Day One: This past week my family decided spur of the moment to pack up the car and just drive, needing to get away from the crazy busy summer we have been having. We hopped in the car at 2 a.m. and in a little over thirteen hours we had made it to our first destination: Stockbridge, MA. There we visited the National Shrine of Divine Mercy. You can read more about the National Shrine of Divine Mercy on mine and my Mom's religious blog, Dwelling With The Spirit, here. After, we walked around the adorable downtown Stockbridge. There were so many cute little shops, restaurants, and old houses, it was super adorable. That night we checked into a chain hotel an hour away, to give us a head start for our long drive the next morning.
Day Two: We woke up that next morning and piled back into the car for a couple more hours to get to Ithaca, NY. The first thing we did in Ithaca was stop at Buttermilk Falls. There we went on a gorgeous hike where we encountered so many little waterfalls and gorges. After adventuring there we moved onto Robert E. Treman State Park. There we got to jump off a large diving board in front of this gorgeous waterfall. It was so much fun, and we never wanted to leave. Next we went up to Cornell University to see the beautiful buildings. I honestly fell in love. Every where you looked you were surrounded by historic beauty and I couldn't get enough of it. We also stopped by downtown Ithaca which was flooded with so many cool shops, restaurants, and more historic buildings.
Day Three: Once more, my family piled back in the car for a little under an hour to get to Watkin's Glen State Park. This was my favorite hike ever. Every couple steps you were greeted with beautiful rock formations and rushing waterfalls. So many beautiful waterfalls, each one was so uniquely different from the last. It was truly breathtaking. After embracing all that beauty, we went back to the Robert E. Treman state park, to jump off the diving board again. It was so much fun, just like the day before. Once we all did our final dive, we headed back to downtown Ithaca for one last look around. There I found this cute vintage shop Petrune, and this really cool used books and record shop. Once done walking around, we said our final goodbyes to our fun road trip and headed home.
Here is a vlog of the whole trip. When I sat down to make this video I saw that I had 47 minutes of footage. Luckily for you guys I cut down on the time by A LOT. Now its a little over 5 minutes.
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