We paddled on Lake Clear today. We put in on Lake Clear Outlet off Forest Home Road. We paddled around the west and north shores and ended at the beach for lunch. The total distance was 4.75 miles. There was little wind and it was cloudy and hazy most of the time. This is a view in the outlet.
Eight of us put in to Cedar River Flow and paddled up the river a bit. Some of the group had been there recently so, unlike other years, we did not spend a lot of time looking for the correct route. At first we weren't even sure we were going to paddle. It rained off and on for most of the 1 1/2 drive to get there. It wasn't raining when we all had the boats ready to go but then it started sprinkling. High winds were also forecast, but we decided to paddle for a bit anyway since we were there. It did not rain most of the time, but we got sprinkled on a bit, and much more as we were coming back. The wind was behind us going upstream and wasn't as bad as we expected when we paddled back to the cars. The photo shows what the weather looked like. And it was cold as well.
I wasn't able to go on this paddle due to bursitis in my hip which makes sitting for a long time very painful. But W went on the paddle and I wanted to document it. Unfortunately, he lost his phone on the trip so I don't have pictures.
The group put in at the usual spot at the dam for the East Branch of the Saint Regis River and paddled to the outlet for the Lower Osgood. We had been told there were beaver dams obstructing the river, but that was not the case. The only obstacle was a couple of trees down which some the of group climbed over and some carried around. The river was great and they only turned around because it was time to go back to the beach on the southern shore of the lake for lunch. Because it was a slow trip, they didn't get very far.
