Sbob
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Today’s Paddle
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Brownski
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Not today but earlier this spring
So when I went and bought a boating permit at the Harriman Park office a month or so ago, for some reason I decided to spring for the extra twenty bucks to get access to Sterling Forest’s lakes and ponds too. The first one I drove to was barely a puddle so I didn’t even take my kayak down.
Then I made my way to Blue Lake.
It was ok but it wasn’t all that big and there were two big office campuses on the shore with No Trespassing signs everywhere.
It was a nice day and all but I don’t think I will be back. The Harriman lakes are better
So when I went and bought a boating permit at the Harriman Park office a month or so ago, for some reason I decided to spring for the extra twenty bucks to get access to Sterling Forest’s lakes and ponds too. The first one I drove to was barely a puddle so I didn’t even take my kayak down.
Then I made my way to Blue Lake.
It was ok but it wasn’t all that big and there were two big office campuses on the shore with No Trespassing signs everywhere.
It was a nice day and all but I don’t think I will be back. The Harriman lakes are better
Ripitz
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Hey @Campgottagopee you might find this interesting since we were talking about the sunken boats. It is widely known that native people used dugouts. Some of the discovered ones have been dated to be four centuries old. New evidence suggests the first people’s presence in the ADKs started 13,000 years ago. The theory is that there are older boats hidden and somewhat preserved in the mucky lake bottoms.
I think perhaps the boats were made for certain bodies of water and kept there. Sunk in the water, their preservation would be secured through long winters. It would avoid heavy portages or making a new one. They would be floated again when the hunting and fishing parties returned. They were very strong and incredibly smart people.
Perhaps this ancient knowledge was passed down to the modern guides and is why we still see some people using similar methods today. Who knows maybe I’m wrong but it’s still fun to hypothesize our hidden history.
www.adirondacklife.com
I think perhaps the boats were made for certain bodies of water and kept there. Sunk in the water, their preservation would be secured through long winters. It would avoid heavy portages or making a new one. They would be floated again when the hunting and fishing parties returned. They were very strong and incredibly smart people.
Perhaps this ancient knowledge was passed down to the modern guides and is why we still see some people using similar methods today. Who knows maybe I’m wrong but it’s still fun to hypothesize our hidden history.
Hidden Heritage - Adirondack Life Magazine
There is a fable circulating in these mountains: “The Indians didn’t live up here.” It is false. Nevertheless, if you ask almost anyone with a taste for Adirondack history you will likely hear one or more explanations for why the uplands were avoided by Native Americans. It was too cold for...
www.adirondacklife.com
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Interesting article.Perhaps this ancient knowledge was passed down to the modern guides and is why we still see some people using similar methods today. Who knows maybe I’m wrong but it’s still fun to hypothesize our hidden history.
Hidden Heritage - Adirondack Life Magazine
There is a fable circulating in these mountains: “The Indians didn’t live up here.” It is false. Nevertheless, if you ask almost anyone with a taste for Adirondack history you will likely hear one or more explanations for why the uplands were avoided by Native Americans. It was too cold for...
These bros from Canandaigua, where the still binding treaty occurred between the Haudenosaunee and the USA, made a series of podcasts regarding Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) history and legends.
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gorgonzola
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...started off with pedal
up to the truck to swap bikes for boats
floating the Lehigh back down to the car
up to the truck to swap bikes for boats
floating the Lehigh back down to the car
Brownski
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I’ve been doing a lot of little paddles in the Harriman Park lakes this summer but recently got back out on the Hudson for a little more open water and distance. These are from yesterday. It’s one of my old Sunday morning standards- Nyack to Tarrytown and back. For some reason I decided to turn 9n my radio and just after launching the coast guard came up saying they had received a distress call that morning but didn’t get a name, vessel, location or any other information. They were asking anybody that had heard it to reply with any additional details they’d heard plus their location when they heard it. I didn’t hear anyone reply and then the coast guard repeated the same transmission periodically about four or five times while I was out.
