Post by peterng on Sept 4, 2006 7:45:54 GMT -5
I can not believe that both batteries for the camera were dead but I have no pictures. I can say that I have never seen or imagined a more ideal location to set up tent for a night.
Every aspect of this exact location is stunning. The lake itself is a wonder, bounded by boulders that the dogs had a hard time maneouvering as they tried to keep up with us. To the detriment of the surrounding woods, the majority of the surrounding land is owned by paper comanies so lakeside deveopment is minimal. Crystal clear water, lots of land locked salmon and a few trout to be had as well. All the natural wonders of New Brunswick including loons and the occasional dull roar of red neck powered 4 wheel drives, I can say that as I am one of them
I can't say enough about the camp spot itself. The point itself is 3 km long, the tip of which gives way to a small pebble beach that surrounds just the extents of the camp site. Perhaps 20m wide at the tip, a nice flat cleared area is bounded on 3 sides by water and by a good size self contained frog pond on the other. A massive flat rock contains a steel survey marker which serves to define the american/canadian border. We slept in the states and ate in Canada.
Luckily even on labor day weekend we saw almost no one out there. I keep hearing more and more stories of the hoards of people who are flooding the St. Croix Waterway. This in itself is not a problem, just as getting hammered on the water is not a problem. Even these days I can put on quite a show given a canoe and a quart of something. But the litter is extensive throughout the season. It gets worse every year. St. Croix Waterway Commision Employees and volunteers spend hours on their hands and knees picking broken glass from the ground. Tampons, toilet paper and all sorts of pleasant things also end up in the volunteers trash bags.
The way they are talking now, if this continues the way it is going, we all will suffer the loss of a valuable resource due to the disregard of a few. I've heard this is the same fate that Fiddlers on the Tobique is deserving of. Although I doubt it will if economic development has anything to do with it.
On a happier note, if you want to goto the most beautifull place that I have ever seen, goto Hayes Point.
Pete
Every aspect of this exact location is stunning. The lake itself is a wonder, bounded by boulders that the dogs had a hard time maneouvering as they tried to keep up with us. To the detriment of the surrounding woods, the majority of the surrounding land is owned by paper comanies so lakeside deveopment is minimal. Crystal clear water, lots of land locked salmon and a few trout to be had as well. All the natural wonders of New Brunswick including loons and the occasional dull roar of red neck powered 4 wheel drives, I can say that as I am one of them
I can't say enough about the camp spot itself. The point itself is 3 km long, the tip of which gives way to a small pebble beach that surrounds just the extents of the camp site. Perhaps 20m wide at the tip, a nice flat cleared area is bounded on 3 sides by water and by a good size self contained frog pond on the other. A massive flat rock contains a steel survey marker which serves to define the american/canadian border. We slept in the states and ate in Canada.
Luckily even on labor day weekend we saw almost no one out there. I keep hearing more and more stories of the hoards of people who are flooding the St. Croix Waterway. This in itself is not a problem, just as getting hammered on the water is not a problem. Even these days I can put on quite a show given a canoe and a quart of something. But the litter is extensive throughout the season. It gets worse every year. St. Croix Waterway Commision Employees and volunteers spend hours on their hands and knees picking broken glass from the ground. Tampons, toilet paper and all sorts of pleasant things also end up in the volunteers trash bags.
The way they are talking now, if this continues the way it is going, we all will suffer the loss of a valuable resource due to the disregard of a few. I've heard this is the same fate that Fiddlers on the Tobique is deserving of. Although I doubt it will if economic development has anything to do with it.
On a happier note, if you want to goto the most beautifull place that I have ever seen, goto Hayes Point.
Pete
