2022 Trip 3: New York Finger Lakes Region

Buffalo and Back

Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Today we went to Buffalo to visit Jane’s and Nancy’s Aunt Phyllis. Jane drove us from our campground to the Riesling Cabin arriving around 10 am. We loaded into Nancy’s car and John drove the two-hour trip to Buffalo stopping at a Mennonite grocery store to […]

2022 Trip 3: New York Finger Lakes Region

Wine Time

Monday, August 29, 2022 Jane woke up late this morning (about 9:30) to the dinging of incoming text messages. Nacny was inviting us over to their Riesling Cabin at Buttonwood Grove Winery to spend some time with Cathy and Pat before they had to leave for their jobs in Buffalo.

2022 Trip 3: New York Finger Lakes Region

It’s a Wonderful Life

Sunday, August 28, 2022 After breakfast, we drove less than two miles to the Van Riper Conservation Area and parked in the trailhead parking lot. After a gently-descending hike through hardwood forests for about 0.5 mile, we arrived at the shoreline of Lake Cayuga. We found a bench on a

2022 Trip 3: New York Finger Lakes Region

Goodbye PA, Hello NY

Friday, August 27, 2022 Before departing this morning, we decided to explore more of Little Buffalo State Park. We drove back alongside Lake Holman and past the Visitor Center to a parking area for several trail heads. We walked to Shoaff’s Mill, crossing Clay’s Bridge along the way. Shoaff’s Mill

2022 Trip 3: New York Finger Lakes Region

Little Buffalo State Park

Friday, August 26, 2022 We left the Charlottesville campground around 10:15 and only stopped to fuel up, again eating sandwiches that Jane had prepared along the way. Much of the driving was along I-81, one of our nation’s truckiest highways. After traveling through Virginia and West Virginia and finally entering

2022 Trip 3: New York Finger Lakes Region

Monticello

Thursday, August 25, 2022 Today, we left the campground a bit before 9 am and arrived early for our 10 am tour of Monticello. We presented our tickets and were scanned at the Rubenstein Visitor Center from which we took a short bus ride up to Monticello or “Little Mountain”,

2022 Trip 3: New York Finger Lakes Region

UVA

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 We departed home today around 10 am and drove the 3.5-hour route to Charlottesville, VA, non-stop, eating sandwiches that Jane had prepared for lunch as we rolled along. The drive was pleasant taking us through serene Piedmont country with little traffic. In North Carolina, we traversed

2022 Trip 3: New York Finger Lakes Region

Off Soon

Tuesday, August 23, 2022 While folks have always said I’m a little off, tomorrow, Rambling Jane & I will both be off, off on a new adventure to the Finger Lakes region in upstate New York with interesting enroute destinations. During the past week or so, Jane has meticulously cleaned and

2022 Trip 2: West Virginia and Pennsylvania

A Short Trip to WV & PA

Rambling Jane & John hit the road again. This posting summarizes our recent six-day trip to Fayetteville, WV and Kane, PA. ___________________________________________ Tuesday, July 26 Trails End Grill We left home this morning around 9:40. For lunch, we pulled off of I-77 with Pilot Mountain in view and ate lunch

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