b'74 WildernessCampingOneofourearliesthikesintotheAdirondackwildernesswastolakeLilaTherearefewcampsitesthere,butwealwayschooseanoutofthewayareathatissecluded,someofwhicharenexttosmallislands.Asyoucanimaginethereisalways1dayoutoftheweekthatitrains.Sufficeittosayagoodtravelscrabbleandabookwillsuffice.Thereisasmallbrookforexplorationandwhenwewentseveralbeaverdamsacrossthebrook.Thereisnopowercraftallowedandthenearestputinforacanoeistooneartheothercampsitessowepackinour2-personraft.Onthefirstdayafterwemadebreakfast(nothinglikebakingyourownbreadandeggsoveranopenfire).Iwentdowntothelaketocleanofftheskillet,andwhathappens,Iwadein,alittlediptheskilletandasmallbrookie(brooktrout)jumpsintothepan.IdislodgeditandnosoonerthanIputtheskilletinagainandanother10-inchtroutliterallyjumpsin.Well,thatwaslunch.WefoundBrookTroutandlargeperchabound.Neverhungry.Mostpeoplethinkthatcampingforaweekinanoutofthewayplacewithoutanassaultonyoursensorysystemswouldwreakhavoconyourself,muchless,whenyouarewithsomeoneelsewhoalsohasnothingtocreatetheusuallysensoryoverload.'