Kayaking the Raquette River

We put in at Stoney Creek and paddled up to the falls and returned for a total of 11.5 miles. The lighting was wrong to get a good photo of the falls (I'd call it rapids), but this gives an idea.We also walked the 1.25 mile carry around the falls. It was a nice hike, but can't imagine carrying heavy boats and gear as everyone else was doing. The sign at the top of the falls gives an idea of how treacherous it is - that is the ripped-off bow of a canoe hanging on the sign.The reason for doing the paddle today was to see the maple trees at their peak. But we discovered that most of the trees lining the river are silver maples, which haven't begun to turn yet, instead of red maples. So while it was colorful,later would have been even better. After the paddle and hike we drove into Saranac Lake for dinner at Nonna Fina, which we had been wanting to try. It was not worth the drive; no better than Little Italy. But the sunset over Lower Saranac Lake was great.