Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Brian & Sue's Excellent Adventure - Our Camp
Brian and I loaded up the canoe and escaped to the Adirondacks for a bit before he went back to college. From our house, it is a 5 1/2 hour drive to the Central Adirondacks. We went for it, and WOW! was it worth it!
Our campsite at Nick's Lake DEC was incredible. The front of the site had a stone
fireplace
and a picnic table. Heading down the site, there was a huge granite boulder and woods on both sides blocking the neighbors. That's where we pitched our tent. We had to sign a release for bear damage. All food and coolers had to stay locked in Bob (Bucket of Bolts, our van.) We never saw a black bear, but we did see bear scat and paw prints.
Continuing down to the back of the site, was another picnic table by the lake with a spot for the canoe. We were right on the lake! So beautiful. We shared the lake with other canoes, kayaks, rowboats, loons, ducks, and beavers. I don't know much about loons, but their cry is haunting and mournful, especially at 3 in the morning when they start crooning! You can find more photos of our trip by visiting my Flickr page.
Labels: Brian, nature, vacation
