Trail Blazers

 

Beautiful Day for a Walk on the Trail

 

Today was a beautiful day here in upstate NY…75 degrees, sunny with a cool breeze.  We spent the day on the Black River Trail which is only a mile from where we live. It used to be train tracks that ran along the river and my husband’s grandfather actually drove many of the trains that ran along those tracks.  Once the trains stoppped running, the State turned the old railroad bed into a nature trail. What I love most about this trail is how the scenery changes with the seasons.  My favorite time to walk it is in the Fall when all the leaves are red and gold and the air is cool and crisp. It is beautiful in the Spring and Summer too with it’s many wildflowers, berry bushes and apple trees which are a nice treat for the deer.

 

 

We have had so much rain lately that the river was really beautiful with the rapids making the water flow so fast down stream.  I made my way down the rocks so I could try and capture how fast the water was moving.  Along with it’s beatuty is the powerful roar of the water as it makes its’ way over the rocks.

We pulled Emma along in her wagon and she had a great time.  She loves flowers so we had to stop and pick one every time we passed some so she could smell them.

 I think the Lazy Susan’s were her favorite.  

We walked to the bridge which is the halfway point and then headed back home.  It was a great 5 mile walk and a great way to enjoy the beatiful day on a Sunday afternoon.  Little Emma was tuckered out and so were we but we got some great photos for our memory book.

I think the best part was the waterfall; all the rain created enough water to turn the usually trickling water into a powerfull waterfall flowing off of the rocks.  Emma loves water and was trying her best to get to it, but the rocks were slippery so she had to view it from a distance.  I did brave the rocks and made my way down to take a photo. 

 

If you would like to see more photos of the Black River Trail and the scenery along the way, I added a new photo album called "Sunday Scenery on the Black River Trail".  This is my favorite place to get away from it all and when Emma gets a litlle older, we can ride our bikes instead of walking…can’t wait!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!