Piece by Piece the Adirondack Road Trip Comes Together ⛰️

This will probably be Big Red’s last big trip in the sense of a vacation though I will likely do some travel for work and pleasure the last two months of the year but I still want to replace him next year after the salt season.

I have next week off from work, so Friday after work I am going to head north. Not exactly sure where I’ll stay in the Speculator-area, could by off of NY 8, Mason Lake-area, Speculator Tree Farm or Perkins Clearing. Plan to spend the Columbus Day Weekend there before driving to Horseshoe on Columbus Day. Need to start packing tonight, and maybe I’ll pick up groceries on way home from work as I’m driving in today so I don’t need to rush around as much on Friday before I head in.

Nice morning but I have to take Big Red in so that buys a bit more time in the morning. I don’t love driving in but I have that John Wolcott Hikers’ Underpass unavailing this afternoon to run to and it’s at the Albany Pine Bush so I have to drive there as it’s too far to ride to on my lunch break. It would have been a nice day to drive in but my bike is in my office so maybe I can ride home and leave my truck at my office and get it tomorrow. Not that I have a lot of time after work to ride, but maybe I’ll go down to town park for a while before dark. Tomorrow morning I’ll ride back in and get groceries and supplies with Red for camp. Friday morning I should top off the propane tank.

Now next week is looking wetter, but I think I can live with the rain if it keeps the crowds away and it’s not a real soaker. Makes the fire risk much lower, not that I would have fires during the daylight hours or leave the coals not completely soaked. Maybe it’s more time to hang out at camp and read. Or it would be good for fishing too assuming it’s not too wet. And just wasting time in the hammock. That said, I don’t expect a wash out beyond maybe Sunday night into Monday. Too wet, I guess I can always just come home, as until I get to Tupper Lake it’s not like I’m going to be that far from home. I’ll bring my heater, the tarp and rain coat and it should be fine.

My eyes have been doing pretty good lately, 👀I haven’t had many issues with dry eyes though I occasionally still use the dry eye solution and eye drops especially when they’re feeling irritated. The redness in my eye balls is disappearing too. It’s nice to wake up from bed and have crystal clear vision for the first time in my life, and I see so well when driving both in the day and night. I retired the credit card debt from the surgery and at this point it’s pretty much behind me. I just need to schedule my regular eye doctor appointment in six months, though not needing glasses or contacts, the exact date isn’t essential.