Postcard from the Adirondacks July 8, 2002 Lake Abanakee, Central Adirondacks, upstate New York. Air temps in the 80's, water temps in the high 60's, on the rise from the two to three feet of ice cover during the winter, to peak in the 70's during August. The Adirondack Region is a six million acre park with 3000 lakes and ponds nestled between the mountains, so temps vary. A fine summer afternoon -- the placid, clear, clean water reflecting the vibrant emerald green of the balsam fir, hemlock, red pine, spruces, birch, maple, cherry and beeches that hug the waters edge. Among the reeds and yellow lilies; scooters dart across the surface, small fish meander below, dragon flies and darning needles hover and dash, life is a buzz, punctuated by the plop of frogs launching from their perches on fallen trees. Gliding along, soaking in the tranquil beauty of the lake, when before me a magnificent Golden Eagle silently takes flight. What an awesome creature, its wing span over 6ft. across lifting it gracefully to the sky. Ahhh, the wild -- forever wild -- every paddle, an adventure... All the best, Heidi Langley East Greenbush, NY (First post here, sheer pleasure to join the community; I'll get around to a bio, one of these days.) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jul 13 2002 - 09:50:20 PDT
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