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Moss Lake

calling the lake to the west of it Sis Lake. This latter lake is better known now by the name of West Pond. Bubs Lake is considerably larger than Mountain Pond but not as wild being frequently visited by campers from Fourth Lake.

We followed the shore to the east around to the outlet, carefully examining the flora as we went along. For one our chief objects was to make a collection of Adirondack plants. This necessitated being continually on the lookout, poking into any swamps that looked attractive to the botanist, inspecting the shores of all lakes and streams, always in search of something new.

This is a hobby and I venture the statement that there is not a tramp of any kind be it but a mile or two from a city along a country road, a walk through a neighboring woods, or a trip to distant parts of the country

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[[underlined]] West Pond [[/underlined]] (a deer is swimming in background)