The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-05
ADIRONDACK CANOE ROUTES
WYNN TRIPS MIDE EISI'
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yond % another ana another. Mountains.
Ia seem 90 the dark. covered with nine
o.. lom,ocs. rise from the edge Of the
var.. casting deep reflections. The
rrg.. nr"sge crinkles the surface % the
L.. amt brings from somewhere tho
ctr ~ pine and the lonely call % water
fe. lnG wouldn't for anything 20 to
sa.r.. for this is the best time there's.
q may be- that on the far side ol the lake
+. OBJ, rel light of a campfire. a sleepy
s.mmer that burns itself out. That
j. 'r. vay you would have IL Camp
fires NJ h-.lt-i than strings Of light hung
from rIayla arches PiazzAs have their
uses uut for the moment you'd rather not
t-.ns uf them
n , fair weather. a long day in a canoe
behind YOU and the luxury Of red freight
ani fHr stars Later on. when Il aims
v.g. he glad enough 70 strike the per
mar'r' camp or an inn; but Just now
with the stars streaking themselves across
the Water. there IL nothing quite like a
spruce hed and wood smoke aud the
canoes turned over by the shore.
Tampa in the Adirondacks mean al
most anything. A tent with a string Of
c,okug pots hung from a two inch pole
"a camp. A house with a dozen bath
rooms. a man 10 put out your clothes
Or YOU in the morning. two more 10 sarve
v1ur meals a motor boat TO run you over
~ the hotel for a dance and nothing on
earth 20 do but fuss about the weather
t. camp. It's partly a matter Of choice
which youwill have. You may want both
Taking il for granted that at some time
or ether its the canoe trip in the Adj
-rndarks that you want. there is this 20
b. ad about the way to accomplish IL.
la The first place a trip oT that sort can
h. made invariably easily.
n YOU don't want the hlsa 90 getting
rsaiy tents and the thousand and one
odds AMI ends that seasoned campers de-
mani YOU can plan your trip in p.sh
way .ha' you won't have 70 b. away FROM
ah1te. over night You can 60 IN and on.
With l.l the variety that the canoeman
rafs "a the Canadian wilderness. ard vet
1e able 20 mach a goot place in witch to
sp"nd the night.
T. tell tho truth It's great hell, 20 the
mini 10 think that no matter what the
weather you are going to nave a dry place 10
sleep in and hot food to eat YOU demand
The Injuries you can arrange to have your
dinner clpthcs sent On from one hotel 70
another day by day. IN that way Won
can get yourself as dirty ~ YOU please
tard Il you've had experience. you know
hat there's no better way IN e., yourself
black IN the face than to cook hiuch over
. uItch pine 'irel and yet look like q white
man when the day IL over
IT, on tho other hand. you want 20 take
your Adirondacks straight. you can pick
out good camping places Tor an the nights
ri your trip where the nan before has
Iefi YOU enough tent pegs FOR ycur pur-
ro-es and a tens pole too. There - no
need Tor CLEARING ont nov camping places
n the Adirondacks or for Sleeping on the
edge Of a swamp
canada Is different There yUu take
chances % getting stuck In a wrste %
muskeg, 90 Of passing tho night ia a I
field n Jagged boulders. and the mrh /
v.u have done Il tell you that they don Z .
vaut that sor Of thing again The .
Adlroudacks along the canoe routes are .
partly tanned. and Il may be that you
Won take that manner ~ living gmiss
The Adirondacks offer the traveller a
bat % go In. and the mon Who have
dole the most q that sort Of thing up
'rera .ay that they prefer the -I.m Adirun-
ls's roat 10 the canoe. The chief merit 4
= ~ Adirondack boat over the canoe
uss the matter Of speed. provided that
o1- . A. expert with the paddle as with
ne 1ar OF course II you've never II
padded a canoe you would turn 20 the
hoat anyhow. for almost anybody az
-1n" time or other has attained little
sail a.th oars.
Bg for poetry take the aanoa. II
cros v1g re got into the canoe habit
b would sIl you 20 row a boat It's
sards' WORK usually, and you can't see
ur"rs Won arr going.
I- gnos you've got that smooth
spI-E rla' you ran keep up sll day, and
r"ra- U1 doubt in your mind that you
81. beaded IN the night direction. A
c."' ..'p- over tho uajcr. 4 rowboat.
waite. .IN good an 1aTsrnGn YOU are.
BE- I"- '--If along, ant It's work
'av View York Central hiss just put out
4 .uUsl'' iH which 0, shows the best canoe
ro.'"- through the AdirOndacks. The
s road tolls you how 10 get % the best
20 r:.1g POINTS and gives maps % the trips
lowing % o. carries and the oTen water
/. re way don't ever speak Of a carry
On 't' A1Irordacks 40 a portage Call Il
ro.ass .l Canada by ia means and pro-
'.l.o' . -po-tazh.' - though you were
..si Indian and half French, but in the
AiFurdHcks ~ carry and make no
rI-lise.
l- .- p"-sible 70 start on fairly long
cain" 'rI- from either Of the Saranaos.
from PsIl smiths. Big Moose Lake.
upper Lake or Old Forge The Adj
..1t. division Of the New York Central
-- eI'h.r two miles u Old Forge. which
% 10 me- foot 81 the Fulton Chain, and the
h'-rN en'ug distance " covered by a spur
Of 'rsra
4g easy trip through the third and
'lf'N lk-- 10 the Fulton CHIN, the
ial.Nrg 10 through open water and there
IN much chance Ot a sea that would
swamp a. experienced canOeman The
As"- trn sub ect 10 sudden -qus W. that
o1Hs uf'-uawIug down out Of tire noun
A.fs hut ~ anybody who knows the
,f'ag" cross seas u TemaRami the Fulton
Ase- are a simple problem
I.ff lu+-sn mean that is STUPID
eng NO CanOeinR h stupid where
u'FH- any -ea 40 an. and sometimes a
1h1 % NJ com" bowling down OUT 81 the
.-.. '., makes the twelve miles % the
- q Fourth Lake seem a shoulder
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