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12 Adirondack Sports 23 MARKET ST, KEENE VALLEY Bicycle Service & Sales LEEPOFF CYCLES 518-524-0212 • leepoffcycles@gmail.com 5549 ROUTE 86, WILMINGTON Dr. Brad Elliott CHIROPRACTOR Cost Effective Care for the Entire Family 677 Plank Rd, Clifton Park (518) 383-4889 2455 Route 9, Schroon Lake, NY 12870 Lodging nestled between Schroon Lake and North Hudson An Adirondack welcome for families and outdoor enthusiasts Hiking, paddling, biking and restaurants nearby Popular overnight destination, modern comforts and continental breakfast 518-532-7521 • Blueridgemotel.com theblueridgemotel@gmail.com Facebook.com/blueridgemotel Come Visit Old Forge Your Adirondack Base Camp! Eagle Bay • Stillwater Big Moose • Beaver River It’s Our Nature! Make your own fun, or let us help you! Info-Webcams-Vacation Guide OldForgeNY.com
JULY 2023 13 PADDLING, HIKING & CAMPING Continued from page 11 folks will be satisfied with the short but rewarding hike and head back. Continue road heads south – this is 0.8 miles from where we started the hike. The logging road we had been following makes a turn to the northeast and, soon after the small clearing, there is a somewhat hidden trail on the left that connects to another logging road (the routes are shown reasonably well on the USGS Mount Marcy map), which we took for 0.2 miles to another grassy clearing. At the northwest corner of the clearing, an unmarked 0.1-mile path leads to White Lily Pond. If your map and compass skills are not up to snuff, just follow the moose tracks as we saw many. It is possible to hike from Four Corners to White Lily Pond without paddling. Hike or bike to the dam (biking is not allowed past the dam) and enjoy the view – some hiking northeast on a hardened dirt road to a junction 1.75 miles from the dam – take a left here. After going another 0.9 miles you reach the Boreas River, the inlet to the ponds where we started our hike, as described above. A round-trip to White Lily Pond from Four Corners is about eight miles without much change in elevation. Much of the hardened roads can be visualized using the satellite view in online maps. Camping – As mentioned, as of early summer of 2023, the only designated backcountry campsite at the ponds is the lean-to at the south end of the ponds. I really enjoyed the peace and quiet there, occasionally interrupted by a loon call or the hooting of an owl. We also saw a ruffed grouse and observed a snapping turtle laying eggs in the clearing near the lean-to. You are allowed to camp on state land using the 150-foot rule: you must be 150 feet from any road, trail or water. Be prepared to do a “bear hang” or use a bear-proof canister for your food storage and make sure you don’t leave anything, especially trash, behind. The area is located in the “Outer Zone” of the High Peaks Wilderness so campfires are allowed but should be restricted to designated fire pits so as not to burn the forest down. If primitive car camping is desired, I noticed at least three sites along Gulf Brook Road that have a fire ring and a privy and at least one of them is handicap accessible. You can find a map of proposed hiking trails and other info in the 2018 Amendment to the High Peaks UMP linked here: dec.ny.gov/lands/107504.html. A lover of wild places, Rich Macha has led many trips for the Adirondack Mountain Club, and has spent 20 years in the paddle/snowsport business. More of Rich’s adventures can be found at: northeastwild.blogspot.com. LOOKING NORTH FROM BOREAS PONDS. THE NEW LEAN-TO. WHITE LILY POND AND ALLEN MOUNTAIN. PHOTOS BY RICH MACHA THE BOREAS RIVER NORTH OF BOREAS PONDS.
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