NFCT: Our First Resupply in Long Lake

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Hi everyone,

This is just a quick little blurp about how our trip is going so far. Brett and I have had a productive and busy couple of days. We have canoed across ten (and a half -Brett doesn't want to get short changed) lakes and two rivers/streams (the Raquette was WAY low this morning and we had to walk the canoe through most of the knee high rapids). We are currently resuppling in Long Lake before we go into the most remote section of the NFCT in NY (three days; no roads, no people, no worries). The black flies are BAD (worse then Brett or I have ever seen them -yes this includes the Penobscot watershed for you old trail folk back in Maine) and we are bitten pretty badly. We are probably a little ahead of schedule and finished the first map in 2.5 days, though we are sore our spirits are up. I would post some pictures, but I left my connector cable in the canoe by the lake. We'll see you on the other side (I don't even know if I can place pictures on a public computer website!) So keep posted and I'll show pictures whenever I get a chance.

From the River (well technically Long Lake),

Luke Shorty and Brett Townsend

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Photos

Old Town and Old Bridge
The Canoe by some Old Bridge Trusses

First Night of Camp
Look at the shaved face!

No Bears
How the hell do they enforce that sign?

The start of it all
Shadow of the car/canoe on the way to Old Forge.

Blue Spruce Motel
A fine establishment that gave us refuge for the first night

Mr T and the big B
Final loading preperations.

Fulton Chain of Lakes
The dam that holds back billions of gallons of water.

Brett the Navigator
Checking out the map

Boat House/Mansion
Very large boat house, there is a sea plane in the picture for scale.

Signing In
Through out all of Adirondack park there are log books to sign.

Comments

[emile]

you luddite
what's a public computer website?

[Corinne]

bugs!
Sorry to hear about the black flies guys! Stay tough. Also, Luke, I had a dream that I was on a canoe trip with you. Pretty random, huh? You should tell Brett that he is living my dream, apparently. Good luck with the next part of your trip, can't wait to hear about it!

[cheryl polacek]

stupid black flies
hey hey, congrats on conquering the first portion of your trip, keep taking some pictures! its good to hear from you even if its on travelblog. keep writing!

[Michael]

Enjoy!
Don't pet the mosquitoes or ride the black flies.