Lake Durant Camping

This pano has that two-photos-in-one feel. Mel sips his morning coffee beside a fallen tree along Lake Durant.

A fallen tree on Lake Durant. Mel with his morning coffee.

A fallen tree on Lake Durant. Mel with his morning coffee.

Ducks patroling the shores of Lake Durant.

Ducks patroling the shores of Lake Durant.

The tent setup at the campground. This is car camping, with plenty of cooking supplies and even a picnic table in the background to sit and eat.

The tent setup at the campground. This is car camping, with plenty of cooking supplies and even a picnic table in the background to sit and eat.

One of our favorite short hikes, with overlooks southwest toward the bottom of Indian Lake, and Lewey Lake in the distance, where we usually camp.

Watch Hill overlooking Indian Lake and the Adirondack wilderness.

Watch Hill overlooking Indian Lake and the Adirondack wilderness.

A stopover on our kayak trip around Lake Durant.

Exposed root system on Lake Durant, a stopover on our kayak tour of the lake.

Exposed root system on Lake Durant, a stopover on our kayak tour of the lake.

A happy, llittle mushroom on the mossy lakeshore of Lake Durant.

A happy, llittle mushroom on the mossy lakeshore of Lake Durant.

Kayaking on Lake Durant, heading toward the one-tree island.

Kayaking on Lake Durant, heading toward the one-tree island.

Our annual visit to Buttermilk Falls, where the water was rushing more than normal today.

Our annual visit to Buttermilk Falls, where the water was rushing more than normal today.

Threatening sky in the Adirondacks.

Threatening sky in the Adirondacks.