Cascade Lake and Falls

Another beautiful day, another wonderful lake is where we went on a hike today.  This hike is 4 mile loop around the lake and they have some wonderful falls if you take a half mile detour off the trail.  The problem is the half mile detour is not marked and is very hidden so we missed it!!! However we did find the swamp that is right in the middle of the trail with no way around.  The swamp comes at about 2.5 miles and just before you get to the lake so of course you are not turning around! 

Only the beginning!

 

Yep, I found the swamp, almost a complete submersion

 

Almost lost Duke!

 

Hopefully that was all of it!

 

It seemed like the swamp was never going to end but it did and we finally found the lake which was pristine.  No one was there except for a few hikers relaxing in the sun and enjoying the peacefulness – until we arrived!!! 

Cascake Lake, Adirondacks, NY

 

Washing the mud off

 

Fellow hikers

 

We never did see the detour for the falls so if we ever do this trail again we will ignore the arrows and go backwards because the lake is only about 1.5 miles in and you can stop at the swamp and turn back, retracing your steps, have a great hike to the lake and miss out on the mud play!!!

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