanna be there NOW! This is were we saw loons diving and swimming all about. We heard their cries early in the morning while still in the tent.
What would camping be without marshmellows?
After we returned to the campground (between 7th & 8th Lake) - we attempted to paddle the stream connecting the two.
A few little critters had different ideas. We went over 5 beaver dams before deciding it just wasn't going to happen. (we tried to get to the beach at 8th lake - from 7th). Those wheels are really going to have to happen so we can go AROUND some of these not-so-man-made obstacles!
After leaving the campsite on our 3rd day out - we drove around to find some of the other lakes - carries - post offices - libraries - eateries and camping areas. This is Buttermilk Falls. One that we will NOT BE TRAVERSING! It is between Forked Lake and Long Lake. Again - several lean-tos are along this stretch of water. Nice to know they are there. Maybe they'll be vacant when we need them. They are first-come-first-served. No reservations!
A few little critters had different ideas. We went over 5 beaver dams before deciding it just wasn't going to happen. (we tried to get to the beach at 8th lake - from 7th). Those wheels are really going to have to happen so we can go AROUND some of these not-so-man-made obstacles!
After leaving the campsite on our 3rd day out - we drove around to find some of the other lakes - carries - post offices - libraries - eateries and camping areas. This is Buttermilk Falls. One that we will NOT BE TRAVERSING! It is between Forked Lake and Long Lake. Again - several lean-tos are along this stretch of water. Nice to know they are there. Maybe they'll be vacant when we need them. They are first-come-first-served. No reservations!
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