I'm getting lazy, too long since the last entry. Moving east, we stayed in 3 separate areas of New York. First, we camped near Lake Chautauqua in the western part of the state. It's a lovely area, and we were invited for a visit with some MacDill friends if we were passing through, so of course, we stopped! After a few days there, we headed east to the Finger Lakes region to stay at a campground we've used a couple times before when visiting the area, Cayuga Wine Trail Campground, formerly Snedacre's. We were there for 10 days through the 4th of July holiday. After that, we moved on to someplace new, the Saratoga Springs area. We'd been in the Adirondacks before, but never this particular area. We were at Saratoga RV Park, about half way between Glen Falls and Saratoga Springs. It was a great week, some pics from the last few weeks.
Atheneum Hotel at the Chautauqua Institution
MacDill friends Brian and Michelle
Nice waterfall hike to Taughannock Falls near Ithaca, NY
Buttermilk Falls. Lots of folks came out during the Heat Dome, almost 100 degrees
I honestly don't remember the name of these falls, somewhere in the Finger Lakes region
I lucked into an open mic night on Seneca Lake
Seneca Lake from Wagner Vineyards
Moving on to the Saratoga Springs area, we had to visit the final residence of
President Grant. He was finishing his memoirs, suffering from late stage
throat cancer, and a wealthy friend put him and his family up on
Mount McGregor in this house/hotel. He was photographed sitting
right where I am. The actual chair he was sitting in is inside. We got a personal
tour of the downstairs where he lived and wrote for the final 6 weeks of his life. His bio on
Netflix was really good.
View from the top of Mount McGregor
The actual flower arrangements used for Grant's funeral,
fresh cut flowers individually dipped in wax still recognizable after
140 years
Grant Cottage
Our spot at Saratoga RV Park, nice corner lot
