Waterfront ready for Swimming and Boating

Wow what a busy spring! Excited about our first summer at Trout Landing, we’ve been fixing up the property so we can enjoy the great outdoors. As of the end of May we now have waterfront access! (Being perched on the river bank gives us great views, but means we had to build a walkway down to the waterfront.)

As this picture shows, you can now get to the water to swim, boat and fish! We thought about putting in a dock, but since we’ve found we can boat and swim from the waterfront we’ve decided not to for now. You can also see that we just bought a canoe for our guests (plus lifejackets from toddler to adult sizes).

We recommend water shoes to swim from our waterfront (it’s a bit mucky at the shoreline). This section of Lake Everest/Ausable River-West Branch, is shallow (4-6 ft) and has a gentle current. (I love it – I can get out for a good swim and take a break whenever I want!) If you’re looking for a lazy day on a sandy beach, the town beach is a short 10 minute walk from the cottage.

If want to put in a boat bigger than a canoe or kayak, simply drive over to the town beach (5 minutes away) where there is a public boat launch, then head upstream to the cottage. You can tie up your boat on our shoreline. (Note: only small motors on boats are permitted on Lake Everest – contact our property manager for more details.)

Good news for fishing folks – one of the best trout pools is just down from our waterfront, and another is near the Wildlife Refuge … I often sit down at the water’s edge in the evening and watch fish jump continuously not 10 ft away!

PLUS, since no trip to the Adirondacks is authentic without Adirondack chairs, we’ve outfitted the fire area with a new set. (They’re perfect on the deck too for an awesome view of the water towards the Wildlife Refuge – my favorite spot for morning coffee.)

Trout Landing Cottage is officially ready for summer!

Birds, Birds, Birds

An avid photographer, John is having a great time taking photos of the birds on our property and on the water. This first one is of our resident merlin – a small falcon that you may hear calling from its favorite perch in a dead tree on the right-hand side of the property, towards the waterfront. Yes, that is a small bird in its talons!

This second is a pileated woodpecker. We were surprised to find this magnificant bird pecking away at a large dead pine tree at the front of the

property.

And finally is a family of common merganser ducks. John snapped this picture while kayaking upstream from our cottage. (I love this photo so much it’s on my wall at

work!)

If you paddle past the Wildlife Refuge dock, upstream from the cottage, you may

also catch a glimpse of the osprey family in their nest high atop a massive pine that is leaning out from the shoreline. John

hasn’t captured these amazing birds on his camera yet, but he’s had one dive for fish in front of his kayak and we’ve watched them fly around the water and marshes with fish in their clutches – an awesome site!

Now to get pictures of the beavers and their lodges … :)