Recent content by Jmharrick

I personally would never leave the painters attached to the canoe while on the roof of my car. If one of them comes loose and gets caught under a tire you are going to hear a loud crunch, snap, or popping sound depending on what it’s attached to and how strong the rope is. Then you’ll be doing a...

Lows Lake in the Adirondacks over Memorial Day weekend. Arwen loves the canoe.

In an attempt to revive this old thread, I would love to know how the rest of this trip report goes.

I always pack the tent and fly in separate bags. My tent goes into a stuff sack that is then put into my large dry bag. I bring a dedicated small dry bag for the tent fly, tarp, and anything else that might get soaked on a trip (this could include clothes). This dry bag keeps the wet in and...

I just got back from my trip from Upper St. Regis Lake through to Long Pond. The nights were COLD! We were able to paddle from St. Regis Pond to Ochre and then carry, drag, paddle, lift over, drag, paddle, repeat from Ochre Pond all the way into Fish Pond. It was one of the highlights of our...

Now that’s a fancy bridge. Hahaha. Was it a rope bridge?

I have a long handled titanium spork that I bought for backpacking 10 years ago. It’s perfect for those deep bagged store bought dehydrated meals. I’ve used it on every camping trip I’ve been on since I bought it. I don’t regret the purchase. I also have two or three more steel sporks that I...

Evening paddle up Moose Creek, between Saranac Lake and Bloomingdale, NY

West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, North Carolina, New York, and Ontario, CA.

Awesome @ReluctantFarmer! It looks like you had a great trip! You may have convinced me to head that way next weekend and attempt that section from ochre to fish. I’ll have my little brother with me and the weather is supposed to be cooler. A half days work opening that section up might be in...

Sounds like we should have a rendezvous in your area every few years to clear portages…

This sounds like a good idea to me, but I’m biased because I live in the Adirondacks.

I did a cursory search of the whitewater forum and came up empty for threads involving whitewater paddling in the Adirondacks. I have Dave Cilley's "Adirondack Paddler's Guide", but he doesn't spend a lot of time discussing moving water options. I know sections of the St. Regis River have...

@Patrick Corry, Have you ever been able to float the section between Ochre and Fish Pond?

Yesterday I did a shuttle trip with the family from Little Clear pond, stopped at the big Island on St. Regis Pond for lunch, and then continued through Green Pond (passed a couple who had caught a splake there), Little Long Pond, Bear Pond, Bog Pond, and finished up at the launch on Upper St...