The Bobsey Twins and The Great Falls in the Big Woods

 



I received a phone call today from my twin. Well... I'm sort of pulling your leg. Elaine and I almost share a birthday. Elaine is 364 days different in age from me. She is 6 feet tall, and I'm 5 foot 2 inches. We've known each other since ???. Our families went to the same church, but I don't recall being aware of her before junior high. We were both socially awkward and much preferred to be in the woods. And we played field hockey. She was right inner and I was right halfback, and we could move that ball! The coach nicknamed us "The Bobsey Twins," and here we are too many years later still pretending we are twins.

So we chatted for over an hour. She has some physical problems that keep her from getting outside as much as I can. And she emailed me the above picture she recently took of one of our old friends. That is Taughannock Falls (say Tuh-GAN-uck), near Ithaca, New York. The name translates from the Delaware language as "The Great Falls in the Big Woods." We both grew up just a little farther north, and it was always a favorite place to trek and explore. It is a straight 215 feet drop, and used to be billed as the highest falls east of the Rocky Mountains. The last time I was back there I noticed that they have changed the sign to say "One of the highest falls east of the Rocky Mountains." Sigh... I liked it being the winner.

So to continue the twin motif I'm adding another picture of the falls that I took in 1973 from approximately the same place.

Hike Planning Report

Started creating a custom guide for us with all the information that I've been able to gather from contacting people. Filled the dehydrator with eggplant, cucumber, and citrus slices. Walked 1 mile with 28 pounds.

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