Kayaking
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Camping at Alger Island & Hiking Bald Mountain (Rondaxe) Firetower – 5.31.21
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer. Of course, I had to plan a weekend camping trip. This time, I reserved a site at Alger Island Campground, a small island on Fourth Lake near Old Forge. This is an area of the Adirondacks that I haven’t explored much, so I was excited to try something new! Alger Island is only accessible by boat. The sites have lean-tos, fireplaces, and grills. They were gorgeous! We loaded our kayaks with our camping gear and set off from the launch at the Alger Island Access Point, where we also checked in for our stay at the campground. Because we had so…
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Kayaking the Rollins Loop – St Regis Canoe Area
For our first anniversary, Jordan and I decided to take a camping trip to Rollins Pond, our favorite campground. I love Rollins because almost every site has water access, which is perfect since we now both have kayaks. On Sunday, I had planned a kayaking trip for us: the Rollins Loop which we could paddle directly from our campsite. After cooking breakfast and getting our gear ready, we started around 11am. We paddled through Rollins Pond first, staying to the right side of the shoreline. I had read that there is a small flowing stream that leads to the next body of water, Floodwood Pond. There is a portage trail…