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Home » Travel & Vacation » Camping!

Camping!

June 29, 2009 by Faith 4 Comments

This past weekend I went camping at Allegany State Park, which the largest state park in New York.  It was beautiful and we had a lot of fun (even though it rained on and off all day Sunday!).  Here are some of the highlights…

The Scenic Car Ride
The Scenic Car Ride

On the way we passed through the cutest little town called Ellicottville, right in the middle of ski country.

Ellicottville
Ellicottville
A Gothic-Looking Church In Ellicottville
A Gothic-Looking Church In Ellicottville
Our Cabin Looked Like Something Straight Out of the Movie "The Ring"
Our Running Water...Yeah, We Were Really Roughing It
Our Running Water...Yeah, We Were Really Roughing It

 The landscape was really breathtaking…

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Some wildlife…

Dragonfly
Dragonfly
A Spider, Up Close & Personal
A Spider, Up Close & Personal
Mike Spotted This Beauty As We Were Leaving the Park
Mike Spotted This Beauty As We Were Leaving the Park
Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam
The So-Called "Abandoned" Bear Caves
More of the Bear Caves
More of the Bear Caves

Some of the local flora…

Happy Daisies
Happy Daisies
Some Kind of Probably-Poisonous Little Mushrooms
Some Kind of Probably-Poisonous Little Mushrooms
More Fungus
More Fungus

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A Faerie Hole
A Faerie Hole

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The beach…

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My Niece, Autumn Rose
My Niece, Autumn Rose

Some of our eats (we also made s’mores — of course, what is camping without them? — and mountain pies filled with fruit pie filling and sprinkled with powdered sugar)…

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Right before we left a thick fog rolled in…then on the way home we drove through torrential downpours and a thunder storm (I wish I had gotten a picture of the lightening, it was really close!).

Fog Rolling In As We Left
Fog Rolling In As We Left
All in all, it was a great trip!

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Filed Under: Travel & Vacation Tagged: Camping, Nature, Wildlife

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  1. Krista says

    June 29, 2009 at 5:45 pm

    What a beautiful looking location for a camping trip! The scenery was fantastic…:)

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  2. Reeni says

    June 29, 2009 at 6:18 pm

    Gorgeous pictures! And delicious eats! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. [email protected] says

    June 29, 2009 at 8:25 pm

    faith guess you had a lot of fun huh?? hehe lovely pics and the foods sound yummy.

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  4. Natasha - 5 Star Foodie says

    June 30, 2009 at 9:30 am

    Wow, looks like a great camping trip! Gorgeous pictures of this beautiful park! Delicious food!

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