A Adirondack Park Simple Hike
Channel: Going Somewhere
Date: 2022-05-15

Moss Lake Trail, is located in Eagle Bay, New York, on Big Moose Road. Careful driving as Big Moose Road is designed for Jeep & big Pick-up truck abuse & is very twisted road. I also consider-it to be a very scenic road. Lots of trails besides Moss Lake, are located here. 
Moss Lake loop trail is well marked & many locals probably take the loop on a daily or weekend routine. Campsites(with outhouses!), are at various points along-the-lake. Noticed some trash hazardously discarded in the woods near each camp. Keep-it-Clean! It's for everyone, not just you and your friends to party & trash. And there is Black Bears. Ya don't want'em smelling fresh garbage, paying your camp a visit in the early morning.
There are a few scenic spots. And some uphill terrain that most people of Any Age, can handle. Careful when the ground is wet or a frost. Most of the trail is covered is saturated with leaves. And that ingredient can make walking very slippery, especially when descending. 
Noticed some beaver huts. And a very small beaver dam. Unknown if occupied. I believe I heard a Bald Eagle, at one point on a wooden bridge crossing a marsh. Would not be surprised. Moss Lake is certainly a good hunting ground for nesting Eagles & Ospreys. Of which the two do not get along, and often fight each other for supremacy. Only the strong(and intelligent) survive in nature.
Notice the unique tree, at the 5:30 mark. Looks like an octopus grabbing it's prey. Many trees( as is the entire Adirondacks) appear to be ...dying or dead. Maybe a fungus, virus, new tree species taking-over(very rare to see any Birch trees), or perhaps: climate change, which is inevitable, no matter how much government rudely spends, with a delusion, it can be stopped.
So if ya desire a weekend getaway, and want to patrol Old Forge businesses and surrounding areas, Moss Lake might be worth an overnight stay. Especially if the stars are out. Keep-it-clean. Pack-it-in...take-it-out! Glorious.
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