Adirondack Summer S2:E4, Under Lake George in 4k

[@BrandonIslander]

Thank you so much for sharing this video. We come up to Lake George almost every year in the summer. We spend a lot of time renting boats. I never thought of snorkeling here before, now I can't wait to try it! Stay safe

[@stevenscoville63]

The duct-taped snorkel was the very first thing that caught my attention at the beginning of the video !! Pretty cool vid.....very clear down there !!

[@mimiloinoodle]

Lake George is my favorite place in the world!! I was lucky enough to spend my whole summer on the lake and my favorite thing is canoeing and kayaking to different places and swimming around, you go to some of my favorite spots in this video :) Very glad I found this in january it's helping me re live my favorite time of the year, can't wait until its warm enough to swim again :D

[@johnhill7585]

One of the world's most beautiful lakes!

[@calvertthedad]

It's hard to beat the scenery here.

[@victoriakluch5110]

this deserve so much more recognition. such a great video, made me miss Lake George!!!

[@calvertthedad]

Hey thanks Victoria, and welcome aboard the Channel. Times up for Lake George. We're fleeing back to summer, so I hope that catching giant fish off the Withlacoochee River and watching rocket launches at Kennedy Space Center counts for something interesting.

[@ShawnsAviationAndSpottingKEWR]

Slady, i wont be able to go to lake George this year! 😢😖 i wish i could have meet you!

[@josephmasterson2914]

Thanks for the summer memories! Watching this in December really sparked a longing for summer.

[@calvertthedad]

Gets me going too! I have a feeling this will be a more pleasant summer....but I don't want to jinx it.

[@jamesp1045]

I live in Michigan now, but NY is my home state. I have some rocks in my garden that came from the bottom of LG. We would vacation with our boat on the lake and spent many lazy afternoons anchored in the bay just past Paradise bay. Sure miss those days.

[@millsykooksy4863]

absolutely gorgeous! We're going to lake George this weekend, I can't wait

[@brickbybrickproductions3237]

Me too!

[@anthonygiarrusso4312]

fantastic video Lake George is a special place such a magnificent body of water

[@danelledavis9164]

Such a wonderful video. Thank you for sharing!

[@RRAREBEAR]

incredible video. I live in Albany and Lake George is always a great day trip. thank you for the tour! :)

[@calvertthedad]

thanks for your very kind words.

[@gcs4820]

awesome vid calvertthedad u nailed it

[@calvertthedad]

Thanks ! And thanks for stopping by to comment.

[@robertferris6067]

Thanks for sharing

[@tomballard8877]

Thanks for solving a mystery for me .While snorkeling by Huckleberry Island I found stone cribbage and wonder what they were for.They looked like the cribbage under the dock you were at.Must have been docks there at one time.

[@yvettejones4249]

Thank you for sharing your adventure with us. I am trying to get down there this summer and do exactly what you're doing but wanted to make sure the water is safe. It looks so clean!

[@calvertthedad]

I've never spoken to anyone who has emerged from swimming in Lake George and then suffered an intestinal illness. Can't say it's never happened. The crowded and busy beaches in the southern basin by Lake George Villages have had closures due to bacterial limits being exceeded, but that usually got traced back to ducks, or a sewage plant overflow, or road runoff. Overall the lake has issues with legacy septic systems and lawn fertilizers, but it's not so much an issue with bacteria as it is with compounds of nitrogen or phosphorus energizing algae growth. Our association draws it's drinking water supply right off the end of our docks. It is chlorinated by regulation. The lake is very clear for the most part and I don't know anybody who shies away from swimming because of concerns about water cleanliness. All of us have inadvertently gulped down a mouthful of lake water while swimming, and I don't know anybody, including me who has suffered for it. Is it perfect? No. Considering how many people swim and enjoy the lake and draw water from it, it's doing relatively well. That's one of the drawing cards. Relatively clear water, and relatively clean water with the above caveats noted. C'mon in. The water's fine.

[@one_byte_nodirbek]

I visited Lake George in 2019 Summer time. Thank you for the video.

[@apocal-x5e]

I bumped into something pretty big out there. I swam away looker back and it moved towards me. It was in the walking area by the town. large round mass in the water

[@calvertthedad]

Sounds like a big turtle.

[@David-e6d6n]

Nice video we will be there for ten days in July my favorite place in the world the adk.

[@calvertthedad]

Thanks ...hope you enjoy your time here. But 10 days is nowhere enough.

[@stevemorrison3538]

Very interesting video. Thanks for sharing.

[@dariab7402]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

[@NewJersey_Filmmaker]

Extremely enjoying. Thanks!

[@Trev3813]

We should be friends, i work at a marina around the corner from your house. I also boat and snorkel frequently!

[@victoriamanley6927]

i grew up here but sadly had to move away :( this video brought me so much joy!

[@calvertthedad]

Well, by late summer the bug should be at bay, maybe not until 2022...hey book a trip.

[@wurly164]

My kids are the 4th generation to go to lake George. It's a peaceful place to vacation

[@saveearth6484]

i must say that my favorite thing to do in Lake George is snorkel. my parents lived in Bolton Landing til recently when they moved back to philly.

[@calvertthedad]

You and me both...luckily I get to live there.

[@Gamingoutdoorssss]

I am going up there in a couple of day’s I go up there at least 10 times a year in the summer it is so gorgeous

[@strobaholic]

Best Lake George video on KZbin ☺️

[@calvertthedad]

Bernie !....Thanks! Is there a cash prize with that nomination??

[@strobaholic]

@@calvertthedad I don’t think so, but there should be lol.

[@bimini1216]

Looks great. Wonder what the temperature is

[@calvertthedad]

Right now the temp is 73 as measured at Bolton Landing. But it varies. We measured 82 in Northwest Bay 2 weeks ago. The cooler weather has dropped that down a bit I'm sure

[@john42654]

Amazing video. Thanks.

[@calvertthedad]

John, thanks for tuning in !

[@yvettejones4249]

that was so peaceful

[@JimMurray2]

Great video!!

[@MauricioPorrasPlazaPonte]

Nice video..

[@scottwoods9141]

Nice work Chris

[@trippsmclovin]

You going out this summer? I live in Johnstown. I'll fill your tank and have my own gear!

[@calvertthedad]

You mean like scuba I assume. I thought about getting into that but never did. Tried it a few times elsewhere.

[@saveearth6484]

i snorkeled at Log Bay!!!

[@Snowboarder16]

Nice video

[@calvertthedad]

Thanks !!!

[@Angryjanitor3]

Darn, I'm here too soon for 4k.

[@azcar99]

Great, great video CB.

[@richardmckrell4899]

I've always been scared to swim in lakes, no problem with the ocean though.

[@calvertthedad]

Well actually I think a lake is safer. Fewer creatures that can kill humans. Plus no major waves, and no riptides. I do love the ocean, and truth be told, approached with caution the ocean can be reasonably safe. I never worry about getting chewed on by anything at the Jersey Shore, because it happens so rarely. I think the biggest danger at a lake is the same danger as the ocean: drowning. But if you're a competent swimmer, and have some common sense, neither place is particularly hazardous.

[@richardmckrell4899]

@@calvertthedad I agree

[@MichaelSliwowski]

How warm does the lake get in the summer?? Just curious how long(months?) you can swim comfortably in the summer

[@calvertthedad]

There's a whole bunch of ifs in answering this. It depends on your tolerance for cold water and where you try to go swimming. As a general rule of thumb July and August are swimmable anywhere you choose to go. This year was a little weird. We had super unusual weather in late May, a big hot spell and no wind. The temperature at our dock at the mouth of Northwest Bay went from the mid 50s (hypothermia territory) to a tolerable 73. It didn't last long. The wind picked up and it was back to the 50s. Some spots can get pretty toasty in early August. We saw 83 at Shelving Rock Bay. The first two weeks of September can stay in the 70s if the weather cooperates. Swimming in October can be done depending on your tolerance for mid 60s water.

[@thomasbrunner9431]

I’d kill for 70 degree water. The Bay is warm when it’s 60!

[@calvertthedad]

Yeah the California ocean is not exactly like Florida. Or a NY lake We got you there. Lake George gets into the upper 70s, but it doesn't stay there long. May is virtually unswimmable. Half of June is cold. Then we get about two months of tolerable swimming, and then it's off the cliff....like it's doing now in September. I've gone swimming in the lake in October...and it's always an adventure...and not in a good way.

[@mathewtsillis2271]

Hi do you dive at lake George regularly?

[@blainepeacock9086]

What lense do you use

[@calvertthedad]

I've been using the GoPro Hero Black 7 which has a fixed lens. The camera at the "7" level doesn't need a housing for going underwater, up to 30 feet or so, which is very handy.

[@Snowboarder16]

Where were you in lake?

[@calvertthedad]

Northwest Bay, Log Bay and Shelving Rock Bay

[@27jtroyer]

is this chris from wnyt spectrum ?

[@calvertthedad]

That's the guy. Check out the WNYT stuff from Lake Placid I did.