Andy Arthur.
Fish Creek Ponds
on August 14, 2010.
Fish Creek Ponds is a series of largely connected ponds in Northern Adirondacks, North of Tupper Lake. On Floodwood Road, there are series of 15 free drive in campsites one can camp at, with about half of them located on various lakes. These are the pictures I took on that particular Saturday in August.
Related Fodder: Camping at Polliwog Pond, Aug 13, Floodwood Loop in St Regis Canoe Area, Saranac Lakes Wild Forest.
Related Maps: Saint Regis Canoe Area.
Related Photos: Fish Creek Ponds.
... locations of photos are estimates that were done using heads-up digitizing.
Laying Back in Truck Cap. Ah, mornings. Lazy times. But then again, I got to paddle around the lake, get some pictures, pack up and head north. So be it.
Fish Creek Ponds on August 14, 2010.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/125 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 400, Focal Length: 38mm.
Private Bay for Swimming. Once I started to get ready, I put on my swimming trunks, paddled across the lake, around an peninsula, to a very private bay. I took a "bath" using the teapot, soap, and shampoo on the bank, washed the soap off, then went swimming in my own little private beach. Nobody else was around! It was wonderful.
Fish Creek Ponds on August 14, 2010.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/500 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 80, Focal Length: 38mm.
Perfect Area for Swimming. The downed tree blocked the waves, it was sandy beach. I really liked this area a lot.
Fish Creek Ponds on August 14, 2010.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/800 sec, Aperature: f/5.6, ISO 200, EV -1/3, Focal Length: 38mm.
Across Poliwog Pond. It's a remarkably hazy summer day. This is from the south bay of the pond, where I was swimming and getting cleaned up in the morning.
Fish Creek Ponds on August 14, 2010.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/1250 sec, Aperature: f/5.6, ISO 80, EV -1/3, Focal Length: 38mm.
Loon. Throughout the night at Poliwog Pond, there was loon calling back and forth. This is located on the western bay of Poliwog Pond.
Fish Creek Ponds on August 14, 2010.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/125 sec, Aperature: f/3.7, ISO 80, EV +1/3, Focal Length: 380mm.
Western Bay of Poliwog Pond. There was somebody camping up on the banks, but other then that it was relatively quiet.
Fish Creek Ponds on August 14, 2010.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/1000 sec, Aperature: f/4.0, ISO 80, EV +1/3, Focal Length: 38mm.
Long Pond Entrance. While I didn't get a chance to haul my kayak into Long Pond, and do some paddling around there, this is the access point fo the Saint Regis Canoe area. It looked very popular.
Fish Creek Ponds on August 14, 2010.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/100 sec, Aperature: f/3.2, ISO 80, EV -1/3, Focal Length: 82mm.
Swamp Across from East Pond. This was located directly across East Pond on Floodwood Road.
Fish Creek Ponds on August 14, 2010.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/200 sec, Aperature: f/3.2, ISO 80, Focal Length: 117mm.
East Pond. On Floodwood Road. Looked quite pretty. There is one drive-in campsite in here, along with an accessible boat dock.
Fish Creek Ponds on August 14, 2010.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/640 sec, Aperature: f/4.0, ISO 80, Focal Length: 38mm.
Middle Pond. On Floodwood Pond road. There also is a large drive-in campsite on Middle Pond.
Fish Creek Ponds on August 14, 2010.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/800 sec, Aperature: f/5.6, ISO 80, EV -1/3, Focal Length: 38mm.
Floodwood Road. There are 15 drive in campsites on this very dusty dirt road, that is heavily traveled, mostly by people heading to the Boy Scout Camp and the Saint Regis Canoe Area. This along Middle Pond.
Fish Creek Ponds on August 14, 2010.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/640 sec, Aperature: f/5.6, ISO 80, EV -1/3, Focal Length: 38mm.
Camping Only At Designated Sites. This sign is found along the beginning of Floodwood Road, prior to the blacktop running out. There are 15 sites, that appear not to be fully used, on this lake.
Fish Creek Ponds on August 14, 2010.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/50 sec, Aperature: f/3.0, ISO 80, EV -1/3, Focal Length: 51mm.
Floodwood Road at Franklin County. This is where you cross from being in very remote Town of Altamont to Santa Clara. Pretty area for sure.
Fish Creek Ponds on August 14, 2010.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/320 sec, Aperature: f/2.8, ISO 80, EV -1/3, Focal Length: 38mm.
Under the Tarp. While when I was up at Poliwog Pond I didn't really need the tarp, I set up a tarp. It was a beautiful day out for sure down here, right on the pond. The tarp was easy to set up, with the plentiful trees to make it easy to tie up.
Fish Creek Ponds on August 14, 2010.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/640 sec, Aperature: f/5.6, ISO 200, Focal Length: 38mm.
Campsite on Polliwog Pond. This site would be truly the most perfect in the world, except for being so close to another one and the fact that the beach area next to the site was kind of swampy and not nice.
Fish Creek Ponds on August 14, 2010.
Kodak Z7590 Zoom Digital Camera, Exposure: 1/100 sec, Aperature: f/3.2, ISO 80, EV -1/3, Focal Length: 67mm.
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