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For two days this week Skip, Bob & I went 4wd truck camping to scout for future outings. Our 1st destination was the 359 acre Jerseyfield Lake in Herkimer County which, we discovered, is privately owned and gated. From there we proceeded northeast on the Powley-Piseco Road, one of the last old Adirondack dirt roads, extending [...] [...] On Saturday Eric and I went to Schoharie. On our return trip home we stopped off at Robert’s place so that Eric could fish in his ponds. Eric has been learning to cast his fishing pole but needs a tree-free area to cast in. The ponds were perfect. He caught about 6 sunfish and 1 large [...] During the week of Sept 11-15 I attended a Leave No Trace (www.lnt.org) Master Educator’s Class sponsored by Adirondack Mountain Club (www.adk.org) and the Appalachian Mountain Club (www.amc-ny.org). On the course we furthered our understanding and practicing of the Leave No Trace skills and techniques, developed our outdoor teaching and education skills, explored our Wild land [...] Instead of competing in the Adirondack Canoe Classic 90 Mile Canoe Race Skip & I decided we would arrange for a group camping trip to Massawepi Lake for the weekend of September 8-11. Massawepie is used by the Boy Scouts from Memorial Day to Labor Day so not many people are accustomed to travelling there. [...] |
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