PUTNAM POND paddling.
Nov 30, 2015 - PUTNAM POND canoeing. Got well below freezing overnight. 1.5-hour morning paddle around the perimeter, some ice around the edges & coves. Lots of ducks, some C geese. Drove up the road a bit & hiked to nearby LOST POND. Interesting loop around the rock-lined pond, water level low exposing some beaches. Temp did not get much above freezing today. 4.3 miles, 2.3 hours. Nov 29 - Drove over to PUTNAM POND & paddled to a campsite in the dark with snow flurries, set up camp. Apr 28, 2015 - PUTNAM POND. Paddled around the perimeter of the pond with shores of red & white pine, hemlock & some birch. Hike to TREADWAY MTN (5.2 miles round-trip, 900' net el gain). Varied woods on the way, an area of leafless hardwoods allowed the sun in, much of the last mile over open rock incl. rose quartz. Far-ranging views to Green Mts, snowy Mt Marcy & Great Range, Crane Mtn, Pharoah Lake, Crab Pond, Glidden Marsh (spent 2 hours enjoying the summit area). ...