Today, Holly and I went canoeing with friends Dave and Theresa. We decided on the Kunjamuk River near Speculator, a winding serene and calm couple of miles each way. The put-in is on Kunjamuk Bay, at a dirt pull-off from NY-30 south of the village of Speculator. The way the road bends, it's actually northeast of town as the crow flies.
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| Speculator and Oak Mountain Ski Center at left. Our route in red. |
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We paddled upstream against a gentle current, winding around bend after bend, and passing through several breached beaver dams. Eventually, we reached a slightly higher one that was a little tricky to cross, and we felt like we'd gone far enough anyway.
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| Dave and Theresa below the final dam. Should we or shouldn't we? |
So we headed back downstream to a nice lunch spot we'd seen earlier and had a leisurely bite to eat before the rest of the trip back to the car. Ice cream on the way home topped off the day, as always.
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