In an earlier blog, I mentioned that I did a two-day canoe trip from Little Tupper Lake to Lake Lila in May. A story about the trip will appear in the July-August issue of the Explorer. It’s more than just another account of Adirondack adventure, for I took a route that has been posted for years.
Essentially, I avoided a mile-long portage by paddling from Mud Pond down the outlet to Shingle Shanty Brook, which flows into Lake Lila. Despite no-trespassing signs and a cable across the brook, I believe what I did was legal. I explain my rationale in an op-ed piece published by the Albany Times Union. A fuller airing of the legal issues will appear in the next Explorer.
Incidentally, Susan Bibeau’s photo will grace our next cover.
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I can’t tell you how many times I’ve paddled up to the signs and turned around. It’s so weird to see those signs kind of in the middle of nowhere.
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Glad you like the blog. Thanks for the encouragement. I hope the article will lead to a resolution of the Shingle Shanty situation. Naturally, I think it should be resolved in the public’s right to paddle this magnificent waterway.