Letchworth State Park

Thanks, everyone, for your unending patience in reading through the adventures of our vacation! We have just a couple more days to cover, and I think you'll find the photos particularly stunning!

I told you that originally, this vacation was just supposed to be a long weekend to Virginia Beach to visit our friends Mark and Lynnette. One reason we added the New York component to it was because one of our church friends told us about a state park in New York that she thought we would really like. It's called Letchworth State Park, and if you've not heard of it {we hadn't either!} - you are missing out! It's rated the #1 state park in the nation, and we quickly saw why. It is STUNNING.

It's hailed as the Grand Canyon of the east, since it has similar rock formations, but it's in a forest, not a desert, so it has gorgeous rock formations AND trees. And since we were there in the fall, those trees were amazing. It also has stunning waterfalls. We asked the nice lady in the Visitor's Center which trail we should hike if we only had time to hike one trail, and she recommended the one that would take us past all three big waterfalls. It was the best day.

We especially appreciated the beauty of the day, since it was supposed to be cloudy all day with a possibility of showers. IT was a cloudy morning, but the sun came out, it wasn't too hot, and we had a truly wonderful day hiking together. I'll pretty much let the pictures do the talking from here, but can I highly recommend that if you visit, you go in the fall so you can enjoy the amazing New York trees?

I have DOZENS more pictures, but you're probably tired of looking at them, so I'll stop. :) But seriously, this is a place you should put on your must-visit list if you've not been there. And if you have been there, go back. It's so worth it.

We just got some snacks to munch on throughout the day, so by about 4:00, we were pretty ready for a REAL meal. We went back to Mt. Morris, where our hotel was, and found a local restaurant for dinner. And yes. We ate with the senior citizen crowd. LOL!!!

The food was delicious, our waitress was wonderful, and we left with full bellies and tired feet. We were back in our hotel and resting by 6 p.m., and it was just the most wonderful evening. We'd been on the go so constantly throughout the vacation that it was nice to have a few hours to just sit. Our hotel offered complimentary coffee and cookies, so we enjoyed those, we visited the pool, we watched TV, and we had a great evening together.

The next morning, we packed up and drove about an hour and a half away for our last adventure of the trip: Niagara Falls!

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