Tannin in black water of the Boreas River had such a brilliant brown color this time of year.
Saturday November 29, 2025 — Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest — Big Pond Trail 🗺 — Boreas Railroad - Moose Club Way To Northwoods Club Road 🗺 — Boreas River 🗺 — Bullet Pond And Horseshoe Pond 🗺 — Roosevelt Truck Trail 🗺 — Stony Pond 🗺 — Vanderwhacker Firetower Trail 🗺 — Vanderwhacker Road Campsites 🗺 — Wolf Pond Trail 🗺 — Wolf Pond Trail Ortho 🗺— PDF with All Maps 📚
I always like seeing these old Conservation Department markers. I am not sure how many of them are actually 55 years old at this point, and how many were "new" old stock, that had been sitting in a warehouse for years before they were installed. Painted aluminum might be fairly indestructible compared to the plastic markers of recent decades, but I can't imagine the original markers from late 1960s would still look this good after all those years. The DEC replaced the Conservation Department on April 1, 1970.
Saturday November 29, 2025 — Hewitt Eddy Trail — Hewitt Eddy (Boreas Loop) Trail 🗺
The black water of the Boreas River from the tannin definately looked a bright brown color in contrast to the willy white fresh snow all around it.
Saturday November 29, 2025 — Hewitt Eddy Trail — Hewitt Eddy (Boreas Loop) Trail 🗺
I had to think what an asset that they would be if they took up the tracks and turned it into a bike way, similar to the Adirondack Rail Trail. While in theory thei owner wants the ability to mine Tahawas again, it seems they are essentially abandoned and overgrown, though it looks like they were trimmed back a few years back. The Boreas River runs right along this section of track, and would have some great views if it was bicycable in summer and in winter open to snowmobiles without the danger of the trackage.
Sunday November 30, 2025 — Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest — Big Pond Trail 🗺 — Boreas Railroad - Moose Club Way To Northwoods Club Road 🗺 — Boreas River 🗺 — Bullet Pond And Horseshoe Pond 🗺 — Roosevelt Truck Trail 🗺 — Stony Pond 🗺 — Vanderwhacker Firetower Trail 🗺 — Vanderwhacker Road Campsites 🗺 — Wolf Pond Trail 🗺 — Wolf Pond Trail Ortho 🗺— PDF with All Maps 📚
There are two accessible campsites along the Roosevelt Truc Trail, each with a fire ring, a picnic table and an accessible (large) outhouse.
Friday November 28, 2025 — Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest — Big Pond Trail 🗺 — Boreas Railroad - Moose Club Way To Northwoods Club Road 🗺 — Boreas River 🗺 — Bullet Pond And Horseshoe Pond 🗺 — Roosevelt Truck Trail 🗺 — Stony Pond 🗺 — Vanderwhacker Firetower Trail 🗺 — Vanderwhacker Road Campsites 🗺 — Wolf Pond Trail 🗺 — Wolf Pond Trail Ortho 🗺— PDF with All Maps 📚
