I wanted to leave on Friday night 🌃 for the Adirondacks but that didn’t happen. My therapist appointment only lasted until a little after 5:30 PM but I still had things to pack and I hadn’t gotten groceries 🏪 as I was too busy Friday to take a lunch break.

Saturday I hiked back to all three waterfall along Tenant Creek. 💦 Not my original plan but I had never been to the upper falls and I wanted to see the new trail. While I could have walked back to Pine Orchard I was concerned about the wetness of the trail and the distance with my limited time – I wanted some time in the evening to lay back and set up camp. The upper falls were a good hike and relatively quiet and dry. Everything is quite dry up north.

I like starting off my summer camping and traveling season at this site on the East Branch Sacandaga River. ⛺ Mostly because it’s right on a main road so I don’t have to worry much about snow and ice. It’s open year round. At this point it’s become almost a tradition – sixth or seventh year in a row, usually the weekend after Earth Day but not always. While I don’t like the road noise, there is a lot to be seen just walking around 🚶🏻.

On Sunday, I spent several hours exploring Oregon and the old Rudolph Valentino camp on the East Branch Sacandaga River. While I’ve walked most of it before with it mix of fields and dense woods it’s always good place to spot tom and other field birds. Deer too. 🐰🦌🐦 Most of the day was kind of cold and so less wildlife than I would have hoped. 🌥 We had some sun later on and very little rain besides some morning sprinkles and for April standards in the Adirondacks really not that bad.

Sunday evening though was a bit chilly. ❄ No snow and indeed it cleared out but the breeze was whipping around. 🔋 To be safe I started my truck and let it idle for 10 minutes as I needed to leave the next morning by a little after 8 AM and to be sure, it’s a bit of a cold morning. Didn’t want to get stranded and not be able to be to Spectulator by 9 AM for remote work.

Most of the weekend I kept my fires small 🔥 as despite the mist and rain ☔ we got Sunday morning, things were quite dry. Fixed up the fire ring and cleaned out the fire pit well and made sure both nights before bed 🛏 things were well drowned. Cleaned around the fire pit, removing needles. It really annoys me to find a fire pit in the woods that is warm especially during this time of year.