Lake Durant Notes

June 29^th – July 4^th, 1984

“As it turns out, our summer vacation”

(Introductory phrases)

Do not use towels

For snowmobiles.

Do not peel birch

or deface any other trees.

“We tried

but they wouldn't start,

and who

would deface a tree?”

To Lake Durant

A narrow road

winds, about the campsites.

smooth greenish lake

with a beach.

from a point (waterfalls),

Blue Mountain

stands in the background

covered in trees.

Nature's calm, in breeze

we walked hand in hand.

Grand Union Supermarket,

in Indian Lake , the Chattertons.

(there is no such thing as a coincidence).

Auction

at Blue Mountain lake

Art Center.

the people were the art.

We walked into woods

upon rocks (moss covered)

down the middle of a creek ,

having feelings

of beinq watched.

Re-supplied at Indian Lake,

in the dark of night,

we washed in lake Durant

and found one and another

in sleeping bag city.

A rustle of noises

Clicks, and grunting -

a porcupine

bid us good night.

Steaks, rice, coffee,

beers, stars, darkness.

Quiet, no winds,

country music

from across the way.

Warm, damp sleeping bags

until birds

brought our morning.

Eggs, with rice

(from last night)

cheese, toast (surprise)

the sun comes out

for our Sunday.

Perhaps today

a climb

up Speculator.

Praise the lord,

for this fine day

a ranger's assistant

raking, raking, raking.

Sunday the first of July

said it all.