Forked Lake

With two days of good weather predicted, we loaded kayaks on our car and headed to Forked Lake - one of the larger lakes on the Adirondacks that we had never seen. We naturally stopped at Hoss's for lunch and followed the road past Buttermilk Falls to the state campground. The lake looked tiny from the launch but we were told that it opens up.

It felt silly loading the kayaks only to then unload them two hundred feet away. We set up camp around the corner and spent the rest of the evening floating around the northern bays and exploring the inlet of the Raquette River. After a scrumptious supper, we had to head back onto the lake to avoid the hordes of mosquitoes on shore.

The next day we explored the northern fork of the lake. We were pleased to find a wild area with only two visible camps. Much of the land surrounding the northern portion of the lake belongs to the Whitney family however and trespassing is patrolled by armed guards (and presumably sharks with laser beams strapped to their heads). We had a nice floating picnic before slowly making our way back to the site.

With rain forecasted overnight, we decided that we would rather pack up while things were dry. We madly stuffed our belongings into dry bags and got into the boats before the mosquitos could rip us to shreds! It was a great trip and we left a portion of the lake and inlet to explore on another trip.