Day 55

Watkins Glen with no Picnic Table

The most confusing highway sign I ever saw in Ithaca, New York, USA
The most confusing highway sign I ever saw in Ithaca, New York, USA

Campground near West Almond to Cherry Ridge Campground

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Day 55 - A quiet day at Watkins Glen. I left my humble adobe and noticed Watkins Glen on my path towards Vermont. I cruised the rolling hills of Upstate New York and witness the extraordinary variety of trees that are home to the area. I arrived at Watkins Glen raceway where Marcus Ambrose made history as the first Australian to win a NASCAR race. He’s to it again the next year. I made it to the gate only to be stopped by a young lady who promptly told me I “could not go in there”. Surprised by her tact as a lone fan on a empty car club event is nothing of concern. I attempted a sneaky entry by going around a gate, only to be scared off by the sight of campers ahead 🙈 I rode to the town for coffee and discovered the small and pretty State Park with a kickass gorge walk running through the shale rock that hugs the town. I grabbed a replacement indicator bulb and chatted to man impressed by my ride from California on a ‘dirt bike’. I moved on through the University town of Ithaca and out to my campsite at Cherry ridge. I went to the damp site for the picnic benches and was disappointed to find none! I put my helmet on a nearby stump and crouched my night away in the cool wet autumn air 🍂

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