I am in love. I could live on its banks and paddle the long lazy Raquette River everyday.. 'til the snow flew. Raquette River is a thirty mile meandering melody flowing from Long Lake to Tupper Lake, via Simon Pond, Raquette Pond and a stretch of marshland. Its flows so slowly one can paddlle either way w/out too much efftort. There is one 1.3 mile carry, around Raquette falls, at the Long Lake end.
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| Lobelia cardinalis in the shadows |
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Up close and personal.
A Hummingbird was seen feeding on one. |
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| Blue Winged Teal were plentiful, and very tame |
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Pink Meadow Sweet
Spiraea latifolia
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Grass Leaved Arrowhead
Sagittaria Graminea
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| A Greater Yellow Legs flew in briefly |
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| Then there was the juvenile Great Blue Heron |
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| Who up & flew away |
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| A lovely ending to the day.. |
Raquette River flows into Simon Pond, then Raquette Pond and finally wends its way through marshes to Tupper Lake
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| Raquette Pond |
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Yellow Water Lily
Nymphaea mexicana
Can be a noxious weed out of its range |
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Fragrant Water Lily
Nymphaea odorata |
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| Full moon over Simon pond |
What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt—it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else. — (Hal Boyle)
