BROWNS TRACT PONDS & INLET paddling & camping
Aug 5, 2024 - LOWER BROWNS TRACT POND paddling. 2 hours of rain, then it cleared so we decided to go for a short paddle around the perimeter of the pond and the island that looks like a giant snapping turtle to me. Made an unsuccessful stab at getting to the Upper pond. Smartweed & pickerelweed flowers. 2 loons. 1.2 hours. Spent 5 nights camping here at the state campground. Left 1 day early thanks to the remnants of tropical storm Debby. No motors, no showers, no cell service, no internet (can get wifi & cell service at RL library), quieter than the average campground, most of the waterside sites are choice. Biting bugs were rare all week & I did not need to use bug dope. August 5, 2024 -BROWNS TRACT INLET paddling from the Brown Tract Pond Campground launch. Northern part of Moose River Plains Wild Forest. Wanted to go down & back but rain was predicted in the pm so we set up a shuttle for a one-way paddle. Paddled over to the pond's outlet, 0.7 miles. Short car...