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Guided Excursions 2009

...camping or inn-based trips where you provide the boat. Our excursions are 2 or 3 days trips.

These Trips Include:	You Provide: (available for rent)
Guide	Boat
Logistics	All Camping Gear
All Food and Cookgear	Transport to departure points

We're excited about our new Guided Group Excursions. These trips are designed for the person who has their own boat, gear, transportation and map! Join our guides and the thrill of exploring new wilderness areas. Paddle and hike with us into remote campsites and pristine waters. Make new friends and future travel companions. Select one of our new excursions and share an adventure.

Santanoni Preserve
Pile your gear on the horse drawn wagon and climb on for a unique wilderness adventure! We take the wagon for the five miles into Santanoni Lake and set up camp on the lakeshore. We'll explore by canoe and kayak and visit the historical, Great Camp Santanoni, once home and playground of the Pryne family. Trip meets in the town of Newcomb. Cost: $295

2009 DATES: July 14-16, Sept 18-17, Sept 25-27

Valcour Island Lake Champlain
The Adirondack Park keeps its allure right to it's border. Valcour Island in our own inland sea with history galore, intriguing plant life and spectacular cliffs, provides over seven miles of hiking trails. Trips meet in Peru, NY. Cost: $225

2009 DATES: June 17-18, Sept 12-13, Oct 10-11

Henderson Lake
The 1000 foot cliff of Wallface Mtn. provides a dramatic backdrop to this wilderness lake that juts into the High Peaks Wilderness. We'll camp on the lakeshore and hike to Indian Pass, where ice lingers among the giant boulders well into the summer. This trip meets in the town of Newcomb. Cost: $225

2009 DATES: August 13-14

Join us for an Excursion on the... Northern Forest Canoe Trail

Join our guide and paddle part of this trail from Old Forge NY to Ft. Kent ME. The Northern Forest Canoe Trail is a membership-based, nonprofit organization whose mission is "to celebrate the rich human heritage and diverse natural environment of the Northern Forest by establishing and stewarding a water trail tracing historic Native American travel routes across New York, Vermont, Quebec, New Hampshire, and Maine."

St. Regis is celebrating the formation of this new 740 mile National Trail by offering three excursions. These trips rendezvous at our Saranac Lake Base. All participants receive a free NFCT membership and a souvenir t-shirt sporting the trail.

Travel with us on one or all three legs of the journey from Long Lake to beyond Saranac Lake. The following three trips total 50 miles of the trail.

Raquette River ~ a Camping Trip
An historic and fascinating overnight route from Long Lake to Axton passing Old Mother Johnson's at Raquette Falls (1.3 mile portage). This 25 mile trip includes 9 miles of Long Lake and coincides with a portion of the route of the 90 Mile Adirondack Canoe Classic Race. Cost: $225

2009 DATES: June 20-21

Saranac River ~ a B&B Trip
This trip shows the transition from wild forest lands to town and back to wild land, which is what this trail is all about. Paddle the island studded Lower Saranac Lake and the River to Branch Farm B&B, where you'll be treated to real Adirondack hospitality. The next day we'll paddle through Saranac Lake village and follow the river bordering the McKensie Mountain Wilderness. Cost: $279

2009 DATES: August 5-6

Saranac Lakes ~ a Day Trip
This spectacular day trip includes Middle and Lower Saranac Lakes. Spectacular island and mountain scenery. Trip includes a visit to Block Island, where will walk to the top of this 60 foot bluff. Cost: $79

2009 DATES: July 8, 12

Lila to Low's Lake Excursion ~ Four days three nights
A new area and a new trip. An excellant wilderness trip for the novice tripper. This trip has five portages, one that is a mile. All are fairly flat. Two optional day hikes add to the character of our trip. Cost: $425

2009 DATES: May 7-10

Whitnes Wilderness Loop ~ Seven days six nights
A new area for an experience tripper. This wilderness loop has twenty portages, one that is 2 miles. Three optional day hikes add to the sense of satisfaction you'll ever have after completing the longest wilderness loop trip in the Adirondacks. Cost: $795

2009 DATES: May 5-11

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2009 Guided Adirondack Canoe & Kayak Vacations

These trips include:

• Guide,
  
• Camping trips include all camping gear (tents, dry packs, sleeping bags, Therm-a-rest pads, all cook gear)
  
• Canoes or kayaks
  
• All paddling accessories
  
• Transportation from departure point and return to base
  
• Accommodations on Lodge based trips-usually your choice on bed and shared or private bath

Please scroll down through our list of guided trips or click on the hyperlinks below to go right to the dates of interests.

Overnight Trips  ·   ·  Lodge Base Trips
3 Day/2 Night Trips  ·  4 Day/3 Night Trips  ·  5 Day/4 Night Trips

OVERNIGHT TRIPS The Long Pond Mountain Trip by Kayak (Novice) - Cost $279.00 This is a nice introduction to both the St. Regis Wilderness Area and to Kayaking. The mountain offers both a chance for wildlife and a view of the Adirondack High Peaks and Whiteface Mountain. We will begin with a Kayak Lesson, "introduction to Kayaking" so that everyone is familiar with and comfortable with their craft. This trip is a Saturday thru Sunday trip. Sample Itinerary: Day 1: After our Kayak Orientation, we'll paddle the length of Long Pond and set up camp near the base of Long Pond Mountain. Day 2: We'll Paddle to the trail head and hike up Long Pond Mtn. to a lunch at the summit. After returning to the Pond we'll traverse Long, Turtle and Hoel Pond ending at a good swimming beach 2009 DATES: July 18-19, Sept 12-13 The Seven Carries Trip by Canoe (Novice, Intermediate) - Cost $279.00 This trip first explores both the St. Regis Lakes with its famous Adirondack Great Camps and then traverses nine bodies of water in the St. Regis Wilderness Canoe Area where we'll camp for the night. Great contrasts and great food. This trip is Saturday thru Sunday Trip starting on the dates beside. Sample Itinerary: DAY 1: We'll paddle the shore of Upper St. Regis Lake for a close look at traditional Adirondack Great Camp architecture including the boat-house of Marjorie Meriweather Post estate. We lunch at the St. Regis trail head and enter the wilderness area where we'll camp for the night. DAY 2: We'll continue paddling the jewel - like chain of ponds from crystal clear Bear Pond to St. Regis Pond where we'll have lunch and a swim or time for exploration before ending at Little Clear Pond. 2009 DATES: July 4-5, August 15-16, Sept. 5-6 Return to the Guided Vacations 3 DAY/2 NIGHT GUIDED CAMPING TRIPS: Five Ponds Wilderness Trip(Novice) - Cost $399 We'll Follow the Oswegatchie River to High Falls, camping one night enroute and one night at High Falls. Beautiful "North Woods" Character in a truly remote Wilderness Area. This trip runs Friday thru Sunday. Sample Itinerary: DAY 1: We follow the Oswegatchie River up-stream into the heart of the Five Ponds Wilderness. We will camp this first night near Buck Brook or near the trail to five ponds. DAY 2: We may hike into Five Ponds on our way to High Falls where we stay for our second night. DAY 3: Our last day retraces our circuitous route back past High Rock to our take-out at Inlet. 2009 DATES: July 3-5, August 7-9 Whitney Area Kayak Trip (Novice ) - Cost $459 A State Land Purchase in 1998, beautiful Little Tupper Lake is basically being managed as a wilderness paddling area. Pristine islands with a shoreline of rocky outcrops interspersed with sandy beaches is ideal for camping and kayaking. We'll spend three days exploring the lake and the remote ponds. This trip runs Friday thru Sunday. Sample Itinerary: DAY 1: Day 1: We start with an orientation to the sea kayaks and then paddle to the South end of the Lake and set up camp on one of the islands. We will stay in the same site both nights. DAY 2: Rock Pond is a good destination or alternatively we may walk to Hardigan Pond or Antidelivian Mtn. for our day trip. DAY 3: We will paddle to one of the beaches on the lake and relax, swim, and eat lunch before paddling back to the takeout. 2009 DATES: July 10-12, Sept. 18-20 Return to the Guided Vacations 4 DAY/3 NIGHT GUIDED CAMPING TRIPS: Lake Lila Traverse Canoe Trip (Intermediate) - Cost $595 This trip traverses the new Whitney Wilderness Area. Island studded Little Tupper Lake leads to a chain of headwater ponds and beautiful small streams connecting the Raquette River watershed to the Black River Drainage. Join us to be among the few to experience this area. Sample Itinerary: DAY 1: We will paddle the length of Little Tupper Lake and set up camp on beautiful Rock Pond. Evening should allow time to relax, fish or swim or explore one of the inlets to the pond. DAY 2: We will portage to Hardigan, paddle the alluring Hardigan outlet and the beautiful Salmon Lake Outlet on or traverse to Shingle Shanty Brook and Like Lila. DAY 3: We will continue our traverse Lake Lila and camp for the night. DAY 4: We will have time to explore the shore of Lake Lila and hike up Mt. Frederica before paddling to the take-out. Many consider Lake Lila the most beautiful in the area. 2009 DATES: June 5-8, Oct. 9-12 5 DAY/4 NIGHT GUIDED CAMPING TRIPS: Oswegatchie Traverse (Intermediate) - Cost: $795 This trip from Low's Lake to the Oswe-gatchie River traverses perhaps the most remote and wild paddling area in the Park. This trip runs from Tuesday to Saturday. Sample Itinerary: DAY 1: We'll paddle up the lazy Bog river to Hitchins Pond and a 1/2 hr. hike up Low's Ridge, a spectacular rock outcrop that provides great views of the Adirondack High Peaks. After lunch we'll continue to Low's Lake where we'll camp. DAY 2: After paddling to the Western end of Low's Lake we'll portage to Big Dear Pond. With a possible hike up Grass Pond Mtn. We will set camp here for the night. DAY 3: With a portage onto the Osewgatchie River we will paddle the most remote portion of the Five Ponds Wilderness area and camp above High Falls. Day 4: We paddle pass old logging camps of the Grass River RR. Hike into the Five Ponds for lunch and a swim, then set camp on the Middle branch of the Oswegatchie River. Day 5: We will paddle the remaining portion of the river stopping for lunch before ending our trip at Inlet. 2009 DATES: May 5-9, July 21-25, Sept. 15-19

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