Early to bed, early to rise. Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Well, that may explain some of my problems. We only got it half right. We were in bed early but slept late this morning. Even with all the activity in the loop, people packing to leave, we didn't get up until 9. By 10 all but a few of groups in the park were gone.
While we were having coffee and catching up on computer chores, I called the office and asked if we could move to a site across the loop next to the small lake. There are sites on that side of the lake that have a clear view of the sky to the south. I thought we would have better TV reception there. The person I talked to had to check with the owner. He called back and they wanted an extra $20 because the space was beside the lake. We passed on moving. We get 11 OTA channels if we really want to watch TV.
At one we tuned in to the webcast of worship services from Oakey Boulevard. Randy's sermon was on biblical fatherhood. I believe today was Randy's last day preaching at Oakey. He is retiring after many years there as minister. He is being replaced by one of the young men the congregation sent to the Memphis School of Preaching, Tyler Kirkpatrick.
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| Mt. Morris Dam |
After worship services we drove to Letchworth State Park. It is billed as the Grand Canyon of the East. It was voted, I never found out by whom, the best state park in the USA. The park comprises 14,500 acres on both sides of the gorge made by the Gennesse River. We drove the length of the park, 17 miles, and stopped at most of the overlooks. The park is heavily wooded and is also heavily used. All the picnic areas were nearly full, we didn't check out the camping areas. Most of the look out areas also had trail heads and we saw a few backpackers. Unlike the real Grand Canyon but like many other places, trees obscured much of the view.. There is a dam at one end of the park and waterfalls near the other end. The dam is unimposing. It is a dry dam, meaning it only impounds water when there is a flood. It mainly protects downstream farms and communities. The falls are spectacular with a large amount of water going over, especially considering that the river isn't that large.
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| Wolf Creek |
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| Me at Wolf Creek |
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| Upper Falls |
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| Middle Falls |
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| Our first bear sighting |
I looked for a geocache at one of the overlooks, no luck. I did find one in a small cemetery along a road back to the RV park. We also saw a black bear along the road. It was very thin and had a ragged coat. By the time we got stopped and a camera ready the bear had gone into the brush and we only got a picture of its ears as it kept an eye on us.
Farms dot the country side. We saw a lot of corn, grain and potatoes growing. We passed the plant for Wise potato chips. We also saw several dairies. Wyoming County, NY claims to be populated by more cows than people. We tried to get pictures of old barns. Many were obscured by trees or had fallen down completely.
Back at the park the loop of 20 sites was almost empty. By 6 PM there were no more people at the remaining units, six trailers and 3 fifth wheels. I walked over to the small lake and took pictures. It looks like the park owner isn't going to rent the sites out for the higher price, or any price this weekend. Never having owned a business, maybe I don't fully appreciate or understand the business model and pricing. I do on the other hand understand customer satisfaction and good will. It seems to me they could have waived the extra fee knowing that they weren't going to rent the sites to anyone else. Oh well we now are the closest unit to the lake, without paying extra.
After worship services we drove to Letchworth State Park. It is billed as the Grand Canyon of the East. It was voted, I never found out by whom, the best state park in the USA. The park comprises 14,500 acres on both sides of the gorge made by the Gennesse River. We drove the length of the park, 17 miles, and stopped at most of the overlooks. The park is heavily wooded and is also heavily used. All the picnic areas were nearly full, we didn't check out the camping areas. Most of the look out areas also had trail heads and we saw a few backpackers. Unlike the real Grand Canyon but like many other places, trees obscured much of the view.. There is a dam at one end of the park and waterfalls near the other end. The dam is unimposing. It is a dry dam, meaning it only impounds water when there is a flood. It mainly protects downstream farms and communities. The falls are spectacular with a large amount of water going over, especially considering that the river isn't that large.
Farms dot the country side. We saw a lot of corn, grain and potatoes growing. We passed the plant for Wise potato chips. We also saw several dairies. Wyoming County, NY claims to be populated by more cows than people. We tried to get pictures of old barns. Many were obscured by trees or had fallen down completely.
Back at the park the loop of 20 sites was almost empty. By 6 PM there were no more people at the remaining units, six trailers and 3 fifth wheels. I walked over to the small lake and took pictures. It looks like the park owner isn't going to rent the sites out for the higher price, or any price this weekend. Never having owned a business, maybe I don't fully appreciate or understand the business model and pricing. I do on the other hand understand customer satisfaction and good will. It seems to me they could have waived the extra fee knowing that they weren't going to rent the sites to anyone else. Oh well we now are the closest unit to the lake, without paying extra.
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