The more remote Adirondack trips appeal to me, and I've been thinking of this one for my next (hopefully next week) solo outing with the wood/canvas canoe. Before I'm allowed to go the boss says I have to renew 31 sections of split rail fence, and... I want to fill the new canvas on my project canoe, the Willow 15'.
The river section beyond Lows lower dam doesn't appeal, both for the additional time involved and because it'll probably require a lot of carrying or lining or scraping my precious little canoe! So, what I'm thinking is to start on Little Tupper and travel to Lows Lower Dam where I can leave my truck. I'll probably drop my canoe & gear, drive to the lower dam, then bicycle over to Little Tupper where I'll lock it to a sign or tree. By map, it appears to be a 12 mile bike ride which is certainly do-able (my other hobby is road cycling so 12 miles is no big deal) however it'll be on a beater bike which is slower and I don't care if it's stolen.
So, among you experienced Whitney Wilderness Loopers, is a 3 night itinerary reasonable? Night 1- Rock Pond, Night 2- Lake Lila, Night 3- Lows Lake. I don't know if the recent rains associated with Hurricane Ida made it into the Adirondacks. If so the boggy bits could be real bad. Your thoughts would be welcome.
My next option is the St. Regis Canoe Area, perhaps with a focus on some of the smaller ponds... Pink Pond, Ledge Pond, Mountain Pond from Long Pond and perhaps a hike of Long Pond Mountain.
Pat
The river section beyond Lows lower dam doesn't appeal, both for the additional time involved and because it'll probably require a lot of carrying or lining or scraping my precious little canoe! So, what I'm thinking is to start on Little Tupper and travel to Lows Lower Dam where I can leave my truck. I'll probably drop my canoe & gear, drive to the lower dam, then bicycle over to Little Tupper where I'll lock it to a sign or tree. By map, it appears to be a 12 mile bike ride which is certainly do-able (my other hobby is road cycling so 12 miles is no big deal) however it'll be on a beater bike which is slower and I don't care if it's stolen.
So, among you experienced Whitney Wilderness Loopers, is a 3 night itinerary reasonable? Night 1- Rock Pond, Night 2- Lake Lila, Night 3- Lows Lake. I don't know if the recent rains associated with Hurricane Ida made it into the Adirondacks. If so the boggy bits could be real bad. Your thoughts would be welcome.
My next option is the St. Regis Canoe Area, perhaps with a focus on some of the smaller ponds... Pink Pond, Ledge Pond, Mountain Pond from Long Pond and perhaps a hike of Long Pond Mountain.
Pat