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Just canceled this weekend's trip due to major flooding throughout much of the Adirondacks. Nothing on this furum yet, but check out the Adirondack Forum for a thread on that. http://www.adkforum.com/showthread.php?t=15567&referrerid=174

Mike - Doing a trip on Cranberry this coming weekend (April 29-May 1). I expect to be in Wanakena Friday April 29 (edit) at approx. Noon to launch my kayak with one other friend. Thanks for the tips on the sites. You're welcome to join us; not sure where we'll camp, but probably one of the sites...

Planning now to paddle on Cranberry Lake April 29-May 1.

Thanks, Mike. I like Cranberry site #32, when the pine sap isn't raining from the trees. Also camped on Sugar Is. last sumer (1000 Islands), but hope to do day trips out of some lodging on the NY side this year.

Thanks for your comments. It has been brought to my attention that I left out the post-hike part of the trip. After we all returned to the hostel and changed clothes, a few of us went out for a celebratory beverage and dinner at the Lake Placid Pub & Brewery. A loud clinking of sturdy beer mugs...

Many trip reports that involve the Adirondack High Peaks, including accounts of my own solo treks, focus on the accomplishment of achieving a summit. We can sometimes extract much more from a hike if visiting a familiar place with friends, old or new, and seeing things from a fresh perspective...

I have a favorite site on the lake, but haven't yet paddled north to Joe Indian Island. Maybe this year.

David, we have a real winter in upstate New York, not a wimpy warm winter like down in NYC! :D

I would expect that the Stony Creek Ponds would still be icy, preventing you from reaching Indian Carry.

Rivers should be open now, but getting to them can be a problem until the seasonal roads open in early May.

Alistair! I hear you're interested in David's "Ice-out" trip - here's what I can tell you about the route: All the launches are good, and there are no rocky places that you might scratch your boat on. The landings are either muddy shores or coarse sandy beaches. The launch at Indian Carry on...

On the one fast local stream that I paddle on, we cut away some of the fallen branches in order to provide a safe path for paddlers to go through, but we don't remove or relocate logs. On the Oswegatchie River between the headwaters and High Falls, larger logs have a section removed, or a notch...

When I was on MacNaughton yesterday, I tried to walk over to the summit sign to write in the missing "A", but the snow depth prevented me. Maybe next time! ;)

Very good trail conditions all the way from the Loj to Scotts Clearing, and up to Wallface Ponds. Some snow bridges over small streams have melted, but the ice bridges over the larger brooks are still intact. Wallface Pond (and all ponds) still nicely frozen and easily crossed. I crossed...

Drove by all those lakes today and took some PHOTOS: http://tinyurl.com/April-Ice-Rt-3 Not quite ready for prime time!

Impressive - I'll have to go there. Wait a minute.... I'm leaving for Lake Placid in an hour. See you there!

What I heard last weekend is the National Geographic/ADK map series will be updated for release in Fall 2011, and ADK's guide books will be consolidated (revised?) and released in Spring 2012. By the way, what are "BB's and Wikilocks"? :confused:

Clarified - I'm back in:D. Here's a link to a webcam at Stillwater Res. - It will give you an idea what the lakes up there look like in real time (live image). http://www.stillwaterreservoir.com/lvf.cgi

That's Easter weekend?! Uh-oh....

Change of plans - I'll be available to break ice with you. That lake will be frozen until approx. that weekend; I hope it's sunny!