Placid Paddle

All I can say is, "WOW, what a day!" It was a sunny 84 degrees in Lake Placid, which was hotter than Florida. It rarely gets to 84 up there during the summer, let alone in October. Combine that gorgeous weather with the fall colors along the way, it was a 10+ trip. Oh, and add in paddling under Whiteface Mountain, classic boathouses and wooden boats, and the fun factor went off the charts.  

This boathouse had 6 wooden boats hiding in it (as it should be 😉). 

Birch bark adorns many of the homes and boathouses.

Oops. This wooden boat is a bit too large for its stall.

Nice moose!

Or how about a reindeer or elk in your yard?

I liked the Adirondack ski chair at this quaint house.

Wooden boats stashed everywhere...

The autumn colors were fantastic, but the leaves were starting to fall (our van was covered when we returned).

Great canine passenger in this classic aluminum Feathercraft...

We even found the remains of a couple of sunken boats while exploring a marshy bay.

On the way back to Ticonderoga we stopped at the park between the two fjord lakes in the Cascades. What a view from both directions, including along the road there.

We noticed that one of the lakes was higher than when we had kayaked there a few years ago. Then we saw why...beavers at work.

We really went out on a high note, since it was most likely our last kayaking adventure in the north country for this season. In a couple of days the temps will only be in the 50s which will really make us start thinking about migrating south with the geese!