» Little Tupper Lake http://adirondackexplorer.org/out-takes Thu, 10 May 2012 13:13:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Testing the legal waters http://adirondackexplorer.org/out-takes/2009/06/15/testing-the-legal-waters/ http://adirondackexplorer.org/out-takes/2009/06/15/testing-the-legal-waters/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:27:50 +0000 Phil http://adirondackexplorer.org/out-takes/?p=282 Navigation rights and private land]]>
Phil Brown paddles through private land toward Lake Lila.

Phil Brown paddles through private land toward Lake Lila. Photo by Susan Bibeau.

In an earlier blog, I mentioned that I did a two-day canoe trip from Little Tupper Lake to Lake Lila in May. A story about the trip will appear in the July-August issue of the Explorer. It’s more than just another account of Adirondack adventure, for I took a route that has been posted for years.

 Essentially, I avoided a mile-long portage by paddling from Mud Pond down the outlet to Shingle Shanty Brook, which flows into Lake Lila. Despite no-trespassing signs and a cable across the brook, I believe what I did was legal. I explain my rationale in an op-ed piece published by the Albany Times Union. A fuller airing of the legal issues will appear in the next Explorer.

Incidentally, Susan Bibeau’s photo will grace our next cover.

 

 

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