Tag: new york

A short hike at Buttermilk Falls State Park – Rim Trail and Gorge Trail loop Return to Finger Lakes Return to New York Upstate Road trip summary
Upper Entrance Upper Gorge trail to Cliff Stairway to Lucifer Falls loop Lower falls Lower falls, enfield glen with natural swimming pool Return to Finger Lakes Return to New York Upstate Road trip summary
A beautiful NY State park at the USA/Canada border. We did the Nature Center and River Trail. Return to Alexandria Bay/Thousand Islands Return to New York Upstate Road trip summary
We have been to Thousand Islands National Park on the Canada side. In 2020 since the border with Canada is still closed we could only stay on the New York/US side. Even the Uncle Sam’s boat tour which used to offer the two Nations boat tour has changed to offer only the US Narrows tour […]
Things to do Water activity on the lake We stayed at a hotel with lake access and has free rental on paddleboard/kayak. We all tried paddleboard for the first time and it was challenging but fun. Prospect Mountain Drive up to Prospect mountain for a birds eye view of Lake George Railbike Return to New York […]
Waterfall challenge at Adirondack, we visited a few waterfalls and drove from Saratoga Springs to Wells to Lake George Here’s the list of the few waterfalls that we visited that are on the way and mostly easy Beecher Creek Falls and Copeland Covered Bridge TENANT CREEK FALLS WELLS AUGER FALLS WELLS CHRISTINE FALLS Return to New […]
Walk around Saratoga Spa State Park and visit all the natural mineral springs, bring a cup or something you can use to taste the springs. They all taste different. Return to New York Upstate Road trip summary
2020 pandemic year, we had originally planned other trip options but did not feel comfortable with flying, so instead we planned a little driving road trip in upstate NY. Click here to view Picture book of our 2020 trip – link will open a new tab on shutterfly site. Trip Highlight New York State Parks Saratoga […]
Minnewaska state park locates only 2 hours away from New York City,  neighboring  Mohonk Preserve and Monhonk Montain House. Although not for rock climbing, the state park also offers great views and trails no less than Monhok. The state park has upper parking lots nearby Lake Minnewaska and other parking lots around state park entrance. Upper parking […]
Taughannock Falls State Park is a very nice place to visit for whole family. It is one of New York State Park near Ithaca. Every summer  Taughannock Fall gradually slows to a trickle. Especially the first time we visited in 2016, because of severe drought, Taughannock Fall is  nearly invisible from Lookout point.  The 3/4 […]