Hike to Taughannock Falls

Drizzle! What happened to our 75 degree weather? That’s all right. We’re from the Pacific Northwest and it won’t keep us from enjoying ourselves!

En route to Ithaca we stopped at Taughannock Falls, which are pretty drippy this time of year, but taller than Niagara! It’s still a lovely park and we decided to drive down the road, and hike along the river to the bottom of them – about 2 miles round-trip. (Grandma stayed in the car to relish some silence.)

Since the river is mostly dry right now, we could actually walk in it. We felt like we were walking on an enormous, lumpy concrete slab. This gorge was carved by glaciers and this used to be a sea bottom. Pretty cool. The trees are just starting to turn and I get giddy just thinking about all the color that lies ahead.