Traversing the Adirondacks by Foot and Packraft

[Stephanie Jordan]

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Traversing the Adirondacks by Foot and Packraft

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[Trevor Wilson]

Fantastic report, Ike! It looks like you caught the fall colors at the perfect time!

[James Marco]

Ike, A really nice report. I was planning a trip out this fall but got tied up with other things…dam-it. This was a different route. I have done bothe the NPT and NFCT but not up the Cold River. Yeah, the beaver ponds were full of small brookies.
Enjoyed reading the article!

[Stephen M]

Absolutely outstanding Ike :-) trips like this make mine look like a walk in a big garden.

[Adam Klags]

Nice to see another trip report about the ADK mtns. Are you carrying a tarp along with your bivy as well for when it rains? How was the fishing along your trip? I was in the western ADK region near Canada lakes and in the Cold River section of the NPT quite a bit this year as well, nice to see it from another perspective!

[Nico .]

Thanks for taking us along on the journey Ike!

Really liking the photos from this trip. The fall colors are beautiful and there's some great shots of you hiking/packrafting with taken from interesting perspectives. Looks like you must've been using a low tripod like a gorilla pod or something?

Would be interested to see what your gear list looked like for this trip, including camera equipment.

[Scott Ireland]

I've been up in many of those areas, but hadn't seen anyone with the packraft…and fantastic photos to boot!

[Andrew F]

I'm always hungry after reading your trip reports!

[Anthony Huhn]

Wow, you ate better than I do at home. I have no clue how you foodies do it

Anthony

[Stephen Owens]

Try fishing rod ferrule lube/wax on your paddle next time. Any wax will do.

[George Earle]

Ike; Thanks for the great trip report. You obviously know a lot about outdoor photography. Your composition, exposures and focus are all excellent. And you obviously took the considerable extra time and effort to set up a mini-tripod and check the composition, exposures, etc. before placing yourself in the frame.
As a former magazine writer, photographer and editor I recognize and appreciate your talent. I hope you are using those skills in your career. Believe me, your talent is far above average.

George

[Nick Gatel]

I don't know how you do it, but this one is better than the last article. Whew!

[Cynthia Lovejoy]

I really enjoyed this report and your beautiful photos. I'm glad you did not encounter any aggressive bears. Thanks for sharing!

[Diane Pinkers]

Really good read and lovely pictures. I need to do more multi-day trips!

[Jay Wilkerson]

Excellent TR and pictures. Two thumbs up!!

[John Joyner]

I just have to echo the poster who said, "Now that is how a trip report is done."

[HkNewman]

Great article showcasing a place I thought was simply flat lakes.(Ack! make that flat lands)

[Ed Biermann]

Excellent Ike! Thanks for taking the time and putting in the effort to do a proper trip report. I haven't been up that way since the '70s Real enjoyable read.

That sausage does look delicious too.

[David Thomas]

>"flat lakes"

Are there any other kind?

*I too, was impressed by the white-water action shots.

[Eugene Smith]

"Take my breath away….(*dun, dun, dun)"

I have a new man crush.

Ike, I loved the hell out of this TR.

[Cody Bartz]

I will add to the pile of positive comments. Thank you for this trip report. Way to go on getting out into the wild and exploring and wandering.

[karl hafner]

Great article. Flor those of us who grew up with the adks this was not only well done but a trip down memory lane. I see the dam at cedar lakes must be getting worse as the water level looked low. Keep the stories coming. Thank you

[Desert Dweller]

Thank you for sharing your adventure. Beautiful photos, such eye candy for this desert dweller to see. Great job.

[bjc]

Articles like this make me homesick for the place, despite loving the last almost 40 years of tramping all over the Rockies. My wife says I get a faraway look when I get my copy of Adirondack Life, and I had the same look when I read this article. Retirement may bring me back for more muddy footed adventures where I grew up.

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