Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Upstate NY 2009

The Waterfall Tour of 2009
---Taughannock Falls
---Montour Falls
---Niagara Falls
---Ithaca Falls
---Watkins Glen
All of us at Taughannock Falls----the highest waterfall east of the Rockies
-----------------yes, even higher than Niagara!


Niagara Falls--the most powerful waterfall in North America

The Canadian Side



The Erie Canal
--a 363 mile, man- made waterway connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River
we biked from Pittsford to Fairport (7 miles)



But really, the kids just wanted to get back to the hotel for a swim


and some exercise


Add VideoMom and Pops nodding off at the airport...we had to get up at 4:00 a.m. to catch the flight out


What a great time we had with all the kids. We drove from one small town to another amongst beautiful hard wood forests and green pastureland. Big red barns dotted the countryside. Every few miles we would pass a little farmers market offering crisp apples and sweet corn. Rivers and lakes were plentiful. And then we flew back to our home in the desert.

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3 comments:

Nanette said...

apples apples apples!

Suzanne said...

Awesome trip! I'm so glad everyone was willing to do it again so I could experience it. Next years UEA...Hawaii!!!! Right mom and dad?

Ed and Susan said...

Great pictures . . . You forgot to mention we rode 14 miles. 7 miles from Pittsford to Fairport and 7 miles back. Didn't even see Hailey on the ride back, she must have flown