A spontaneous day trip

Saturday, at about 10 am, we decided to spend the day in Ithaca. We frantically packed a lunch, found a map, threw W1's potty in the back of the Jeep and headed out.

Some of the highlights of our trip:

A stop at the Waterloo outlet mall to purchase some (much needed) new clothing for R1.

A lovely drive along the Finger Lakes.

The beautiful gorges and waterfalls of the Taughannock and Robert H. Treman State parks.

(do you notice my death-grip on W1 so he didn't go plunging over the side?)

W1 found a stick to use as a fishing pole.


These tiny frogs were hanging out on the steps. W1 was fearless and wanted to hold one, while L1 was content to watch from a distance.


We stopped by the Finger Lakes National Forest, where we had heard there were blueberries for picking. We only found three berries before it was too dark to look anymore, but man, those three berries were delicious.

On our way home, we drove through Watkins Glen, which was hosting an Italian American festival. After winding our way through the traffic, we stopped to watch the fireworks from across the lake.
Fireworks are always the perfect end to a summer day!