This cache was set out for the "Paddle down the Raquette River"
group activity/event sponsored by the
Capital Region Geocachers
and the BlueLine
Geocachers on August 21st, 22nd, and 23rd - 2009. A 30 + mile
paddle from Long Lake to Tupper Lake along the
Northern Forest
Canoe Trail.
This cache container is a 50 mm ammo can and is located near an
historic cable river crossing. The cable crossing is only for
viewing. Do not attempt to use or play around on the cable
crossing. Tresspassing is not allowed! The cache container is
hidden a distance from the Cable crossing to prevent muggles from
finding it.
This cache was set following the DEC guidlines
Part 190: Use Of
State Lands.
"1. a geocache that is labeled with the owner's name and address
and installed in a manner that does not disturb the natural
conditions of the site or injure a tree;"
Northern
Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) is a 740-mile (1,190 km) marked
canoeing trail in the northeastern United States and Canada,
extending from Old Forge in the Adirondacks of New York to Fort
Kent in Maine. Along the way, the trail also passes through the
states and provinces of Vermont, Quebec, and New Hampshire. The
trail was opened on June 3, 2006.
Northern
Forest Canoe Trail connects quiet marshes, expansive lakes and
swiftly flowing rivers while traversing deep forests, working
farmlands and village centers. The 740 mile trail has a section for
everyone - beginners, experts, canoeists and kayakers - for a day,
overnight, or longer. A through paddle takes 6-8 weeks and summons
every skill - flat water and white water strokes, lining, poling,
and portaging.
From Long Lake to Tupper Lake, Paddlers face the most remote
sections of the NFCT in New York state. With the High Peaks of the
Adirondacks as back drop, paddlers head north across eleven miles
of flat water to the outlet of Long Lake (Raquette River). The wild
Cold River, once a haunt of the Adirondack Hermit, Noah John
Rondeau, flows into a narrow stretch of the Raquette River. After
carrying around a Scenic 80' drop of Raquette Falls, the river
flows...
