Wintry wonderland

It can seem as though winter will never end in the Northeast.



But it does have its beauty.



Photos and some short videos on Flickr - taken at Taughannock Falls & Park here in upstate New York in December. You can also view a smaller scale slideshow, at the end of this blog post.











Small scale slideshow:

Taughannock Falls

I recently realized that I've never walked along the base of Taughannock Falls in all the years I've been in the Ithaca area. I've been to the overlook and up in the creek farther up from the falls. I took advantage of the warm weather over the past week to walk the lower trail. Definitely a place to return to as things get more green.

You can view the slideshow, below, or click here to be brought to the larger view in Flickr (photos are pretty high in detail).

More info on Taughannock: www.taughannock.com/

Watkins Glen Gorge

Click on any of the photos to see more on Flickr.

Last weekend we went to Watkins Glen (it is at the base of Seneca Lake, the next lake to the west of Cayuga Lake) and walked through the gorge with Loden's family.

I've only ever walked through this gorge once before - last year. I need to remember to make it a more regular event. It is an incredible gorge, with waterfall after waterfall. I kept finding myself wondering "Wait, where am I... which state or country?"

So many variations of light, temperature, color and sound. A wonderful way to spend a day.