Canoe camping in the Adirondacks, New York. Paddling through the Saranac Lakes Wild Forest and the Saint Regis canoe area for 3 days and 2 nights. No doubt some of the best canoe camping in the United States!
Thanks for the great video! I was part of an Adirondack Mountain Club work crew that built the portage from clamshell pond to turtle pond. This was back in the early 2000’s. We had to re-route the portage due to beaver flooding. I had a great time camping on slang pond.
Awesome!!! Thats my ole stomping grounds. My neighbors had the first camp on the right pass the golf course on Floodwood Road. Spent a lot of time up there in my teens and early 20's. Even camped along Floodwood road with my wife at the time. Was there for the July 15,1995 derecho. We were camping on Church Pond (private pond) ... that day I'll never forget. I even have a 9lb 7oz. Splake mounted on my wall from Green Pond. Beautiful area, but be very bear aware there...
Nice trip. Thanks for taking me along. What did you think of Fish Pond? Or put, another way, on this loop which area did you like the best? thanks, Brian
Epic adventure! I downloaded the two areas you were in so I could follow along, looks like tons of fun! Question, which model We-No-Nah canoe do you have? It looks to handle very well. Thanks for sharing the adventure 👍
Thank you! It was an amazing trip and I cannot wait to visit again. The canoe is the Wee Lassie 12'6" model. I am very happy with it. Looking forward to trying it out on some longer trips this year.
Shorter carry’s I just shoulder the canoe. On trips with longer or more frequent portages I’ll now bring a yoke. But the canoe is so light that neither is that bad!
Really nice summary of this loop. I live about equi-distant to a bunch of canoe areas and St. Regis is one I haven't visited yet. Some potential routes seem to go through more developed areas but the route you did here manages to avoid them, crossing only one road (twice). I'll have to look into this. Nice solo canoe too. They aren't as popular in Canada but the weight can't be beat!
Looks like you had a great trip. I have crossed Hoel Pond twice and neither time was fun with the wind and waves. We’ve caught Brookies on Long Pond and Clamshelll.
We should connect and do a trip sometime! I haven’t been active on RU-vid lately but I’m still out camping and hiking a bunch. I’d love to plan a trip together in the Adirondacks or Catskills.
Wow this is great!! I live near the ADks and Im trying to learn over night camping in the wild as I have been a day hiker forever. Did you do a bear hang or canister? I'm trying to learn, Wish I had someone to teach me. Aslo do you have to cook and eat 150 ft away from your tent and also hang food 150 ft away from tent? Everything is so overwhelming. Do you offer lessons lol
Canister is required in the high peaks region from spring to fall. Probably not required here. Hanging food some distance from your shelter is reasonably good practice but more important that you hang it properly which can be harder to do than people realize. Worth practicing at home before you try in the dark at the end of a long day. Look up videos on the PCT bear hang. I use a variation of this. You shouldn't necessarily eat in a tent but don't really need to be 150 feet away. Not smearing your tent in food (or frying bacon or something) is the more important thing. Mice, not bears, will often be what to be mindful of. Look up leave no trace principles if you aren't familiar. Don't wait till you have all the skills down 100% before going. Go for an easy overnight, make some mistakes and learn from them. Good luck!
