Kirukkalkal

When we moved to the NY Capital region almost a year ago, we had our reservations about things to do in this region. We, mostly, like to do nature trails, casual photography and mild relaxing hikes. We were pleasantly surprised at the amount of stuff you can do within driving distance from Albany area, which is a welcome change for us moving from Houston, TX (I would have to crib about it in another blog for this!) Coming to the topic - Finger Lakes region. We haven't heard about this place until we moved to the area. It is about 3-4 hr drive from the Capital Region. If you want to go to the Northern part of the lakes, you can take I-90 west, which is a toll-way. If you want to go to the Southern part of the lake, you gotta take I-88 and so on... On Saturday (May 23rd, 2009), we took the southern route and reached Watkins Glen State Park . Its located in the middle of the town on State Highway 14. There are several trails and our recommendation is the Gorge Trail which goes along