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Oven Lake Trip: A Long Bushwhack from the Robinson River to the Five Ponds Trail

The following is a description of an eight-day bushwhacking adventure into some of the most remote areas within the Five Ponds Wilderness in the northwestern Adirondacks. The trip includes traversing areas of intense blowdown along the oddly-shaped Oven Lake, exploring a cluster of wilderness ponds and following the wild Robinson River. The third part of

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Oven Lake Trip: Bushwhacking Along the Robinson River

The following is a description of an eight-day bushwhacking adventure into some of the most remote areas within the Five Ponds Wilderness in the northwestern Adirondacks. The trip includes traversing areas of intense blowdown along the oddly-shaped Oven Lake, exploring a cluster of wilderness ponds and following the wild Robinson River. The second part of

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Super Black Friday/Cyber Monday Outdoor & Backpacking Gear Promotional Deals

NOTE: This is the 2011 version of the guide to Black Friday/Cyber Monday outdoor and backpacking gear promotional deals. The deals and ads found here may no longer be valid. To see the current 2013 guide click here. I can tell the holiday season is upon us simply by the amount of emails I get

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Oven Lake Trip: Robinson River, Here I Come!

The following is a description of an eight-day bushwhacking adventure into some of the most remote areas within the Five Ponds Wilderness in the northwestern Adirondacks. The trip includes traversing areas of intense blowdown along the oddly-shaped Oven Lake, exploring a cluster of wilderness ponds and following the wild Robinson River. The first part of

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Oven Lake Trip: Bushwhacking from Gal to West Pond in the Five Ponds Wilderness

The following is a description of an eight-day bushwhacking adventure into some of the most remote areas within the Five Ponds Wilderness in the northwestern Adirondacks. The trip includes traversing areas of intense blowdown along the oddly-shaped Oven Lake, exploring a cluster of wilderness ponds and following the wild Robinson River. The third part of

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Oven Lake Trip: Getting Lost Following a Stream to Gal Pond

The following is a description of an eight-day bushwhacking adventure into some of the most remote areas within the Five Ponds Wilderness in the northwestern Adirondacks. The trip includes traversing areas of intense blowdown along the oddly-shaped Oven Lake, exploring a cluster of wilderness ponds and following the wild Robinson River. The second part of

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Oven Lake Trip: Following Cracker Pond Outlet to an Old Beaver Pond

The following is a description of an eight-day bushwhacking adventure into some of the most remote areas within the Five Ponds Wilderness in the northwestern Adirondacks. The trip includes traversing areas of intense blowdown along the oddly-shaped Oven Lake, exploring a cluster of wilderness ponds and following the wild Robinson River. The first part of

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