Fall Colors are Peaking

Thursday was another short travel day, but included a little Interstate driving for a change.  We moved to the southern edge of the Finger Lakes area.  The local long-range weather forecast had said to expect a beautiful Thursday, an OK Friday with rain moving in late, a wet Saturday, and a cold/wet Sunday.  As of Saturday morning, that was very accurate. Here is the view out our windshield:

We got settled into our latest campground early and unloaded the motorcycle for a very nice afternoon of riding on back roads, along the Canisteo River Rd.  It was a gorgeous afternoon.  So many homes decorate for Fall with pumpkins and mum plants – beautiful. 

We used the car on Friday for a trip to Watkins Glen and along the shores of Lake Seneca and Lake Keuka.  We have been here a number of times in years past and it remains a favorite place to see.  Pictures of Watkins Glen don't begin to capture the beauty, but we will try:

 

The rain moved in, right on schedule, while we were enjoying a local Friday night fish fry.  Light rain has stuck around all night and into Saturday morning, as this is being written.

This is Columbus Day weekend, and Monday is a school holiday around here.  The campground will be closing for the season very soon, so this is their last big weekend.  A lot of “weekenders” have arrived yesterday filling the campground, and the staff has pumpkin carving and trick or treating planned for later today.  The rain is likely to put a damper on both activities.

We will be here through the long weekend.  While the “weekenders” will likely leave sometime Monday, we will wait until Tuesday morning to pack up and continue our rambling south.  Our next stop is planned for a Corps of Engineers park in Pennsylvania where no reservations are taken.  Campsites are “first come/first served” but we don’t expect an issue this late in the year.  After we get our mail by the middle of next week we will continue further south, but both the route and the schedule are uncertain. 

 

The latest forecast shows possible frost, so it’s time to move further south.