Adirondack dreaming

Part of our lab lore involves a series of almost legendary trips to my advisor's cabin in the Adirondacks, a region about 4 hours north of Ithaca. Sadly, these adventures were confined to the history books until last weekend when we were finally invited to spend a weekend at Raquette Lake. And what a weekend it was. Good food, good company, and the perfect setting, right on the lake. Here you can see me kayaking at twilight on Friday night (thanks to Matt for the photo);

What you can't see is all the insects - they are everywhere after the sun goes down. I was lucky enough to get to sleep on the screened-in porch, with all the pleasures of sleeping outside in the summer minus being eaten alive.