While the first link below lists 12 finger lakes, I'll stick with the 5 largest -- in other words: 5 fingers.
A sign in Geneva, NY, along the northern end of Seneca Lake, the deepest of the 5 middle finger lakes; There's a link below to memories of the Sampson Naval Training Center.
[Photos taken on 27-29 Aug 2015]
Looking to the SW one can barely make out much of Seneca Lake's western shore.
Panning left just the upper end of Seneca Lake is the size of a medium-sized lake.
From the outskirts of Watkins Glen, which is at the southern end of Seneca Lake. If you look closely, you'll see a large speedboat headed from right to left.
Note the small waves caused by the wake of the above-mentioned speedboat.
The 5 biggest Finger Lakes, from east to west, are Skaneateles, Owasco, Cayuga, Seneca, and Canandaigua.
The next town to the south of Watkins Glen is Montour Falls, which are directly above the white building at the end of the street.
Zooming in one can see the She-Qua-Ga Falls, as the Indians call it, above the white building. New York has a great number of falls, and all of them which I've seen so far have the same pattern: gradual cascades over what appear to be limestone ledges.
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Links:
- Wikipedia article on New York's Finger Lakes
- NASA photo from the Space Station of New York's Finger Lakes
- Memories of the Sampson Naval Training Center
- Rich & Sue Freeman's NY Falls Guide
Routes:
T 25 Aug Actual Route: I-86 Rest Area - Bath, NY, VA Hosp Pharm - Geneseo, NY, Lib - Walmart
W 26 Aug Actual Route: Geneseo, NY, W/M - McDs - Livonia Lib - Geneseo W/M
Th 27 Aug Actual Route: Geneseo, NY, W/M - Livonia Lib - Canandaigua - Geneva, NY, McDs - Geneva W/M
F 28 Aug Actual Route: Geneva, NY, W/M - Waterloo - Seneca Falls Lib - Watkins Glen, NY, NY14 bd
Sa 29 Aug Actual Route: NY14 bd - Montour Falls Lib - Watkins Glen Lib - Ithaca Best Buy - Walmart
Su 30 Aug Actual Route: Ithaca, NY, W/M - Lowe's - Robert Treman NY State Park
M 31 Aug Actual Route: Robert Treman NY SP - Lowe's - Cortland Lib - I-81 Rest Area
T 1 Sep Actual Route: I-81 Rest Area - Cazenovia McDs - Richfield Sprs - Cooperstown - BBall Hall of Fame - Oneonta W/M
W 2 Sep Actual Route: Oneonta W/M - Lowe's - Cobleskill, NY, McDs - Amsterdam W/M
Th 3 Sep Route: Amsterdam W/M - Hm Depot - Gloversville, NY, Lib - Walmart
Finding Campgrounds:
- RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
- Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com
- Free campsites website
- Info on finding BLM Campgrounds
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