Day 312 August
11, 2018
It actually got quite cold last night, and I had multiple
dreams which were weird. Our morning breakfast
routine did not change although it was raining pretty good outside. Though it was nice to hear the rain it did interfere
with our hiking plans for the day.
Before our spot became a bigger lake, we pulled out of it and drove to
Taughannock state park to get there before 10:00 am so we wouldn’t have to
pay. I honestly enjoyed the view we had
of all the farmland covered in clouds and rain falling down everywhere. The wildlife seemed to be enjoying it also
for I saw two large hawks, a multitude of songbirds, turkeys and deer.
The falls were beautiful, and I got to test out the
waterproof capability of my hiking boots and frog tog gear. From there we drove south to Watkins Glen
State Park where we ended up having to pay $8.00 to get in. Although it was still raining out we put on
our rain gear and went hiking on the gorge to Indian trail. The trail was very
wet and at times the waterfalls practically ran unto the trail but neither one
of us minded. We truly enjoyed it and
were in awe of the beauty of the gorge and waterfalls and amazed at how shallow
the water was. In total we walked 4.2
miles with 1, 403 feet of elevation gain in two hours. At the RV once more, we ate a snack and finished
watching Jaws before once gain hitting the road.
We drove back west towards East Otto, New York in search of
free camping. The homes in this part of
New York are not much to look at; yet, the expanse of farmland is
beautiful. The hills and mountains seem
to drop quickly away to low valleys full of corn fields and then rise sharply
back up. We grabbed some food at Walmart
and passed on the wine for it was twice as expensive as everywhere else I have
been. After finding the camping area
that we were interested in and seeing that it was full we drove around some
more just to look about. After some time
passed we went back to the Walmart in flat, small town of Springville. There I
showered while Jason cooked a pizza for us.
We ate while watching a movie based off of a true story about a gymnast who
broke his leg and went on to win nationals.
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