| Well, this year
the annual fall Saranac Lake trip took place on Cheney
Pond which is located south of the high peaks region
near North Hudson. Jon needed to be able to get to a
phone and check on a family matter so we opted to be
close to a road. We also opted for the pop-up instead of
my tent so we were living in luxury. |
| It rained the
first day so getting a fire started was a challenge. We
did manage to send enough smoke signals to alert anyone
within 100 miles of our location. |
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| After basically
"hanging out" most of the first day, we decided to head
to an area where we could get cell coverage so Jon could
make his call. Since we were close by, we also decided
to just check out old Frontier Town. I had never been
there as a kid but Jon and Roger had fond memories. |
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| Well, this posed
a small problem. I am pretty sure they didn't mean us
though so we allegedly went around this sign and took a
little walk down memory lane. |
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| Like I said, I
had never been, but I think Frontier Town was very
appealing as a real "ghost town". It seemed like we were
visiting a real town that had long been abandoned as
opposed to an old theme park. |
Hey guys, I'm pretty sure the
train isn't running today. |
| As you can see,
the weather started to clear so the following day we
decided to do a little fishing. We had never fished this
pond so I wasn't expecting too much success. I think I
caught a sunfish and that was about it. There are some
good smallmouth bass here according to some other
campers that we met later but we never found them. It
was still great to be in the Adirondacks with good
friends as always. |
The fog lifting off the pond
in the morning right in front of our campsite. Awesome! |
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Well, another
year in the books. This trip was sort of bittersweet.
The reason for our plan changes was that Jon's
Mother-in-Law was very sick. She has since gone home to
be with the Lord, so this trip will be dedicated to Toni
Back to
Saranac Home
(part 1)
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