One of the advantages of David working half days is the ability to do quick outings. This little day trip was one of those outings. We left around noon for a 38 minute drive along the neighboring Cayuga finger lake to Taughannock Falls State Park.

mini waterfall at the beginning of our hike
midway through the hike

We took an easy hike (only 3/4 mile) to the main attraction, a 215 drop waterfall. It is actually 33 feet taller than Niagara Falls and is the tallest single-drop waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains. Beautiful day for a hike with the temperature in the low 70s.

The grand finale

And just like that, we were back at the marina in time for David’s 4pm conference call.