Some of you may have heard me mention that this august i will be heading to USA, specifically I will be heading into the Adirondack state park, firstly i'll be using a kevlar Old Town kayak to spend six days with family on and around Forked Lake
On the 7th day my family will be heading back home to Massachusetts and me and my basic camping kit will be left with the Old Town open canoe and the portage trolley for the solo adventure of a lifetime
The rough plan so far is to find some areas that Nessmuk wrote about in his letters to Forest and Stream in the 1880's, to do this firstly i have to head south from Forked lake into Raquette lake, i plan to spend a good while exploring the coast and the islands, there are many old lean to shelters and ancient wild camp areas dating back to when Nessmuk explored this area in the 1800's.
Gradually i'll be working my way south and then east into Marion River, the river snakes it's way eastwards into Utowana Lake (with the occasional portage), heading gradually east in no particular hurry i will pass the famous Eagle Nest Seaplane Base before reaching Eagle Lake and eventually making my way into Blue Mountain Lake to explore the history within and visit its many islands and ancient wild camp areas before eventually getting out on the eastern shore and making my way to the Adirondack Museum to see all of Nessmuk's old gear and the famous Sairy Gamp canoe that resides there as well as everything else they have in there.
There will be plenty of camping, fishing and foraging and hopefully a little bit of wood carving here and there to bring back some mementoes of local wood, if i can get the permits i may also do a little bit of trapping to supplement the supplies i will be taking with me.
Has anyone been around this area? Any advice on things i should definitely see or do? I am genuinely so excited i can hardly think about anything else, just gotta wish away the next 2 months. My plans will be made more accurate once i visit the ranger station and get my hands on local maps and plug him for local knowledge.
On the 7th day my family will be heading back home to Massachusetts and me and my basic camping kit will be left with the Old Town open canoe and the portage trolley for the solo adventure of a lifetime
The rough plan so far is to find some areas that Nessmuk wrote about in his letters to Forest and Stream in the 1880's, to do this firstly i have to head south from Forked lake into Raquette lake, i plan to spend a good while exploring the coast and the islands, there are many old lean to shelters and ancient wild camp areas dating back to when Nessmuk explored this area in the 1800's.
Gradually i'll be working my way south and then east into Marion River, the river snakes it's way eastwards into Utowana Lake (with the occasional portage), heading gradually east in no particular hurry i will pass the famous Eagle Nest Seaplane Base before reaching Eagle Lake and eventually making my way into Blue Mountain Lake to explore the history within and visit its many islands and ancient wild camp areas before eventually getting out on the eastern shore and making my way to the Adirondack Museum to see all of Nessmuk's old gear and the famous Sairy Gamp canoe that resides there as well as everything else they have in there.
There will be plenty of camping, fishing and foraging and hopefully a little bit of wood carving here and there to bring back some mementoes of local wood, if i can get the permits i may also do a little bit of trapping to supplement the supplies i will be taking with me.
Has anyone been around this area? Any advice on things i should definitely see or do? I am genuinely so excited i can hardly think about anything else, just gotta wish away the next 2 months. My plans will be made more accurate once i visit the ranger station and get my hands on local maps and plug him for local knowledge.
