We finally did another paddle today. We joined the wayfarers in a paddle around Moose Pond, followed by a picnic at Marilyn and Peter's. The Moose Pond paddle would normally be very tame, since it is not very big.
It was a bit more of a challenge today since we had high winds, forecast to be 30 mph. But our boats performed outstandingly, riding the waves and keeping us dry, unlike the kayak where even with our spray skirts on we would have gotten wet. Here is a view of Whiteface from the lake.
As a bonus I finally learned from Bill how to find the trail into Moose Pond from Route 3. The road into the trailhead is just on the Saranac Lake side of a house with a barn about 1/4 mile past Trudeau, shown as a gravel pit on the left side of the map. There is a dirt road leading to a narrow walkway over the river. Several folks said it is a great place to cross-country ski, as long as there is enough snow. The road is not plowed so you have to park along Route 3 in the winter. You can ski right onto the lake, which is very picturesque.
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