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The Weekend that Was

Saturday was an action packed day but a good one. I started the day pretty early with the Save the Pine Bush Bird Hike and Neil Reilly did not disappoint. I wish I had some better glass. I got to invest in some binoculars. And a good bird book. ๐ŸฆNeil helped me learn a lot of birds but will I remember them all? I really need to learn more about the flora and fauna I’m observing in the wilderness. It would help with hunting too, especially if I eventually get into big game when I own my own land. ๐Ÿ”ญ

I bought a spatula at the Hannaford in Esperance. Forgot mine at home. $10 with tax seemed pricey but I figured hopefully this all metal one will hold up. ๐Ÿด Then I can keep the big camp spatula for my camping supply box and use the other one at home. Unlike some of the spatulas I’ve previously owned this one is a single piece of metal so it’s less likely to break at the weld like some of the other I own. I burn a lot of food so I break a lot of spatulas scraping pans. ๐Ÿณ But now I have a camp and a home one and hopefully the home one lasts a long time.

Moss Island was fun but the colors were just changing and it’s the third time I’ve been there so it’s less interesting now. Still a nice hike, as was doing some of the Erie Canal Trail through the deep railroad cut. ๐Ÿšถ Japanese Knotweed is really taking over part of the gorge though. That invasive species is everywhere these days it seems. ๐ŸŒพWent out for a short paddle on the Mohawk River from Little Falls past Moss Island to the old Fink Basin Bridge foundation. ๐ŸŒ‰ It’s hard to spot the foundation at this point because the Japanese Knotweed is all over it. Needless to say, I’m very concerned about the Japanese Knotweed taking over everything. When they were pumping out the lock, the water Goya bit choppy but I was far enough away not to be real impacted. That Lock 17 drops 40 feet so it’s a pretty big lock with a lot of water to move downstream.

Leaving the Pine Bush hike I was a bit concerned about the squeak that was coming from the rear wheel of my truck. ๐Ÿšš It sounded like a brake noise because it changed when I applied the brakes. But they’re working fine and after a few good hard applies of the brakes they’ve mostly gone away. Think it’s either mud or maybe just glaze that’s built up from last week overheating the brakes heading down through Durham. Should have used a lower gear heading down the hill. Heading towards Stratford I smelled somebody burning their garbage and thought it might be the brakes but the smell went away after driving past their farm. Hillbilly incense getting me all upset. If y’all going to burn your plastic garbage, at least burn it in a hot fire so it don’t stink. ๐Ÿ”ฅ I checked, rotators aren’t warm and aren’t dragging – and after a few hard braking the noise is mostly gone. But it’s concerning enough I scheduled an appointment to have it looked at. Pretty sure it’s just the drum brake mechanism is acting up.

Driving up to Pisceo-Powley Road from Little Falls I stopped and got some sweet corn ๐ŸŒฝ and tomatoes. ๐Ÿ… I then stopped at Green Acres Drive In and got Pumpkin Ice Cream ๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŽƒ which I swear the cream was a bit rancid. It was okay but I don’t think I’d get end of the season ice cream again from them.

I ended up camping at campsite five at Pisceo-Powley Road. โ›บ They cut up the tree that fell during that severe thunderstorm that came through โšก that mid August long weekend that I delayed my entry to avoid. I’m glad I missed that storm a lot of branches came down around this campsite but the DEC did a nice job cleaning up around the site. I like that campsite a lot because it’s remote and I can listen to music, ๐ŸŽถ shoot guns ๐Ÿ”ซ and burn whatever I want without bothering folks. ๐Ÿ”ฅJust like when I own my own land. No neighbors, no rules. ๐Ÿ“ But that doesn’t mean I’ll trash my own land. That said finding burnt out of aluminum cans wasn’t cool. I flattened them and will take home for recycling. It your going to burn stuff in the woods at least pack out what doesn’t burn completely. ๐Ÿšฏโ™ป Outhouse seat also seemed like somebody broke it. A shame, the outhouse is only a year old. Still works but the wood in the seat is cracked. ๐Ÿ’บ

The storm in August meant there was quite a bit of dead and down wood around camp. I had plenty for the fire. I always try to get wood a bit farther away from camp to save the close-by wood for other campers who get here late or myself for that matter. ๐ŸŒฒ

Setting up camp went well but I discovered that I spilled bleach and water in my truck bed. Ruined another pair of jeans ๐Ÿ‘–. Ducks but I needed more jeans to wear on casual days to work. I can wear the bleached pair of jeans at home. Made some sweet sausage ๐Ÿฃand mashed potatoes for dinner – along with sweet corn ๐ŸŒฝ. I wanted to make angel hair pasta ๐Ÿ˜‡ with dinner but I forgot to pack butter.

Sun sets early this time of year but I had the mess cleaned up in my truck, dinner cooked and the lights strung by dark which occurred relatively late in the woods on this very clear day. ๐ŸŒ‡ Still it was pitch black before 7:30 which made for a long night but with the two batteries powering the lights it wasn’t a big deal. I got things done that needed to be done by then including getting a fire going. ๐Ÿ”ฅ Got cold and put the hoodie and long pants on. Even with the warm weather it gets cold at night. With the long night, I was shocked ๐Ÿ˜ฒ how quickly I drank the six pack I brought. ๐Ÿป I wasn’t trying to get drunk but I made a lot of beer dissappear quickly. Oh well, I must have been thirsty and I slept it off. Minor hang over this morning.

This morning was quite nice I had eggs ๐Ÿณ and sausage along with coffee. โ˜• It was a cold start but it warmed up relatively quickly. I ended up hanging out in the warm sun for a while, listening to the radio ๐Ÿ“ป for a while and then swinging in the hammock while working on some blog posts.

Midday I went for a kayak paddle down the East Canada Creek ๐Ÿšค and it was quite colorful and quiet out on the creek. Water levels were pretty low. But I made it over the beaver dam and the leaves were nice. ๐Ÿ Didn’t bother with the fishing pole as I’ve never had much luck fishing there. Spent a little time at the potholers but it was quite cold and the sky had clouded up and it was getting late.

I got home, unpacked and scheduled an appointment for next week to have my truck looked at.๐Ÿ”ง The noise seems to come and go but I think it’s getting worse so I should get it fixed. I’ll probably stay in town next week because I need to save money ๐Ÿ’ต and I also I don’t want something to break while I am out of town.

I’ll post more photos ๐Ÿ“ท and videos ๐ŸŽฅ throughout the week.

South Mountain

August 27, 2019 Morning

Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Three weeks to Constitution Day ๐Ÿ“œ. We will be well into September at that point. Partly sunny and 56 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. The dew point is 54 degrees.

I stayed overnight at my parents house last night with the dog ๐Ÿถ out back. I forgot how noisy their cows are, bellowing morning and night. ๐Ÿฎ Rooster ๐Ÿ“ too. They don’t have the donkey anymore though it seems. It’s nice being back at my parents house, but I still prefer to be out in the wilderness camping, and I’m not crazy about driving back and forth to work.

Slept well though, ๐Ÿ˜ด as I took a sleeping pill and was asleep by 9:30 PM. I also got up bright and early, I had coffee on the camp stove by 6:30 AM. Cold but sunny this morning. Lately I’ve not been sleeping well — but this seemed to help.

I love the country life ๐Ÿšœ but high priced, high regulation New York is not for me. So I rent and save for now. My parents have way too much house and too little land and if I owned land I’d want to be able burn my own trash ๐Ÿ”ฅ and have enough land that livestock wouldn’t necessarily be right up against my house making noise and smelling like hog manure ๐Ÿทand I could shoot my guns without bothering people. ๐Ÿ”ซKind of like camping in the back country. I’m still so fascinated by Missouri and the south.

Driving in today I noticed that the transfer case was stuck in Auto 4×4 mode ๐Ÿ”˜the with Service 4 WD on dash but after restarting the truck it cleared out. I hope this isn’t an issue now that the mornings are colder and damper. If it is I’ll have to get it fixed. ๐Ÿ˜ฏ I just don’t want to have problems on my West Virginia trip. Maybe its something simple I can fix like that brake switch I replaced myself in the spring. Or maybe it will go away. Tonight I won’t leave the truck parked in Auto 4×4, in case the dew and cold and causing problems with the shift position sensor.

Ended up having to run home and get changed after I discovered that I had a stain on the shirt ๐Ÿ‘š I was wearing. Such a damn messy eater and I eat too much pasta. ๐ŸฒSoon most days though I’ll be wearing long sleeve shirts. Autumn๐Ÿ‚ is right around the corner. Looking forward to wearing my Carharrt vest again! I got my hunting license, I’m ready for Sunday.

Today will be mostly sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 77 degrees at 3pm. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 1st. Maximum dew point of 56 at 10am. South wind 3 to 8 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. It was very sticky. The high last year was 87 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1948.

The sun will set at 7:37 pm with dusk around 8:06 pm, which is one minute and 39 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies ๐ŸŒƒ and temperatures around 73 degrees. The dew point will be 55 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 22 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 43 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒฅ, with a low of 62 degrees at 5am. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 58 at 4am. South wind around 7 mph. In 2018, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It became very sticky as the night progressed. It got down to 75 degrees. The record low of 42 occurred back in 1982.

Today in 1859, Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world’s first commercially successful oil well. โ›ฝ To this day, that town still smells like petroleum, and it floats in the creeks, but they produce much less oil today then at the peak around the turn of the century.โšซ That said, it’s really good quality crude and still used for some of the finest lubricants out there.

A picture perfect Labor Day Weekend to end out summer. ๐Ÿ˜Ž Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Maximum dew point of 57 at 6am. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 74. Maximum dew point of 57 at 7pm. Labor Day will have a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Typical average high for the weekend is 78 degrees.

I have to see about taking Friday off but I have to find coverage and need to get my mail plans done by then. โœ‰ I guess I could take off Friday and then come on a few hours on Friday if necessary or stay a little late on Thursday. I probably wouldn’t head out of town until Friday morning, just late enough to avoid the holiday traffic. ๐Ÿš™

I’m leaning towards heading back to Speculator Tree Farm and hiking back to some of the ponds ๐ŸŒฒin the West Canada Wilderness from the big open campsite I enjoy. But I could also do Pisceo-Powley Road or Kelley Stand Vermont. It would be nice to get away for one last week of summer when there still is a fair amount of light in the evening. โ›บ

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until Constitution Day ๐Ÿ“œ when the sun will be setting at 7:01 pm with dusk at 7:29 pm. On that day in 2018, we had humid, mostly sunny, warm, mist and temperatures between 82 and 67 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 72 degrees. We hit a record high of 89 back in 1942.

Kayaking Pass an Island

March 20, 2019 Morning

Good morning! Happy Spring ๐ŸŒท! Well in about nine more hours, although today will feel very spring like for sure. Six weeks to May ๐Ÿ•Š. Black flies would approve of this message. Partly sunny and 34 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ›… Calm wind.Temperatures will drop below freezing at Friday around 10 pm. โ˜ƒ๏ธ

Definitely enjoying the sun this morning. โ˜€ Going to be a modestly mild and sunny last day of winter into spring. ๐ŸŒท Colder Friday into Saturday though, I heard lake effect snow โ„ squalls in Central New York then. But even if we get some here I’m not expecting any real accumulation, and even the relative cold isn’t stressing the heating system much or jacking up the bills.

Winter officially bites the dust according to the calendar ๐Ÿ“… two minutes before the Save the Pine Bush Dinner starts at six o’clock in the evening. ๐Ÿฒ Should be an interesting dinner on the bomb trains ๐Ÿ’ฃ with a leading author coming to speak ๐Ÿ”Š about the horrific train ๐Ÿš‰ explosion in Quebec. ๐Ÿ”ฅ For once in March I think I will be able to make it to the dinner. Doesn’t happen often. I broke out some of the Pine Bush February dinner lasagna left overs for lunch on Monday and it was so delicious. The whole office was talking about the wonderful smell. ๐Ÿ‘ƒ

Today will be mostly sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 53 degrees at 4pm. Seven degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 3rd. Awesome way to kick off spring. Light south wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. A year ago, we had cloudy in the morning, which became mostly sunny by afternoon. The high last year was 37 degrees. The record high of 78 was set in 2012. 7.0 inches of snow fell back in 1944.โ„

The sun will set at 7:07 pm with dusk around 7:36 pm, which is one minute and 9 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At sunset, look for mostly clear skies ๐ŸŒ„ and temperatures around 48 degrees. Talk about a nice spring evening. There will be a south breeze at 10 mph. Today will have 12 hours and 10 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 54 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have increasing clouds โ˜, with a low of 34 degrees at 4am. Seven degrees above normal, which is similiar to a typical night around April 6th. South wind 8 to 11 mph. In 2018, we had partly cloudy in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 25 degrees. The record low of negative one occurred back in 1956.

Tomorrow will rain likely, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy ๐ŸŒง, with a high of 47 degrees at 4pm. March showers ๐Ÿšฟ bring mud. One degree above normal, which is similiar to a typical day around March 22nd. South wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. A year ago, we had cloudy in the morning, which became mostly sunny by afternoon. The high last year was 37 degrees. The record high of 78 was set in 1921. 6.0 inches of snow fell back in 1905.โ„

Last night ๐ŸŒƒ was pretty with the full moon ๐ŸŒ• but too cool โ„ to sit out back and enjoy the moonlight. Definitely very bright ๐Ÿ”† out with the moonlight ๐ŸŽ‘ last night. I went for a nice walk around the super block past the high school ๐Ÿšธ which was nice. Almost never see anybody out walking ๐Ÿšถaround the nine o’clock hour. I did see a bunch of deer. I do think that the winter weather has finally moderated a bit – and certainly tonight will be really nice – although I’ll be done with Pine Bush Dinner too late for my evening walk ๐Ÿšถ.

Queens ๐Ÿ‘‘ night was good but I thought the Fooe ๐Ÿฒ and drink ๐Ÿป at Brooklyn Night was better. A lot more people there tonight but I was careful to moderate my drinking and drank lots of water ๐Ÿ’ฆ when I home ๐Ÿก. It wasn’t too bad of a day at work.

I am enjoying my respite from Facebook. ๐Ÿ’ป I think I might use ๐Ÿ‘ค the site again in the future ๐Ÿ”ฎ but I think my use will be greatly reduced. ๐Ÿ“ด I want to give it a bit of time. I could see using my Facebook page going forward to supplement and promote my blog rather than syndicating everything there. Fewer really good posts might drive more traffic. ๐Ÿšฅ

Maybe post occasional articles on social media about my blog, kind of the best of type thing. ๐Ÿ“ I still think though I’m moving away from the proprietary social media platforms to focus more on the blog where I have full control ๐ŸŽฎ over content, layout and formatting. I can even use the blink tag if I want. I’m also experimenting with doing more embedding of social media I like into the blog, as that might avoid the nasty comments that I get from my liberal friends every time I post something in support of the second amendment. ๐Ÿ”ซ

Finally finished and submitted my taxes. I did okay, I should be able to cover my state taxes with the federal refund in getting ๐Ÿ’ฒ and it looks like when it’s all said and done I won’t have to pay a state fine for underwitholding. I’m considering doing maybe $50 quarterly payments to state tax and finance to avoid problems in 2020 tax filing, although honestly I may be okay ๐Ÿ‘Œ next year as I’m doing an increased deferred comp. I might even have enough money left over this years tax return from the federal refund to pay for a small part of the car insurance ๐Ÿš™ bill. The Trump tax cuts did save me some money which was nice. Of course I’m not in debt, have a mortgage or pay property tax so I don’t get those big deductions the SALT folks complain about.

Ultimately I think a lot about money and investing these days because I really want to own my own land and live off grid,๐Ÿก hobby farm, get out of the city and to a state where there is a lot more freedom. ๐Ÿฎ The problem is all those things cost a lot of money and opportunities for good work ๐Ÿ‘ท in outlying areas is pretty limited. Cheaper land prices and cheaper living though are the upsides. I want to enjoy my life today but minimize waste and excess to the greatest extent possible and devote as much of my effort towards a better tomorrow. While I’m still young and making decent money at work ๐Ÿ’ฐ I should be doing everything I can to make it work for a better tomorrow for me.

I do really like the big jacked up truck my neighbor has. I don’t know if it’s his or a friend but I keep seeing it parked outside. It’s an F-250 on 40 inch wheels and a high lifter kit I believe. ๐Ÿšš Gorgeous truck I must say, but not a pretty boy mall toy.๐Ÿ˜ Makes Big Red look tiny. I doubt I would lift my truck again because I’m so future oriented again but I could see eventually going for a 3/4 ton truck like that for hauling materials and getting too and from my off grid cabin. ๐Ÿก

Lots of sun but cold on Saturday. ๐Ÿ˜Ž Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy. Much better on Sunday. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 56. Typical average high for the weekend is 47 degrees. Saturday doesn’t look all that great, but Sunday looks much more spring like. I am thinking I want to spend most of the day on Sunday in the woods hiking and exploring, maybe after unpacking my camping gear from my truck, and starting to go through that. If not, I guess I could do that later in the week.

Looking ahead, there are 6 weeks until May ๐Ÿ•Š when the sun will be setting at 7:55 pm with dusk at 8:26 pm. On that day in 2018, we had partly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 74 and 43 degrees. By May, I definitely plan to be getting out a lot of weekends on road trips and camping more.๐Ÿ• Black flies aren’t an issue in the Adirondacks until late May. Usually around then the stock the Sacanadaga River,๐ŸŽฃ which could make some good fishing, especially if I decide to camp up off of that Pumpkin Hollow Road.๐ŸŽƒ Typically, the high temperature is 65 degrees (at least in Albany). We hit a record high of 86 back in 2001.

Looking ahead, May ๐Ÿ•Š is in 6 weeks, 8:30 PM Sunset ๏ธโ›ฑ๏ธ is in 11 weeks, Primary Day ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ is in 14 weeks, Altamont Fair Opens ๐ŸŽก is in 21 weeks, State Fair Opens ๐ŸŽก is in 22 weeks, September 11th ๐Ÿ‡ธ is in 25 weeks, More Night then Day ๐ŸŒŒ is in 27 weeks and Inauguration Day 2021 ๐Ÿ‘ด๐Ÿป is in 22 months.

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2011 Pictures of the Year

January.

Walking Along the Trail

After a fresh snow fall it was a winter wonderland in the Albany Pine Barriens, a forever wild ecosystem on the outskirts of the city. It felt like one was walking through a marshmallow forest.

Truck By the Woodpile

A cold winters day at my parents house in late January, after a long cold spell that never seemed to want to end.

February.

Sheen of Sun on Ice

A icy sheen shown on the snow at Partridge Run, as I went for an afternoon walk with the dogs up there in the middle of the month.

Descending Bennett Hill

Snowshoeing back down Bennett Hill in late February.

March.

Irish Hill and Beyond

A recently logged section of Cole Hill provided breath-taking views of Irish Hill and the Fox Kill Valley down in Berne.

Thatcher Park Cliff

What a clear spring day up at Horseshoe Clove at Thacher Park. Warmer, nicer days can’t be far way.

April.

Shallow Pond

April 9th was the first day I got out camping in 2011. Spent the day exploring Rogers Environmental Center, camped at Moscow Hill Horse Assembly Area.

Looking Across the River

It may start to warm up earlier in lower elevations, but winter is still very much a force in late April in the Adirondacks. The East Sacanadaga River on this morning looks icy and cold.

May.

 Albany

There’s Albany! From my kayak. I kayaked up to Downtown Troy from the Corning Preserve.

Towards Sand Pond Mountain

Spring finally comes to Adirondacks by late May. Paddling around Cheney Pond, looking towards Sand Mountain in the distance, on the other side of Hoffman Notch.

June.

Campsite in Morning

Kayak camping on Stockmans Island in the middle of the Hudson River. What an adventure, one I picked on a night when they had fireworks up at the Coxscake Town Park.

Foam from White Watch on Oswegatchie

Oswegatchie River up in Watson’s Triangle in Adirondacks. There are few places as remote as this that you can drive on largely unmarked and rarely traversed back country roads. Watson’s Triangle is a place far of the beaten path.

July.

Cloudy Day

A dramatically cloudy day, looking down towards Tupper Lake from Mount Arab.

Falling Water

Cooling off at the Potholers on an oppressively humid summer’s day.

August.

Wider But Shallow Section of Beaver Creek

Exploring Beaver Creek at the Brookfield Railroad State Forest in Brookfield, NY.

Beaver Creek North

Watching the fog burn off Beaver Creek at Brookfield Railroad State Forest on a summer morning..

September.

View of Lake from Campsite

A beautiful late summer morning at North Lake in Adirondacks. North Lake is such a jewel, especially as you head farther north on the largely undeveloped portion of the lake.

Looking Back to Wakely Dam

Fall was well underway, and even past peak at Moose River Plains by September 20th.

October.

South-West from the Top

Second week of October, I went up to the North Country for some leaf peeping, hiking, and kayaking. The colors may be faded in Central Adirondacks, but still were good in lower elevation parts of the Northern Adirondacks.

Snake Mountain 5

And later in October, I drove up to Snake Mountain in Vermont, overlooking the Champlain Valley and the Adirondacks. Colors lasted the longest

Leaves on Snow

And by October 30th, we had snow, actually several inches, as seen up at Lake Taghkanic State Park.

November.

Powerlines Leaving the Hydro Dam

In November I visited Monreau Lake State Park for the first time, and checked out the Palmerstown Ridge above the Hudson River and Spier Falls. These power lines transfer power from Spier Falls Hydro Dam over to Corinth.

Durham Area

I also hiked up Windham High Peak. I hadn’t been there in many years, and it was interesting to look down at Preston Hollow and Medusa, far, far below.

December.

Rays Over Wilcox Lake Wild Forest

On Christmas Day, I hiked up Hadley Mountain. While cloudy and cold, it was very beautiful.

Ice Covered Pond

While the pond at Thacher Park was frozen, there still is very little snow locally.

Moose River Plains Maps (September 2011)

This past week, I decided to re-do the Moose River Plains Maps I had previously rendered in QGIS. I got some new data from the DEC, and wanted to simply the existing maps by taking off Wilderness Boundaries, and other details not of particular interest to hikers, campers, and kayakers. I also removed campsites that are in process of being removed or relocated under the finalized Unit Plan for the area. Be aware that the elevation on these maps is metric, as that’s what the NYSDOT Topographic Maps use in this region.

Click on any of the maps to display the high resolution version, that you can download and save, or print. Laser printers are great, especially for the Cedar River Flow Maps, as they’ll keep the ink from the running. All of these maps are free for you to use and distribute as they are based on public data. If you have ideas on how to improve these maps or seek similar maps of the area of other trails or locations, please feel free to contact me at andy@andyarthur.org.

There is no charge to camp here, however if you plan on staying more then 3 nights, you will have to a get a free permit from the forest ranger. Most campsites offer picnic tables, fireplaces or rings, and outhouses. Moose River Plains are all back country dirt roads, with a speed limit of 15 MPH, and there are some rough sections on the roads. As of September 2011, all of the roads shown on these maps are open.

Moose River Plains Camping Area.

Roads are red, hiking trails are black dotted lines on the map. All of the campsites in pink shaded area (“Moose River Plains Camping Area”) offer vehicle accessible camping including RVs and other tow-behind campers. The campsites outside of the “Camping Area” — specifically those on Otter Brook Road — will in the future be reserved for tent camping (most with vehicle accessability) except during Big Game Season when campers will be allowed at all sites. Most of the other trails with campsites on them offer wheelchair or mountain bike accessiability, as they tend to be gravel paths.

 Clouds Closing In On The Catskills

Moose River Plains Campsites.

Note: Campsites are numbered starting from the east, as you are coming from Cedar River Flow, heading towards Limekiln Lake. Many campsites have been closed or added over the year, and that’s why there are many gaps in the numbering system.

 Almost To Bus Stop

Beautiful day

 Summer Evening

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 Canastota Gorge

 Almost To Bus Stop

Cedar River Flow and Wakely Dam.

Cedar River Flow is a popular destination at Moose River Plains. In many ways it’s the gateway to Moose River Plains, as you reach Wakely Dam, which holds back the waters of Cedar River Flow as one of your first destinations heading West on Cedar River-Limekiln Lake Road from Indian Lake.

The Cedar River Flow is a popular lake for canoeing and kayaking. There are several designated and undesignated campsites along Cedar River Flow, with the designated ones shown on the map. There are also a handful of campsites, closely grouped together at Wakely Dam. The Cedar River is navigable for several miles upstream, and some people will paddle to the Lean-To on Sucker Brook Trail.

Cedar River-Limekiln Lake Road

 Winter

Wakely Pond and Wakely Dam Areas.

Along the Northville-Placid Trail near Wakely Pond there are several designated tent campsites. A map of Wakely Pond-Wakely Dam Areas, and the rapids downstream of the Cedar River Flow.

 Wilcox Lake

Wakely Mountain Firetower.

By far one of the most popular destinations in the area is the Wakely Mountain Fire Tower. It offers truly spectular views of Moose River Plains, Blue Ridge Wilderness, West Canada Wilderness, Fulton Chain of Lakes, and even the High Peaks.

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Other Popular Hikes.

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