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Thanks for all the advice. I spent 1 night at Ochre and had a good time. I wrote a whole trip report over here. TL;DR on paddling between Ochre and Fish pond: I think you could do it if you figured out how to get past the first 100 yards or so. There was plenty of water. But there were so many...

After posting here looking for advice, I set out to spend a couple days solo in the ADK, trying to get in a first trip just after ice out, and make a first trip to the Adirondacks in around 20 years. I might have been a little late for that, but with scheduling conflicts, I was determined to...

I’m running a larger boat and not packing light… but sounds like something I could try Day 2.

I’m re-arranging a little, but my current plan is half a day driving, then Little Clear to St. Regis then over the fish dam to Ochre by nightfall. It looks like there’s two sites on Ochre which I’m guessing will be fine in the middle of the week when it’s literally freezing at night. I might...

I’m tempted by the idea of paddling a normally unavailable route to Ochre pond (and I’m hammocking when solo). Is your preference for St. Regis Pond due to it being more wilderness?

I’ve ended up with a free day and half next week, and want to get value out of my new dry suit. Thus, trying to plan a cold April overnight within, say, 5 hours of Boston. It looks like most of Maine and New Hampshire isn’t iced out yet, so the Adirondacks seems like a good candidate. Anyone...