Sabattis Log 10 July 2004

We set camp at the Tanglebush campsite at the Sabattis Scout Reservation just outside Long Lake NY approximately at 1700. As the boys selected their cira-WWII style platform tents I quietly grabbed one with a treed view of Three Pound Pond (see Sabattis Scout Reservation). Mine and Drew?s tent (at least for the first night) was within ten feet of the mess fly that our two patrols would share for the duration of our troop?s stay. The pond contains a number of sizeable largemouth bass based on some of the reports by our resident fishing experts Bender and Basko. While Drew played basketball at the trading post I had a chance to view the sunset and listen to the quiet of the mountains accented by one or more loons that make their residence at the pond behind our campsite.

Shortly after the arrival and collection of anything with sent destined for the bear-box, the boys spotted their first Black Bear rummaging throw another adjacent campsite. I think this gave additional credence to the fact that the boys need to be careful of the bears. However, it appears so far that there is just one bear that occasionally visits. As Drew & I fell asleep, we hear the melodic sound of a loon and several coyotes in the darkness. Drew was a bit apprehensive his first night because of the bugs, bears, and other animals, but then again, so was I...