Our younger one hamming it up!
Downtown Penn Yan, New York. Cute little town on Keuka Lake.
The gals. Looking good!
These old northeastern towns always have some old, abandoned industrial warehouses or factories. It makes for great photo ops...that is if you like old abandoned industrial buildings. Penn Yan, NY
One of my favorites...a model in the making! That sulky, pouty thing is turned on!
Well, that is until 2 seconds later! Hamming it up again!
Abandoned on the river.
Along with the abandoned factories come the abandoned rail lines. This one was a bit too decrepit for our liking.
Careful there Mardi!
Contemplating the walk. "Should I go?"
With two girls, you can never pass up a chance to play on a playground! Penn Yan, NY
Storms blowing up over Seneca Lake, NY. This is the heart of the NY wine country. Great cool season grapes - Riesling, Gewurztraminer...
More of the Seneca Lake views.
Heading for a tasting at Miles Winery on the shore of Seneca Lake, NY.
Miles Winery had some spartan, but adequate, picnic areas right on the lake. Very nice lunch of fruit, cheese and crackers.
"I wonder what happens when I pull on this vine?"
Boat dock at Miles Winery on Seneca Lake, NY. We had some storms brewing to the north.
Storms are brewing!
Seems to not be such a good idea to be out on the pier in the middle of the lake in the middle of a storm, huh?
Our brooding pre-teen.
The Miles Winery.
The area around the Finger Lakes is quite amazing. Vineyards, farms and estates all running down to the lake.
After the Finger Lakes of NY, we moved on to Ontario, Canada. This is our little campsite at the private Jordan Valley Campground. Located 25 minutes west of Niagara Falls right in the middle of the Ontario wine region, this was a great place to call "home" for the trip.
Our little spot in the shade. This was a great location; that is until the storms one night where we could hear trees falling in the woods!
The gals at the Canadian falls in Niagara.
Checking out the rapids below the falls.
The Niagara Gorge was pretty impressive. Those are class VI rapids behind us. Intimidating and dangerous.
Yes, I was there too.
My lovely bride!
"Ooh, daddy, can we add our gum to the gum wall too?" Weird.
"Oh mommy and daddy! Thank you for our giant pixie sticks filled with teeth rotting granules of sugar goodness!" Oh the things that we do to make our kids happy.
Okay, very touristy, but the "4D" movie "Niagara's Fury" was pretty cool...and wet!
The "Journey Behind the Falls" was quite impressive. You get to this point by riding and walking through tunnels dug in the 1940s deep in the bedrock under the falls. The roar and spray is pretty intense.
Very impressive waterfall!
The morning after the all night storms. Mardi and I didn't get much sleep. Notice the towels? Yes, water in the tent. This is breakfast in the tent since it was still raining outside. Fun times!
What better thing to do on a wet rainy day but continue to get wet! If you do go to Niagara, you must ride The Maid of the Mist boat tours. The boats get your right up next to the falls, and you get VERY wet.
Bridal Veil Falls on the American side. I couldn't get any photos of the Canadian falls on the boat ride. Too much water!
One of the residents of the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory. Very nice way to end the trip.
The goal? To get a butterfly to land on you of course.
It was a popular thing to do.
Chilling in the Niagara Botanical Gardens. Beautiful place, even in the dreary weather.
My gals.
Niagara Botanical Gardens
Like mother, like daughter. They didn't even plan the outfits, but boy oh boy did it look like they did! One of them wasn't too pleased. I bet you can guess which one!
My bride and Lake Ontario.
A few more pics of the campground. Nice place to stay.
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