Watkins Glen, Upstate NY

Daniel and I finally got out of the city for a while. Our plan was to go up to Watkins Glen on Saturday and camp till Thursday. But there was a Nascar race there with 200,000 people so the camp grounds were full on Saturday. Typical. So we went up Sunday. My parents let us borrow their car and it was only about a 4.5 hour drive. Upstate NY is really lovely.
There was a rain storm so one night we feared we might have to sleep in the car but the tent held up well. Because of the rains one of the Nascar races was delayed, so while most people left there were still a bunch and we got caught in traffic for an hour trying to get into town.
It was a pretty chill week. We hiked the Watkins Glen gorge (pictures), went swimming in the campgrounds pool, read a lot, rested, hiked some chill trails, drove around Seneca Lake - which has a lot of winery's and is beautiful, ate, had camp fires and relaxed.
It was rejuvenating.
Next time we want to try to get up to Maine and camp around there. Try to take advantage of the east coast.
Now things will amp up. I start school in about a week. I'll be taking Archaeology, Medical Anthropology and Ethnology. There will be a ton of reading and paper writing.
I'm starting to freak out. But am still excited.