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Willis
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This trip didn't turn out as planned due to RAIN!!
I originally planned two nights on Round Lake and three nights on Little Tupper Lake Both in the Whitney Wilderness Area of the Adirondacks. I didn't take many pictures due to the rain.
I left home early Sunday morning, arriving at the Whitney Headquarters about noon. It had rained throughout the majority of the trip and was spitting as I loaded the canoe and pushed off for the short paddle to Round Lake. I me some paddlers in an old Grumman Standard who recommended site three to me, saying that it had a wonderful beach and was about the right size for a solo camper. I found the site with no problems. I hurriedly set up my tarp and tent during a break in the showers. The DEC designates the areas where one can set up a tent for each site. This one was slightly uphill from the beach, about 150 feet, and was almost level. I sat in my chair for a while and dozed hoping for clearing weather.
There is an old road which runs behind the site parallel to the lake, a family with three young girls hurried by with a quick wave and hello. I decided to go for a walk and followed the road to the right where it dead ends at site two. This site has a tiny sand beach as a landing point and a large, perfectly flat area where a group could set up at least four two person tents. It is really nicer that site three where I was staying. Other than a tandem canoe that I saw go by late Monday this family were the only ones I saw on the lake.
Sunday ended grey and damp. Monday started the same. About 9:30 the heavens opened up and it rained heavily until about 1:00. The skies then became partly cloudy with a little blue here and there. I managed to get in a little fishing after dinner, small bass.
Tuesday dawned cloudy with a forecast of more heavy rain later. Now, I don't like sitting around under a tarp for long periods. If this had been a trip with some distance to paddle and some portages the rain wouldn't have bothered me. This was supposed to be a sit in the sun, paddle, and fish vacation.
I gave up.
Paddling back to the Whitney Headquarters I came upon a group of women in kayaks. Most were in their 60s and 70s and have coming up here for years to do kayak day trips. I chatted with them for a while and told them of the nice beach at site three, I then went back to the take out and loaded up.
I went to the Lake Eaton State campground and got a site for two nights. That afternoon I went to the Wild Center in Tupper Lake. It was an enjoyable museum with lots of tanks with native and invasive fish species as well as a very good discussion of Adirondack ecology. They also have some cute river otters. While I was there the heavens opened up again and it reined very heavily from about 3:00 till dark. I had dinner at the bar in the Cellar restaurant in Long Lake. The place was packed. Good food and a great staff.
Wednesday I went to the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake. I always like visiting this museum and learn something new every time. About 1:30 it started raining heavily and kept it up till about 3:00.
Thursday morning I packed up and headed home.
My Spot II worked perfectly, keeping my wife informed that I was safe. She worries about me.
Pictures: https://picasaweb.google.com/wabrown11/ ... directlink
I originally planned two nights on Round Lake and three nights on Little Tupper Lake Both in the Whitney Wilderness Area of the Adirondacks. I didn't take many pictures due to the rain.
I left home early Sunday morning, arriving at the Whitney Headquarters about noon. It had rained throughout the majority of the trip and was spitting as I loaded the canoe and pushed off for the short paddle to Round Lake. I me some paddlers in an old Grumman Standard who recommended site three to me, saying that it had a wonderful beach and was about the right size for a solo camper. I found the site with no problems. I hurriedly set up my tarp and tent during a break in the showers. The DEC designates the areas where one can set up a tent for each site. This one was slightly uphill from the beach, about 150 feet, and was almost level. I sat in my chair for a while and dozed hoping for clearing weather.
There is an old road which runs behind the site parallel to the lake, a family with three young girls hurried by with a quick wave and hello. I decided to go for a walk and followed the road to the right where it dead ends at site two. This site has a tiny sand beach as a landing point and a large, perfectly flat area where a group could set up at least four two person tents. It is really nicer that site three where I was staying. Other than a tandem canoe that I saw go by late Monday this family were the only ones I saw on the lake.
Sunday ended grey and damp. Monday started the same. About 9:30 the heavens opened up and it rained heavily until about 1:00. The skies then became partly cloudy with a little blue here and there. I managed to get in a little fishing after dinner, small bass.
Tuesday dawned cloudy with a forecast of more heavy rain later. Now, I don't like sitting around under a tarp for long periods. If this had been a trip with some distance to paddle and some portages the rain wouldn't have bothered me. This was supposed to be a sit in the sun, paddle, and fish vacation.
I gave up.
Paddling back to the Whitney Headquarters I came upon a group of women in kayaks. Most were in their 60s and 70s and have coming up here for years to do kayak day trips. I chatted with them for a while and told them of the nice beach at site three, I then went back to the take out and loaded up.
I went to the Lake Eaton State campground and got a site for two nights. That afternoon I went to the Wild Center in Tupper Lake. It was an enjoyable museum with lots of tanks with native and invasive fish species as well as a very good discussion of Adirondack ecology. They also have some cute river otters. While I was there the heavens opened up again and it reined very heavily from about 3:00 till dark. I had dinner at the bar in the Cellar restaurant in Long Lake. The place was packed. Good food and a great staff.
Wednesday I went to the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake. I always like visiting this museum and learn something new every time. About 1:30 it started raining heavily and kept it up till about 3:00.
Thursday morning I packed up and headed home.
My Spot II worked perfectly, keeping my wife informed that I was safe. She worries about me.
Pictures: https://picasaweb.google.com/wabrown11/ ... directlink