Last week, I was in the Adirondacks with my canoe and a bunch of friends. I started out near the town of Saranac Lake, attending the Adirondack Freestyle Symposium. I took some new classes and learned a lot. I also spent time in the evenings around campfires with some really nice people.
From there, three of us went to the St. Regis area and camped on Long Pond. My friend, Paul, served as our guide and we made small trips from our campsite in different directions. We paddled our canoes to different ponds and up little creeks. I listened to Hermit Thrushes and White-throated sparrows sing all day long. We watched loons with little babies perched on their backs. We saw an Osprey fishing. And we got to watch a fawn experience a lake shore for (seemingly) the first time. It was comical as it splashed into the water and suddenly jumped out, only to try it again.
Pickerelweed along the shore near our camp.
Pitcher Plants in a sphagnum bog on Little Pink Pond.
Our campfire in the moonlight.
