This past week I took a few days off to travel to Ithaca, NY. Aengus and I had a good time walking around the campus, Buttermilk Falls and parts of Owego (a town to the south) despite the wind and cold and skudding clouds.
As you may notice, my camera date and time mysteriously reset without me noticing - oh well. On Thursday, 10/21/10 we cruised around Bebe Lake on Cornell Campus in Ithaca, NY.
Bebe is a man made lake the empties into a creek that flows through the the northern part of campus. There is an impressive falls on the side near campus (above and below).
A pleasant trail of cinders, wood chips, etc. rings the lake and connects to many other trails through the woods in the area.
While I was a student at Cornell, I lived on north campus and passed by this way most everyday going to and from my dorm to class.
Since I graduated (nearly 10 years now!) a lot of goofy signs have been put up.
As we proceed clockwise around the lake, we can seen the mist from the falls rise up beyond the trees.
A chipmunk (Tamias minimus) goes about its business among the leaves.
Clouds roll across the sky as we continue our walk.
On the far end of the lake, water enters the lake from Fall Creek.
Another bridge near Fall Creek.
The shoreline shows fall colors just past their peak.
Two ducks (to be identified later) enjoy the lake.
The bridge above (rebuilt and painted green in the past few years) forms part of the main road to campus.
Students are always doing whatever odd things they can get away with around campus.
Elsewhere on Cornell Campus are the Plantations, a series of gardens and natural areas sustained by the university.
I could write all day about Cornell and how much I loved my time there, but it hurts to be away from there, my favorite town. I look forward to my next visit.
If you happen to travel through the Finger Lakes region of New York state, you may wish to stop and hike through Buttermilk Falls State Park (falls above).
Before I knew it, we were on the road home again. Above is the Delaware Water Gap as we drove through it. Like all trips, this one was over too fast!
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As you may notice, my camera date and time mysteriously reset without me noticing - oh well. On Thursday, 10/21/10 we cruised around Bebe Lake on Cornell Campus in Ithaca, NY.
Bebe is a man made lake the empties into a creek that flows through the the northern part of campus. There is an impressive falls on the side near campus (above and below).
A pleasant trail of cinders, wood chips, etc. rings the lake and connects to many other trails through the woods in the area.
While I was a student at Cornell, I lived on north campus and passed by this way most everyday going to and from my dorm to class.
Since I graduated (nearly 10 years now!) a lot of goofy signs have been put up.
As we proceed clockwise around the lake, we can seen the mist from the falls rise up beyond the trees.
A chipmunk (Tamias minimus) goes about its business among the leaves.
Clouds roll across the sky as we continue our walk.
On the far end of the lake, water enters the lake from Fall Creek.
Another bridge near Fall Creek.
The shoreline shows fall colors just past their peak.
Two ducks (to be identified later) enjoy the lake.
The bridge above (rebuilt and painted green in the past few years) forms part of the main road to campus.
Students are always doing whatever odd things they can get away with around campus.
Elsewhere on Cornell Campus are the Plantations, a series of gardens and natural areas sustained by the university.
I could write all day about Cornell and how much I loved my time there, but it hurts to be away from there, my favorite town. I look forward to my next visit.
If you happen to travel through the Finger Lakes region of New York state, you may wish to stop and hike through Buttermilk Falls State Park (falls above).
Before I knew it, we were on the road home again. Above is the Delaware Water Gap as we drove through it. Like all trips, this one was over too fast!
