October 10th-11th, 2009
Buttermilk Falls, Ithaca, NY
With no good form of transportation, Illika and I decided to camp at Buttermilk Falls as a little getaway. After much hassling and irritated looks, we managed to get there by bus with all our
Illika, laden with stuff at the bus stop
baggage. A further hike brought us from the base of the falls to the actual campsites, which we grossly overpaid for (ah well, what can you do).
The waterfall is really quite pretty, especially with all the fall color peeking out.
The hike within the park was quite pretty, full of little streams and views of the colorful foliage.
The one not-so-pretty part of the walk: we were disappointingly close to civilization. Hello, Home Depot.
We built a lovely fire and roasted some surprisingly delicious hotdogs, as well as the obligatory marshmallows. Then, very well bundled up, we crawled in to hammocks to brave out the night's 35 degree low. I ended up amazingly comfortable and toasty all night long, and Illika's only complaint was cold toes-- the perpetual problem in chilly weather.
Our view waking up. So refreshing.
Illika all cocooned in her sleeping bag
My very useful hat!
The next day, after a bit of an adventure navigating our way back with the unreliable buses, we returned home safe and sound.
The rural half of the trek back...
...and the urban half. Much less pretty.
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