Once upon a time...over one year ago...we went to a MAGICAL place called Watkins Glen! And then we forgot to blog about it, so here we are...lol.
Watkins Glen is a state park about 1.5 hours south of Rochester at the southern end of Seneca Lake - one of the Finger Lakes. Now when I think of a "glen" I think of a wide open meadow with little bunnies and baby deer prancing around, but this glen is actually more like a canyon carved by a stream and it's waterfalls. Below is a picture of me at the opening to the glen - where the stream is exiting the canyon.
Then we made our way up some stone stairs (not carved by the waterfalls) that run along the edge of the crevasse carved out....
We stopped again to check out a wider part of the stream. The water here is very calm and hardly looks like it's moving!
After this minor pit-stop we continued hiking through the gorge along the stone-stair trail. The entire trail through the gorge is about 1 mile long and contains several waterfalls. At this time of year I think we hadn't had a lot of rain, so the waterfalls are pretty minor. I would love to go back in the Spring when all the snow is melting - I bet they really get going then!
Of course it wouldn't be a Lorax Adventure if we didn't stop to take some pictures of each other!
Admittedly it has been a LONG time since we went to Watkins Glen, but I think this field trip was definitely one of our favorites from last summer. A really neat piece of nature not too far from home! Maybe we'll go back this fall to see the leaves changing...or maybe in the winter when everything is covered in snow...or maybe the spring...or maybe tomorrow!!!
-The Lorax-
Looks beautiful you guys. Maybe next time we come....??
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