| 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. |
