Gail and I made a trip to Piseco Lake to visit with the Californians who were back in the northeast for a spell. Chips and Ann return to spend late spring to early fall there, and Kristi and the boys came for a couple weeks.
Shallow water continues to be an issue on the east side of the lake. This is how far one has to walk out to reach water deep enough to submerge in. They also have their pontoon boat docked way out there, which cuts down on how often they use it.
We're fortunate they let us bring Roxy. She discovered the joy of digging in sand.
Dusty helped me discover the joys of virtual reality. I was climbing, or something.
Good thing he was there to explain things to me. Everything was fine, but at one point I seemed to be floating high above a city street with lots of buildings around me and I got a bit dizzy.
We also got out for some real reality. We successfully found Auger Falls on the Sacandaga River, but weren't so lucky with Griffin Falls on its east branch. Maybe next time.
Way back in 1989, I climbed my first Adirondack mountain. Blue Mountain has a two-mile trail to the fire tower at the top. Not knowing what we were in for, my girlfriend and I almost didn't make it the full two miles, but eventually did. I've been wanting to get back for a long time, and thanks to new fast charging stations in Indian Lake, the drive was possible. I checked my pictures from that day in '89 and it must not have been as clear because I didn't get any pictures of the High Peaks just 25 miles away. Nice views this time.
I paddled while Gail swam around the island in Piseco Lake. There's a bald eagle nest on the island and I saw both adults. Later, Kristi and I paddled by and saw a juvenile standing on the edge of the nest.
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