Later on October 17:
We made it to our camp site in early afternoon. The campground was not the most desirable we have stayed at on this trip, but it did have 50 amp service, water and sewer, but no cable and WiFi. Oh well. The campground was on Hwy 96A and very close to Sampson State Park. This is located half way up on the east edge of Seneca Lake. The terrain in the area is generally flat with a little valley leading down to the lake. It is a farming area with some Amish and Mennonites. It is a good area to grow grapes so there are a lot of wineries.
Cayuga Lake is about 15 miles east and is very similar to Seneca Lake.
We traveled the length of the west side of Cayuga Lake and both sides of Seneca Lake so got somewhat familiar with the area.
After we arrived on the 17th and after getting set up at the camp site went into Geneva on the north end of Seneca Lake to do our laundry and some grocery shopping. It was getting late so called it a day when we got back home.
On the 18th it was foggy when we got up but the sun soon came out and it was sunny most of the day with a high around 70 degrees. After we got around we drove up to Seneca Falls. There are no falls but there are two locks to a canal between Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake. They are not huge but could probably handle a barge. We did see boats on the lakes that were small by ocean going standards but were big for a lake this size. We ate lunch there and then drove down the west side of the Cayuga Lake to Ithaca. There is a falls their named Ithaca Falls (good name) and is located right by the campus of Cornell University.
From there we drove west to Watkins Glen on the south end of Seneca Lake. There is one single water fall there and a gorge with series of 17 falls. A trail goes along the wall of the gorge that is at least a mile long. There was a sign that said there was 800 steps but I think there was a lot more. There were four different trails that could be taken. We did not walk all the trails but did most of them and got along fine, even with the steps. One of the trails goes behind a falls. That was a little different. We took a lot of pictures and some video. We then drove up the west side of Seneca Lake back to Geneva for dinner and then on around to home. We were a little tired when we got home but it was a good day.
10-19
We headed for Letchworth State Park which is west of the Finger Lake area. We drove about 100 miles to get here and it is about 100 miles to Buffalo and Niagara Falls, our next destination. We arrived about noon so had the afternoon to look around. Letchworth State Park is known as the Grand Canyon of the East. It is about 30 miles long and maybe 8 miles wide. The terrain in the area is rolling farm and pasture ground.
The first item we saw was a dam that had more water on the down stream side than the up stream side. It was called a dry dam. I had never heard of that term before but what the dam is for is strictly for flood control. When the threat of flood has passed, they let all the water out from behind the dam. You learn something new everyday they say. It sure looked strange.
As we drove farther in the park you could see how they drew a comparison to the Grand Canyon. It isn’t nearly as deep as the Grand Canyon but it has its own beauty. It did rain off and on most of the day so it did suppress some of the fall colors. However, it seemed there was a picture to be taken at every turn. Occasionally, we had to stop and just take it all in. There were so many colors and diverse terrain. The trees were near their peak color. There are three falls in the park, Lower, Middle and Upper. They had to think a while to come up with those names! I suppose they had one of those naming contests. Ha! We wondered if it was worth the effort to drive here, and it was. Each falls had its own character and put on a good show. We have a lot of pictures and video to show from this outing.
10-20
We left Letchworth State Park about 9:30 this morning and got into Buffalo about noon. It rained on us most of the way in, not hard though. We are going to take is easy the rest of today and see the Niagara Falls tomorrow.
We made it to our camp site in early afternoon. The campground was not the most desirable we have stayed at on this trip, but it did have 50 amp service, water and sewer, but no cable and WiFi. Oh well. The campground was on Hwy 96A and very close to Sampson State Park. This is located half way up on the east edge of Seneca Lake. The terrain in the area is generally flat with a little valley leading down to the lake. It is a farming area with some Amish and Mennonites. It is a good area to grow grapes so there are a lot of wineries.
Cayuga Lake is about 15 miles east and is very similar to Seneca Lake.
We traveled the length of the west side of Cayuga Lake and both sides of Seneca Lake so got somewhat familiar with the area.
After we arrived on the 17th and after getting set up at the camp site went into Geneva on the north end of Seneca Lake to do our laundry and some grocery shopping. It was getting late so called it a day when we got back home.
On the 18th it was foggy when we got up but the sun soon came out and it was sunny most of the day with a high around 70 degrees. After we got around we drove up to Seneca Falls. There are no falls but there are two locks to a canal between Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake. They are not huge but could probably handle a barge. We did see boats on the lakes that were small by ocean going standards but were big for a lake this size. We ate lunch there and then drove down the west side of the Cayuga Lake to Ithaca. There is a falls their named Ithaca Falls (good name) and is located right by the campus of Cornell University.
From there we drove west to Watkins Glen on the south end of Seneca Lake. There is one single water fall there and a gorge with series of 17 falls. A trail goes along the wall of the gorge that is at least a mile long. There was a sign that said there was 800 steps but I think there was a lot more. There were four different trails that could be taken. We did not walk all the trails but did most of them and got along fine, even with the steps. One of the trails goes behind a falls. That was a little different. We took a lot of pictures and some video. We then drove up the west side of Seneca Lake back to Geneva for dinner and then on around to home. We were a little tired when we got home but it was a good day.
10-19
We headed for Letchworth State Park which is west of the Finger Lake area. We drove about 100 miles to get here and it is about 100 miles to Buffalo and Niagara Falls, our next destination. We arrived about noon so had the afternoon to look around. Letchworth State Park is known as the Grand Canyon of the East. It is about 30 miles long and maybe 8 miles wide. The terrain in the area is rolling farm and pasture ground.
The first item we saw was a dam that had more water on the down stream side than the up stream side. It was called a dry dam. I had never heard of that term before but what the dam is for is strictly for flood control. When the threat of flood has passed, they let all the water out from behind the dam. You learn something new everyday they say. It sure looked strange.
As we drove farther in the park you could see how they drew a comparison to the Grand Canyon. It isn’t nearly as deep as the Grand Canyon but it has its own beauty. It did rain off and on most of the day so it did suppress some of the fall colors. However, it seemed there was a picture to be taken at every turn. Occasionally, we had to stop and just take it all in. There were so many colors and diverse terrain. The trees were near their peak color. There are three falls in the park, Lower, Middle and Upper. They had to think a while to come up with those names! I suppose they had one of those naming contests. Ha! We wondered if it was worth the effort to drive here, and it was. Each falls had its own character and put on a good show. We have a lot of pictures and video to show from this outing.
10-20
We left Letchworth State Park about 9:30 this morning and got into Buffalo about noon. It rained on us most of the way in, not hard though. We are going to take is easy the rest of today and see the Niagara Falls tomorrow.
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