CHENEY POND & BOREAS RIVER paddling
Aug 17&18, 2014 - CHENEY POND & BOREAS RIVER. Half mile drive on a very rough dirt road, good clearance needed. Newish lean-to above sandy beach on E shore of CP. Water level high so I was able to run the short channel to BR without getting out of the canoe. Going downstream there is a short easy (if you take the inside of the bend) rapid, river is 30-50' wide. Quarter mile further & I found a nice spacious campsite with picnic table on river R, good view too (North River Range, Marcy & Haystack). Lots of flowers. Paddled down to the old Lester Dam, got out & explored the rapids below, view N to High Peaks. Upstream 2.5 miles to rocky rapids then back down to camp. Very little wildlife in the afternoon but had 2 garter snakes in camp & heard a white-throated sparrow in the evening. In the am heard loons flying, chickadees & a hummingbird flew by. Minimal bad bugs - mostly no-see-ums - no...