We took friday off to visit Watkins Glen State Park. Located in the southern part of Seneca lake in the village of Watkins Glen lies a most beautiful state park. The centerpiece of the park is a 400 foot narrow gorge cut through rock by a stream (Glen Creek) that was left when glaciers of the Ice age deepened the Seneca valley, creating rapids and waterfalls wherever there were layers of hard rock. I was feeling a little apprehensive about this day as there were approximately 832 steps along the way of this 1 1/2 mile hike. I had both […]
Weekdays at the Marina
The cool thing about living at the marina is getting to see a lot of activity, even when you have to work. David has been putting in extra hours this week finishing up some deadlines so we’ve spent most of this week at the apartment. For instance, you know that contraption (boat hoist?) the marina’s use to lower and lift boats out of the water? Well, apparently it can be used for other items as well. I don’t know what was inside this container, but it looked like a big deal. One of the many things David is fascinated with […]
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
This morning we decided to take a trip to see Niagara Falls on the Canadian side.
Taughannock Falls
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. 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. And just like that, we were back […]
