Finger lakes region New York - Oct. 12, 2019

In spite of quite a bit of rain we decided to 'hike' the waterfalls trail at Watkins Glen State Park 

(along with many others)

It is interesting to see the map of what was covered by ice and to visualize the depth of it.

(even if we don't think the two million years is accurate😀)

We probably all have worn the trash bag solution for rain gear.

If the rain don't get ya, the waterfall will.

Finding a few good trees!

Other activities:

Another yarn store and another museum🙂

 In the Village of Watkins Glen

 I thought this was a quilt display but it was a blanket display 

Rockwell Museum in Corning, NY

This is the note regarding the blanket with the beads,,

same type we had seen in Crazy Horse Monument in South Dakota.

Fun reading the personal notes of the ones who donated items.

Museums: Baseball, Farm, Art - October 10, 2019

The Baseball Hall of Fame  - Cooperstown, New York 

We were lucky enough to find information on Kelli and Scott's Great Grandfather who was a pitcher in the majors from 1908 to 1915. His roommate was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936 - along with Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth.  Fun to find this information!

Now, this was fun!

The Farm Museum had blacksmiths on duty - showing how to make your own nail-

a flat nail.

Add the head

"Back in the day" a good blacksmith would have made 1500 of these.

Farm Museum view

Such a funny exhibit at the Farm Museum - 

This generated so much public interest and, of course, the media was all over it!!

I guess the author planned this elaborate hoax

to expose how gullible the public was.

Fake News!

or

" There's a sucker born every minute"

Patio at the Art Museum

The Thaw collection  of American Indian Art is widely recognized 

as one of the most significant in the world.

The special beaded jacket given to the chief's children.

I thought the two color combination quite unusual.

I thought I recognized the Tlingit Indian style and artwork.

This is the tribe that my Grandad was adopted by up in Alaska!

Fun to see these in this prominent collection.

Back to our campground

I asked if I could get a picture, and the campground owner said "no".

Their culture does not want to have their pictures taken. 

It is OK if the person is not in it.

Sam (the driver) is the groundskeeper at the campground and he was on his way home.

Interesting  how they drive modern equipment at work, 

but revert to the old style for their personal use.

The quest for red leaf trees - travel to Cooperstown, NY - Oct. 9, 2019

We keep hoping to get brilliant splashes of color that cover the hillsides.  

Since this may not happen, we decided to look for a single tree with brilliant color!

We thought this crop looked unusual.  

So, we stopped and asked the worker what it was.

His answer was "What do you think it is?"

Duh!!

300 acres of Hemp makes for a lot of knitting/clothing!

(the worker did say that it was for CBD oil - not THC)

Success!

And a pretty row of sunflowers

Tis a very pretty campground.

Prospect Mountain - Oct. 8, 2019

Today was clear and pretty - 

a good chance to drive to the top of Prospect Mountain.

It is known mainly for a short drive, hiking trails 

and a 100 mile view of the area surrounding Lake George.

We met some locals who told us that the peak color is a couple of weeks from now.

A cog railway was build in 1875, but this is all that remains.

Pretty color, even if not the peak yet.

 We found a cute restaurant - good food and good decorations

 This is the Dockside restaurant and it is on a different lake- Glen Lake

This area has so many lakes!

and, of course,  a cute cat decoration is my fav!