Anniversary on a Motorcycle Part Two "Anna's Falls"

Anniversary on a Motorcycle Part Two

If you missed part one, click HERE

So after we left the scenic overlook we headed down the hill to the entrance of Taughannok State Park.

For those of you who have been reading Reborn, I'm taking you all the way back to Chapter One.

"Anna's Falls"

Anna mused that there were few things, at least in her limited experience of life, that were more beautiful than a waterfall. She closed her eyes against the fine mist blanketing her face and listened.

It was a combination of things really. The constant thunder of its endless pour over the sides of well-worn rock, but when you listened closely it was as if there were hundreds of individual streams all calling out their own unique, triumphant cries as they jumped over the side in complete and joyous abandon, and when you put it all together it became one voice, like a well-trained symphony.

And that was what she saw of it with her eyes still closed and her head thrown back, breathing in the chilly vapor that seemed to refresh her to her innermost core, yet another element of its glory.

She slowly opened her eyes and began moving backward out of its delicious spray to fully take in the sight. She drew in a breath and experienced a shiver of pure pleasure. It was mesmerizing to watch and she grinned foolishly at the thought that those hundreds of slivers of water looked like strings of diamonds leaping into the shimmering robes of an angel, rippling the gown as they flowed to the bottom.

"Anna's Field"

It was a beautiful day, the sun was out in full force and she knew the grass would feel amazing on her feet, so she slid her sandals off and curled her toes in the soft green blanket. She dropped down on the spongy warmth and stretched out on her back, closing her eyes blissfully as the breeze from the falls tickled across her face.

Just give me a pillow and I could easily take a nap, she sighed.

I hope you enjoyed the brief excerpts from the book, and a glimpse into Anna's world...I certainly had fun revisiting it.

Start of Upper Trail

Start of Lower Trail

If you follow the river under this bridge it will take you right into Cayuga Lake

I will eventually write several posts about the various Sovereign Nations in our area

Slightly dangerous set of stairs...

...but remember, I laugh in the face of danger, so the following pictures are taken from the bottom step, muhaha

We made it just in time to get these glorious pictures before darkness began to fall.

And thus concludes a most wonderful anniversary. Thank you all for sharing it with me. Stay tuned for many more posts of waterfalls and gorges, as I live in an area teeming with them...or as @barrydutton said (s)teeming with them ;)

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