My friend since 4th grade and her husband had us over to their beautiful home in Ithaca, which is about an hour away. They gave us the royal tour of the area. This is Taughannock Falls, which is higher than Niagara Falls.
Margot and Fred chose Ithaca for retirement and we can sure see why. There is a wealth of summer and winter activities, cultural opportunities, civic activism, and it isn't far to many other interesting places.
Treman State Park had one breathtaking view after another. We didn't hike into the falls at Watkins Glen since we had seen this one.
The geology of this area was fascinating. The shale is eroded in some places and breaks off in enormous slabs in others.
That's Fred and Ted probably looking at the people walking the trail on the other side of the falls.
Margot and Ted are climbing the many steps back to the top.
Ah, we are back on flat ground
See what I mean about the water eroding the rock?
Ithaca is home to Cornell University. The views from this campus are stunning. There are falls along the walking path, too. Students stay fit just climbing steep hills to get to classes. The style was sun dresses with knee-high socks! Colored tattoos were popular, too.
The Commons is the downtown outdoor mall that was full of people visiting, eating, playing chess, reading, etc. The shops were artsy and fun. This is one of several sculptures in the shopping area.
My friend since 4th grade and her husband had us over to their beautiful home in Ithaca, which is about an hour away. They gave us the royal tour of the area. This is Taughannock Falls, which is higher than Niagara Falls.
Margot and Fred chose Ithaca for retirement and we can sure see why. There is a wealth of summer and winter activities, cultural opportunities, civic activism, and it isn't far to many other interesting places.
Treman State Park had one breathtaking view after another. We didn't hike into the falls at Watkins Glen since we had seen this one.
The geology of this area was fascinating. The shale is eroded in some places and breaks off in enormous slabs in others.
That's Fred and Ted probably looking at the people walking the trail on the other side of the falls.
Margot and Ted are climbing the many steps back to the top.
Ah, we are back on flat ground
See what I mean about the water eroding the rock?
Ithaca is home to Cornell University. The views from this campus are stunning. There are falls along the walking path, too. Students stay fit just climbing steep hills to get to classes. The style was sun dresses with knee-high socks! Colored tattoos were popular, too.
The Commons is the downtown outdoor mall that was full of people visiting, eating, playing chess, reading, etc. The shops were artsy and fun. This is one of several sculptures in the shopping area. 
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