Trail to Holmes Lake, Shaker Mountain Wild Forest, Part II.
Day 22 continues along the trail into the Shaker Mountain Wild Forest, picking up Part II of the trek toward Holmes Lake in Bleecker.
This set focuses on an active wetland system tucked right along the trail corridor. The local beavers have engineered at least three separate dams stepped down the outflow creek, backing water up into a sprawling, flooded flow. It may not fit the classic postcard definition of manicured Adirondack scenery—with its maze of drowned timber, standing deadwood snags, and tangled dark water—but it is as authentic and rugged a backcountry beaver flow as you’ll find anywhere in the park.