Opalescent

It was the last weekend before Labor Day and we planned to take a trip that had been on the list all summer, which was a trip up the Opalescent River from its confluence with the Hudson in Tahawus. We brought our Hornbeck boats and spent the afternoon transitioning between paddling and dragging our boats behind us as we walked through the river. We had great views and wonderful solitude as we paddled and picnicked our way up and down the river for a seven-mile trip.

In the evening, we had a picnic dinner at Overlook Park in Newcomb.

The next day, we took the guide boat for a row on Rich Lake in Newcomb and managed to dodge most of the raindrops for the day. We spent the rest of the day at the cabin reading and relaxing!

Long Lake

For one of our last ventures of the summer, we first packed our guide boat and headed to Long Lake for an overnight. We headed north from the launch and found a great campsite on an unnamed island to the south of Round Island. We unpacked gear and rowed north on the Lake, enjoying the mountain views in the distance until we took a break at a beach near Camp Islands. We rowed back to our campsite and spent the evening enjoying the sunset while listening to drumbeats from across the lake.

In the morning, we packed up gear and rowed back to the launch, but then continued rowing south of the bridge and back to the beach for a picnic. We celebrated the trip and the end of summer with malts at Scoops in Newcomb.

Baxter and Deer Leap

Even with the persistent heat and humidity we have found the will to do some short hikes in the Adirondacks. Our first was on Baxter Mountain, a short hike on a well kept trail with new switchbacks. The lookouts gave us a fantastic view of the high peaks looking straight down Keene Valley. We took in the view for quite a while before heading down to Wadhams for an unplanned and fun night with Kevin, Sam and Tobin!

Out next venture was to Deer Leap where we enjoyed the meandering trail even though Lisa was looking intently for rattlesnakes! We enjoyed the overlook of Huletts Landing before heading back to the orchard for a big skillet dinner. Yum!