Water....and more water

We pulled into Geneva State Park, Ohio on Lake Erie for two peaceful nights.

GOTL beach

After riding our bikes into the nearby town of Geneva on the Lake---proud acronym of GOTL-- this was our first beach and crystal-clear freshwater swim; it was chilly but refreshing. GOTL was gearing up for a 4000 Harley motorcycle invasion that weekend, but we split before the rumble took over.  
This beach was my first beach for metal detecting, and yet the worst skunked day of metal detecting--nada!  Oh well, increasing my odds for that BIG find someday :)

Onward to Nigara Falls, we took a boat tour on the Maid of the Mist.

A maid in the mist??

Jenny, Chris, Mom, Bev, Tim 1962

                


                                                                    
                                                                                 


       
                                            
     

Notice the new tall building on the Canadian side

                                             

Niagara Falls was the first time since the Grand Canyon that we heard more non-English speakers, but this time, instead of Asian, it was predominantly East Indian, and the food kiosks around the town were that of Bollywood, etc., very colorful.  That night we curled up in our van behind a church within earshot of the falls' great roar, and the massive fireworks show was only drowned out by a huge thunderstorm that seemed to echo around the horseshoe-shaped falls, really cool.  Like other great inspirational places on earth, we couldn't get enough of the power/awesomeness of the Falls.

Piseco Lake, NY

Onward to the New York Mountains and more water!                                     
We drove into the beautiful Adirondack State Park for a night on Piseco Lake; so much clear water everywhere!

Leslie's cousin Alan, Wanda, Mathew & Oscar in Glens Falls, NY