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The Views are the Reward

December 29, 2022November 25, 2022 MichaelStephenWills3 Comments

Here is the south end of Cayuga Lake on a bright November afternoon. Stewart Park is enjoyed by Ithacans year round.

Everyone is a fan of the Willows framing the lake views.

Can’t get enough of Stewart Park..

An unzoomed view, to give an idea of the distance across the water.

Pam and I have great memories of sailing this stretch from our years of membership in Cornell Family Sailing.

The east lake shore.

The West Lake Shore. This photograph captures the electric line that powers the Red Tower light. Seagulls enjoy that causeway…I’ve never seen humans walk it.

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At the White Tower

December 28, 2022November 25, 2022 MichaelStephenWills4 Comments

The quarter mile jaunt over the causeway yields the reward of this view up the White Tower…..

…and this vantage of the Red Tower, the west shore of Cayuga Lake leading down to Crowbar Point in the distance, colored by Autumn.

The shore is privately owned, some lake houses are visible. To the right are moorings of the Ithaca Yacht Club.

A closer view of the Red Tower.

On a bright early November day Pam and I walked to Lighthouse Point. Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York

White Tower graffitti.

My thoughts exactly…

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Causeway

December 27, 2022November 25, 2022 MichaelStephenWills12 Comments

Post 1 of Lighthouse Point provided an impression of our hike along the golf course, from there we turned onto this wooded path on the shores of Cayuga Inlet.

First view of the paired Lighthouses marking the Cayuga Inlet. The white tower is connected to shore by a causeway something less than a quarter mile in length. The red tower marks the other side. These navigation guides allow boats to safely enter the channel exiting the south end of Cayuga Lake. The Erie Canal connects to the north end, allowing access to the Great Lakes and, eventually, the Atlantic Ocean.

The 4-foot-high step up to the concrete causeway path is an insurmountable obstacle to some. I managed to clamber over.

Looking back to shore….

Rusted iron poles support the electric line for the white tower. They remind me of ship masts.

The straight shot back to shore.

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Lighthouse Point 1

Tree Atlas

December 26, 2022November 25, 2022 MichaelStephenWills1 Comment

November 3rd, 2022, Blessed Us with an azure sky, an Indian Summer Day. During our walks on Cass Park Shorts we’d look across to see hikers emerging from the gold course to walk the Lighthouse causeway. After decades of longing, these Ithaca residents took upon themselves the adventure of finding the path and walking it. This series of posts documents the walk and some treasures discovered on the way.

Willow on Cayuga Inlet and Newman Golf Course

might be another Sycamore on the golf course

An uncultivated Sycamore sprouting from the causeway leading to the lighthouse

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Autumn Amble

The forest floor was newly painted after leaf fall

November 3, 2022October 27, 2022 MichaelStephenWills5 Comments

Snapshots from my IPhone 7 from a 6 mile walk this week around Robert H. Treman Park.

Transformed hillsides viewed from the brink of Lucifer Falls

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Autumn Ithaca

Cass Park

October 11, 2022October 10, 2022 MichaelStephenWills4 Comments

Pam and I arrived early to Cass Park for our grandson’s October afternoon soccer match, in time for a 2 mile walk on the generous footpaths. This is my impression of that time, from the IPhone 7’s camera.

Watery Impressions from Linderman Creek flowing into Cayuga Inlet

Gracious Willows Line the Cayuga Lake Inlet

A Packed Excursion Boat Under A Stunning Sky

This completes our Sunday afternoon walk around Cass Park, Ithaca, New York.

Unidentified Tree

silhouette

October 4, 2022October 3, 2022 MichaelStephenWills8 Comments

This branch of spent, lancate leaves with hanging seeds grows wild on the slopes above Treman Gorge in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State.

Assistance with identification of this tree is requested. Please leave your suggestions as comments to this post. Thank You, everyone.

Here is a series of Lucifer Falls view from the overlook.

Sky Reflections

A Wall with Moss Padding

September 26, 2022September 20, 2022 MichaelStephenWills7 Comments

A Finger Lakes Trail footbridge crosses Fish Kill on the edge of Treman State Park.

These are images of the sky reflected on Fish Kill from that footbridge on August 24, 2022.

Robert H. Treman State Park, Enfield, Tompkins County, Finger Lakes Region, New York State

Contemplation II

Climb down the cliff stair, 223 of them, to this quiet place.

September 24, 2022October 18, 2023 MichaelStephenWills7 Comments

A sole individual views Lucifer Falls from the Gorge Trail footbridge.

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Click for a slideshow of this sequence of Lucifer Falls view from the overlook.

Contemplation I

Climb down the cliff stair, 223 of them, to this quiet place.

September 23, 2022September 17, 2022 MichaelStephenWills15 Comments

A place for quiet contemplation within the Treman Gorge, only accessible via a 15 minute hike. Robert H. Treman New York State Park on a late October afternoon.