Promised Land State Park, 7/29-31/2005

The trip leaders Kirsten and Terry were the first ones to arrive at Promised Land State Park. When I got there, Terry had just finished a late night swim. He convinced me to take a dip in the lake, although the sign on the beach said that there was no swimming after dusk.

We had sites 216, 217, 218 and 220, right near the point of Pickerel Point. These sites are the closest we have ever been to the point of the peninsula. I set up my tent looking out over the lake. The view in the morning was spectacular.

Six more campers joined us on Saturday. We rented a canoe and took turns paddling out into the lake. On Saturday afternoon, I took two people to a trailhead in the canoe and then spent an hour picking blueberries from the canoe by the shore of the lake. I shared my treasured berries with my fellow campers.

Dolgio and TS went hiking towards Bruce Lake, but they started late in the day and didn’t make it all the way there. I thought that it was too hot for any serious hiking.

Terry went swimming again on Saturday night. Dave and I (forgive me, we had three David’s on this trip) passed him in the canoe. Although swimming at night was against the rules, boating at night was not. The stars went in and out behind the clouds.

On Sunday we boated some more and left.

David Levner