Archive for September, 2011

Oven Lake Trip: In Search of a Campsite on Oven Lake

Sep 29th, 2011 / 0 Comments

Southern Oven Lake at Dusk

The following is a chronicle of an eight-day bushwhacking adventure into some of the most remote areas within the Five Ponds Wilderness Area in the northwestern Adirondacks. The trip includes traversing some areas of intense blow down along the oddly-shaped Oven Lake, exploring a cluster of wilderness ponds and following along the wild Robinson River. The third part of the third day is a search along the southwestern shore of Oven Lake for an adequate campsite.
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Oven Lake Trip: Arriving at Oven Lake

Sep 26th, 2011 / 0 Comments

Western portion of stygian beaver swales

The following is a chronicle of an eight-day bushwhacking adventure into some of the most remote areas within the Five Ponds Wilderness Area in the northwestern Adirondacks. The trip includes traversing some areas of intense blow down along the oddly-shaped Oven Lake, exploring a cluster of wilderness ponds and following along the wild Robinson River. The second part of the third day is a bushwhack along a series of beaver swales, a bog and a steep ridge before finally arriving at Oven Lake.
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Isle Royale: A Trip Teaser

Sep 16th, 2011 / 0 Comments

Minong Ridge

You may have noticed the absence of new material over the last few weeks at the Bushwhacking Fool. It is not due to me being lazy (though I am). Or frantically writing a screenplay for a major blockbuster motion picture based on the website (that would be entirely absurd). Or even bed-stricken with a debilitating disease (although many have suspected a case of mental illness for years). Actually, the absence was entirely the result of a two and a half week long hiking trip to Isle Royale National Park.
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