Nine Corners Lake Camping Weekend
Last fall, Jon and I found a quiet, little oasis as we crossed over into the Adirondack park region. It was a "local" spot, that seemingly turned out to be not all the "quiet" in the long run, but we fell in love. There was a big island rock in the middle of the lake great for rock jumping and lay-out practices, there was a rope-swing, bouldering and some spectacular sunsets (still not quite a Telluride sunset). We loved it, so this year we decided to bring some friends to enjoy the local flavor. First Rule of Camping: Look as ridiculous as possible! The trip itself was a fantastic success. Laura, Leah and I went up early. The gents had spent the morning playing a round of 2-vs-2 golf (read: drinking in polo's with clubs) while we lugged up coolers a mile up-hill, got stuck in calf-deep mud, set-up tents and collected the most impressive pile of fire wood (Ok, we had some help with the last part). We cooked a gourmet meal and spent a good amoun