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The ladies and I spent a few days in the Adirondacks on Lake Lila a motor free public lake. It was spectacular! We didn't climb the mountain though... because the mama and baby moose got in the way.:)

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Beautiful. Very wise of you to call a truce with the moose on the loose. :thumb:

Absolutely gorgeous! I am full of envy.

Magnificent!

Thanks for sharing the pictures. :)

It really looks like you had the lake to yourself too. Were there many other people there? It's not a huge lake, but big enough that you could have a few groups with lots of space in between.

Looks like the parking area is a quarter mile from the lake. Did you have to carry your stuff that far, or could you get closer?

Campsite #2 looks... uh, damp. :haha:

Damp? Nah, just heavily promoated.

What a gorgeous place. It's so peaceful-looking. I want to go there and boat and sit around the campfire, and sleep like the proverbial log. On a log, even.

The DEC controls where people are allowed to camp. It was actually a busy weekend up there but there are not enough sites for it to get crowded by any stretch. If you don't find an open site you have to move on.

I forgot to mention that it's a motor free lake so no jet ski nonsense. When we got home we were greeted bright and early by the continuous 4 wheeler nonsense. Don't kids ever work anymore? In my day...

OK, so campsite #2 has an island under it to cut down the dampness.

Looks gorgeous!

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oh look, a map!

Yeah. A map. And it has more information than Google Earth does. Presented in a clearer format.

The battery didn't fade at all on my copy...

Griff, your trip and pics are very enticing
... I particularly liked that morning/evening view of the same scene.
But I'm surprised there's no evidence of biting bugs.

Your pics did remind me of those I made back in the 70's when
my family was on back-packing vacations in the Canadian Rockies.
If family members were in one of my pic's, they most always were seen from their backside,
because I was the one carrying the camera and usually the straggler in the group.
I now wish I had made a run-around to get people coming towards me on the trails,
or given the camera over to our dog who was most always out front.

Looks like you had a good time there, sir. Normally I'd be jelly, but we (Amanda & I)
were up in Jim Thorpe doing much the same thing this week...

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She has pictures on her camera of a really cool Turtle, and a Bald Eagle eating a fish.
I'll try to get them from her on Sunday.

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Nah you never...

:D

It would look great on paper.

Evidence of mosquitoes can be found up and down Little Griff's legs. A few biting flies as well. We had a screen tent at the camp where we hung out and ate. It made for a heavy kayak but was worth it. The skeeters didn't exist on the water though.

Good times Jimbo!

looks wonderful.