tion of the day. Before leaving Robert H. Treman State Park, we drove past Enfield Falls swimming park, com - plete with a lifeguard station and diving board, where locals swim in a spring-fed, natural pool under the 70-foot waterfall. We set out to chase one last wa- terfall for the day, Buttermilk Falls, which was on our short route back to Ithaca. Having exhausted all the daylight, we opted for a stop at South Hill Cider instead, which we deemed a reasonable alternative. While sip- ping crisp local cider and sharing a charcuterie board, we enjoyed live bluegrass music with locals in the lively cidery. While it’s always good to leave wanting more, we lamented only having time to explore a sampling of what Ithaca and the Finger Lakes have to offer. We look forward to re- turning one day! Before the flight out of Rochester, we picnicked at a Rochester beach on the sandy shore of Lake Ontario, walking along the beach and gazing out across the vast lake, with Can- ada too far in the distance to see on the opposing lake shore. One last lit- tle adventure on our quick trip! Liv- ing in the lakeside town of Coeur d’Alene, I felt right at home during my quick visit to the lakeside City of Ithaca, where we chased waterfalls, sipped cider, enjoyed art, sampled fresh cuisine, and soaked up the lo- cal vibe. N Cheers! Denise is a long-time local real es- tate broker in Coeur d’Alene and a sec- ond-generation organizer of overseas hiking trips as the managing member of Good Soles Adventures, LLC
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miles to the north, was Taughannock Falls State Park to see Taughannock Falls, which, at 215 feet, is the tall- est single-drop waterfall east of the Rockies! From the overlook, we had to exercise patience and strategical - ly maneuver around a large wedding party to capture a few photos of our own of this outstanding masterpiece, flanked by the colors of autumn. We hiked the gorge trail and, running out of daylight, raced to our next des - tination. We aimed the rental car south in the direction of Ithaca to visit Rob- ert H. Treman State Park. Here, we hiked through a narrow box canyon
at the end of Enfield Glen, past Dev - il’s Kitchen Falls, to the top of Lucifer Falls. We enjoyed the walk through this interesting and rugged gorge, with stone bridges and rock slabs, the crescendo being Lucifer Falls cascading down a relaxed slope be - fore taking a 90-degree turn sharply downward for a total fall of 115 feet. A stone staircase was built discreet- ly into the rock alongside the top half of the falls that we were able to use to see the falls from an up-close van- tage point. The entire trail through Enfield Glen was a leaf-peeper’s par - adise on this early October afternoon; we deemed this our favorite destina-
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