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Woodhull Lake – A Place to Visit Again

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I was thinking the other day it’s been six years since I’ve last been out to Woodhull Lake in the Black River Wild Forest It’s a nice, mostly wilderness reservoir that is accessible most of the way by a one lane gravel road.

Roadside Camping at Site 5

There are several roadside campsites along the two mile road, mostly very rustic and somewhat overgrown as they are lightly used.

Wolf Lake Landing Road

The lake is quiet, especially on weekdays, and often very placid and quite clear.

Later in Evening On Lake

There is a nice lean-to at Wolf Landing.

Lean-To from Lake

And it’s a nice hike back to Remsen Falls on Moose River.

The Falls

Good fishing on the reservoir, and you might even spot a deer or two.

Doe and Fawn on Lake

I’m thinking of getting back up there again this summer..

Woodhull Lake

Black River Valley

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Looking at this 3D rendering of the Black River Valley, I never realized how nearly all the agriculture is on the west side of valley, climbing up into the Tug Hill Plateau. I am most of that has to do with the soils -- the east side is very sandy and infertile with a lot of timber stands. This picture starts around Boonville and heads north of Lowville, the town that rhythms with cow-ville for good reason.

Black River Valley