Good Evening – July 30, 2021

Happy Weekend! Out walking along Rock Cut Road observing nature and the scenery of the Catharine Creek Marsh. 🐦

I know the USGS still calls it Bad Indian Swamp, but the new name seems so much more organic. 🐸 Certainly it is located at the end of the Catharine Creek before it becomes Seneca Lake. Also makes it sound like a good place to protect and not bury under garbage. In prehistoric times, the entire marsh was under water. Then part of it was landfilled to build an air strip, part of it drained for muck farming. But a lot of it has been protected and restored in recent years.

Mostly sunny and 68 degrees at the Catharine Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area ☀. There is a north-northwest breeze at 13 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 53 degrees. Very clear with deep blue skies this evening. Today was an amazing day for hiking.

The bulk of the day was spent at Sugar Hill, 🗻 which I am glad to see is in good repair. So often it seems like state facilities are just falling apart left and right. 🏚️ The Finger Lakes Trail takes you through some nice back country and it was fantastic to see the fire tower fully restored and open through the cabin. I have lots of good photos on my other camera 📸, I’ll post Monday.

Then I went back to Watkins Glen Pool fit a swim 🏊🏻‍♂️ mostly to shower 🚿 and wash off the sweat 👹. But despite the cool weather, the pool was actually fairly pleasant as it was warmer than the air. But once I got out of the pool I was ready for a quick towel dry and fresh clothes.

Then I went for a walk 🚶🏻 along Rock Cut Road observing nature 🐦. Beautiful area, not a lot of traffic on a Friday evening 🌃 as it’s always so dusty as pickups pass by. Been thinking about paddling 🛶 tomorrow in the marsh. I want to watch the sun set at Seneca Lake one more time, so once I make it to Airport Road Trail I’m going to head back to the lake.