Virtual 360 panorama of Round Lake, central Adirondacks

	The Round Lake tract is one of the many projects the Adirondack Nature Conservancy has been involved in to try to help maintain the ecological balance and character of the Adirondack Park for future generations. I felt fortunate to be able to visit and photograph this wonderful wild lake while some of the negotiations were taking place. I paddled into Round Lake in my Hornbeck canoe from Little Tupper Lake on a clear, breezy, Adirondack blue day in mid June, 2001, to photograph the lake and the outlet stream. First thing, I met up with a huge black bear, who ambled along the edge of the water, then walked in and swam to the other side of the inlet flow. Soon after, the view of Round Lake opened up. There were wild islands with towering white pines - and an osprey nest off to the north, and the low wetlands along the inlet flow surrounding much of the rest of the view. I set up the camera on a small group of rocks that worked well for photographing a full 360 of the beautiful clear blue waters. For more information on ways to help protect the Round Lake Tract of wild lands, as well as other sensitive regions in the Adirondacks - and elsewhere, please follow this link to the Adirondack Nature Conservancy.