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Thursday, May 30, 2019

Finger Lakes, New York

Hubby and I enjoyed a short road trip to the Finger Lakes area of New York. Our first stop was in Montour Falls New York. Montour Falls is 238 miles and close to a 5 hour drive from home. In Montour Falls we saw 3 named waterfalls just off the road. Seeing a waterfall after a heavy rain is actually the best time. We originally planned this trip back at the beginning of May, but they were having too much rain.

This is the She-Que-Ga Falls, it can be found at the end of Main St in Montour Falls New York. We had perfect weather and skies during our 3 night 4 day trip.

There is a small park area in front of the waterfalls with some benches for enjoying the view.

The She-Que-Ga Falls almost looks like it is going into the back of the town hall in Montour Falls NY. The scene below is used at the beginning of the Hallmark Mystery Movie Series called Aurora Teagarden.

I am not sure the id on this duckling. It was seen alone in the pool of the bottom of the waterfalls.

Aunt Jessica Blantonh's Falls right on Route 14 in Montour Falls.

This is Hector Falls found on Rt 414 not far from Watkins Glen and Seneca Lake.

A view of the sky and Seneca Lake, Watkins Glen NY. The Finger Lakes area is named for it's series of long thin lakes and lots of vineyards. We visited parks and waterfalls around these lakes, Seneca Lake, Cayuga Lake and Keuka Lake.

We spent 3 nights at a hotel at the top of Keuka Lake. This was the view from our hotel.

Thank you for all your visits and comments.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

An Oregon Waterfall and Starfish

I am linking up with Fiona's Green Day and Tricia's Watery Wednesday II and Linses Cotton's Scenic Weekend

Foggy scenes on the Oregon coastline can be the norm.

A walk down the foggy beach leds us to this waterfall, a beautiful sight to see along the Oregon coastline.

Above is one of my favorite Oregon coast photos, I was able to include a purple starfish along with the waterfall.

I was amazed at all the starfish and the green anemone were a cool sight to see.

I couldn't decide whether I liked the purple or the orange Starfish. I believe they can also be called sea-stars. Even their names sound cute.

Not far from the waterfall were a couple of little sea caves. You would not want to be there when the tide is high.

It was a little hike back to the parking lot and our car. The trail took you over the bridge and thru this gorgeous forest.

Not sure how deep these roots are but I would not want to be around when this tall tree falls.

You can not get lost here, the signs on the trail were pretty clear. I loved the green forest of the Pacific Northwest. The trails are just lush, you want to linger and check out every little thing.

I hope you enjoyed my hike thru the forest to the beach. Thanks for stopping by my blog and for the nice comments. To see more watery shots please visit Watery Wednesday and for more of the green check out Fiona's Green Day and for your scenic shots please visit Linses Cotton's Scenic Weekends. I hope to see you there!

Thanks to Tricia the host of Watery Wednesday II and to Fiona for hosting Green Day and to Linses Cotton for hosting Scenic Weekends. I wish everyone a safe and happy weekend.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Hike to the waterfall..Scenic Sunday

Camera Critters follows my Scenic Sunday

My hubby and I saw a lot while in Maui, on one day we hiked to a waterfall. The trail took us thru a bamboo forest. I could not believe that bamboo grew so tall. I am just sorry I was not into birding as I am now. I am sure I passed many birds along that trail. The scenery was so lush and pretty.

Looking back at the road to Hana, Maui. The road was miles of scenic beauty.

I am usually always hiking ahead of my hubby

my Hawaii snaps This is a link to see more of my Hawaii snaps.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Ricketts Glen State Park

I feel like I have been enjoying the outdoor world and nature all my life and even more so all my married life. My hubby loves hiking, especially to the highest mountain top if he can and all the waterfalls he can see. So I guess this is our world.

Ricketts Glen State Park is located in Pennslyvania. The closest BIG town I know is Wilkes Barre.

This park is the only park I have been to that has a loop trail that passes 22 named waterfalls. Now that is a lot of water, especially after a rainy season.
I actually think we saw more than 22 if you go off the loop trail for a little bit.
The highest water fall named Ganoga Falls is 94 ft. This info from the PA DCNR "to see most of the waterfalls, a 3.2-mile loop can be taken by going on Highland Trail and the Glen Leigh and Ganoga Glen sides of the trail". I felt like I did 5 miles roundtrip which included the separate side trail to the last waterfall.

The loop trail consists of a lot of steps and they are uneven steps. Sometimes they can be wet steps, most of the waterfalls are close to the steps. So I would say it is some what of a difficult trail. Maybe not for the experience hiker. The rock walls, moss and ferns are out of this world beautiful. You got to go there and see them for yourself and while you are there check out the waterfalls.

I can not go anywhere without checking out the birds. On this hike I heard some Vireo's and I believe there were some Scarlet Tanagers. Being a birder, I have to stop and listen to every bird I hear. So I have to say it takes me awhile to do this whole loop trail. What’s the hurry, anyway! I have been twice with my family and most likely will go back again.

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