We started off with a hike of about a mile into the woods between Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake...it was a beautiful spot...
Ben and Mommy loved walking the trail, and watching the forest-types change...
We saw this cute little toad while walking, and Ben picked him up very gently to talk with him for a minute...
When we found the cache, everyone had a good time signing the log and trading our stuff for stuff in the cache...
A family shot using my spectacular tripod...it grabs onto trees, like the balsam in this shot, with ease...
After hiking out, we stopped in Saranac Lake at Mountain Mist for lunch...this may be D's favorite restaurant in the ADKs...
Feeding ducks used to bother me much more than it does now...I had all sorts of wildlife welfare and ecological soundness arguments, but Ben likes feeding ducks, which trumps all of that...
The next cache we visited was brand new (and we were the "First to Find" or FTF in geo-lingo), and along a gorgeous river outside of Lake Placid...
Ben was tired after 2 caches and lunch, so the next one was obtainable close to the car...in fact, Ben didn't even need to wake up...we traded for him...
Our final geocache of the day required a visit to a beautiful cemetery to find out about some of the history of the area, and the interesting people buried there...it's a very peaceful and beautiful spot...finding the required information gives you the necessary clues to find the cache (which is located outside, but near, the cemetery)...
We found the cache in short order, and logged/traded...
and enjoyed the beautiful location adjacent to Church Pond...
That night, we had a campfire before heading to bath and bed early...all in all a wonderful weekend...
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