Do you want an option to paddle multiple bodies of water without getting out of your kayak or canoe? Do you want a place to camp while paddling? Jones Pond and Osgood Pond in the Adirondack Mountains of NY are accessible to each other via the Jones Pond Outlet. Both have free campsites on or near the ponds.
I started at Jones Pond on this September Day. There are campsites along Jones Pond next to the road and off the road accessible by car. Jones Pond also has a boat launch that makes it easy to get in a kayak via water. Jones Pond is also accessible to Rainbow Lake via a carry path.
Other bodies of water are accessible via Osgood Pond. I will not put photos of Osgood here as I have a post from another trip detailing Osgood and the passage to another Pond.
On my return and eagle was circling over my head at Jones Pond. That pesky beaver had a lodge in the grass area near where the pond meets the outlet. The weather was nice, but windy so I got my exercise for the day.
I highly recommend this trip especially if you want to camp along or near one of these bodies of water. Bring a lunch and plenty to drink. It involves a couple hours each way, but it is worth the ride.
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That looks so serene! I think I’m having Adirondack withdrawals!
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I am too! 3 day weekends are too short to try to get up there. I so wanted to see if the baby loons were left alone yet and were close to flying.
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3 day weekends are definitely too short! Aww that have been so nice to see.
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I doubt they would be up there Thanksgiving and it will be just too cold by then. They can have snow in October up there.
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Beautiful blue sky ideally reflected in the waters.
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It was a beautiful sky for sure, but very windy. I had quite a workout that day.
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The wind can never be seen in the photos, although it surely helps to clean the sky. Beautiful light.
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Yes, I was thankful to see blue sky. It seems to never be cloudless here, but it was mostly blue, so I will be happy with that.
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An artists expression of a house with a car. Gotta have somewhere to live and drive.
On Monday, October 12, 2020, Sharon’s Iconic Travel Photography Blog wrote:
> sharonsiconictravelphotographyblog posted: ” Do you want an option to > paddle multiple bodies of water without getting out of your kayak or canoe? > Do you want a place to camp while paddling? Jones Pond and Osgood Pond in > the Adirondack Mountains of NY are accessible to each other via the Jones > Pon” >
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Nature up there has lots of roadways for canoes and kayaks.
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I so love to paddle in places like that. Too bad it was windy.
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You can’t have everything. At least the sky was mostly blue. It’s a great place to kayak. The bonus was seeing wildlife along the way. Even though my kayaking trips have been to areas where moose have been seen, I have not seen one there. That’s probably a good thing.
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Wow!
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Looks amazing! Would love to paddle that area if we ever get to travel again. 😊
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A lot of nice large ponds , lakes and rivers connected all over the place. This is just the tip of the iceberg.
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I’m sure it is! 🙂 So beautiful!
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May 2022:
A friend and I tried to get thru the outlet into Osgood last week. We turned around just before White Pine Road because we came across a beaver dam that we didn’t think we could get thru coming back. I suggest parking a car at Osgood and one at Jones where you are launching. Going one way would work for now.
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I think kayakers and canoeists regularly clear the center. I guess that happens more so during the summer.
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