I was resting on the bank of the Saranac River when I looked to my right and Saw a hummingbird. It was my first time ever seeing one in real life. To be honest I wasn’t aware they were even present in NY state. Of course I did not have my camera on me. After it left I grabbed my camera and waited for a hour to see another to no avail. While a photograph or video would have been nice, I don’t believe every moment in life needs to be captured and I am certainly grateful I was just able to experience it.
It was drawing nectar from some flowers like the picture below not sure what they are. Allthough i have seen videos of hummingbirds my first time in real life was outstanding, it moved with such grace and beauty.
I started hiking today around 7am.The Black flies were horrendous at times. Luckily I remembered my bug net. Can’t say I care much for hiking while wearing it though as the steam and condensation from your breath tends to kick back in your face. It also reduces clarify of vision some. The black flies were only bad in a couple of spoty areas though. Usually around low lying water.
I walked about 22 miles today. A bit more than I’d prefer, but the beginning of this route has long stretches in between legal places to camp and private property. So today it was either 10 or 22. I got a early enough start and the weather wasn’t bad and i went for it.
Just about all of today was road walking. It was gray and cloudy all day, threatening to rain but it held out. I’m exhausted and the blisters on my feet have me a bit concerned but 22 miles in humid, gray conditions beats 10 miles in direct sunlight and blazing heat any day.
My feet hurt so bad when I saw the DEC marker denoting legal land at my destination I practicality ran in.
Found a wonderful spot near the Saranac River. After rehydrating I noticed the sky getting darker, so before dinner I set up my hammock. I have to be honest last night I had one of the worst hammock hangs in have ever done in over 50 times or so. The trees I chose were too close together and there wasn’t good clearance on the sides for the rain fly. I hardly slept as I was practically bent in half with my head at my ankles much of the night. So tonight I took extra care to get a good, no perfect hang tonight. Pictures below 🙂
Daisy Dooookes!Hammock hang with my new Jacks R Better underquiltHammock hang back viewBeside the Saranac River
