Allegany State Park

For the May 22 weekend we decided to escape the crowds in Ontario and head south, to New York that is! Traffic at the border was bad, but eventually we arrived in Allegany State Park....only to end up camping next to a bunch of party people from Niagara Falls ! Just can't get away!

We spent the three days hiking, sleeping, and eating lots of good food, including a ton of dark chocolate. We took on the Bear Caves Trail, and also the Conservation Trail. Both were rated hard, but we found that the harder rated Conservation Trail was actually easier than the Bear Caves Trail. Maybe we were all just really out of shape.

I had a good time, it was nice to hang out with everyone again after my hiatus in Montreal. Another bonus was that there were very few blackflies, and I don't think that anyone got a bite! Next year I think we might try to venture a bit further east in NY, there are so many more places to explore!

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