{"id":21595,"date":"2019-07-14T15:35:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T20:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=21595"},"modified":"2024-10-04T13:11:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T18:11:28","slug":"ithaca-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/ithaca-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ithaca, Part 1 (Four Busy Days)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We can drive from our home outside of Washington, DC to Ithaca, New York surprisingly easily.\u00a0 All it takes is about six hours in the car over some pretty scenic roads.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve loved New York&#8217;s Finger Lake Region for many years, one of the few places I&#8217;ve ever returned to for repeated vacations.\u00a0 We didn&#8217;t stay up there long though, just four nights over the 4th of July weekend.\u00a0 Because of that, I&#8217;ll spare the Twelve Mile Circle audience the usual long string of articles.\u00a0 Instead I&#8217;ll split this topic into two, the first covering the preponderance our travels and the other\u00a0 <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21603\">focused on all of the waterfalls we saw<\/a>.\u00a0 So, do we have a deal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cornell University<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/48207306582\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/48207306582_4530b3d782_b.jpg\" alt=\"McGraw Tower at Cornell University. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><figcaption>McGraw Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Readers might be wondering why we took such a short trip to a place we loved so much.&nbsp; I blamed it on my older son.&nbsp; It seemed like only yesterday he enjoyed things like <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8778\">inventing his own town<\/a> and attending the annual <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8393\">bring your kid to work day<\/a>.&nbsp; When did he become a rising High School senior, just one year away from graduation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We won&#8217;t be taking any big vacations this summer.&nbsp; Instead, we&#8217;ll focus on several short trips to colleges and universities.&nbsp; One name kept coming up as we compared our son&#8217;s interests against the specialties of various academic institutions; Cornell University (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/izETgEFBT3kLokyP8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">map<\/a>).&nbsp; So we headed towards Ithaca, home to Cornell, to take a closer look.&nbsp; We&#8217;ll probably see another dozen-or-so places by the time we&#8217;re finished.&nbsp; Nonetheless, this initial trip led us towards the Finger Lakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">County Counting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/graphics\/blog\/ithaca-route.png\" alt=\"County Counting route map to Ithaca, New York. 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Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Mulholland Wildflower Preserve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed my regular exercise.&nbsp; Fortunately I woke up earlier than anyone else in the family (as I always do) and could explore on my own.&nbsp; One morning I went for a 5-mile run on the South Hill Recreation Way (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/bcHEh9kfsT9kKNTM7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">map<\/a>).&nbsp; This rails-to-trail path seemed to be the only relatively flat surface in a very hilly Ithaca.&nbsp; I didn&#8217;t really feel like pushing myself too hard in the stifling humidity so this route seemed perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next morning I took a walk through the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/P2wCnVujE4tG2dBY6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">map<\/a>).\u00a0 I can&#8217;t say I noticed a lot of wildflowers although the natural beauty along the paths more than made up for it.\u00a0 I felt relaxed and rarely saw another person during these quiet times by myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breweries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/48216246046\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/48216246046_a991bbbce2_b.jpg\" alt=\"Hopshire Farm &amp; Brewery in Freeville, New York. 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