Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Hiking Chautauqua Gorge

Matt and his friend A. on a log

There is a gorge near our town with a river, waterfalls, and deep swimming holes. Just the perfect thing for a summer day! Thunderstorms were predicted, but fortunately we were only hit with a momentary deluge. Unfortunately, shale is quite slippery when wet, and the gorge has a lot of shale. This led to some minor injuries:

The scenery was totally worth any bruises, though! Everyone had a marvelous time swimming, hiking, and frog-catching. Summer in Western New York is truly magical.

Matt and Dennis check out a waterfall

Matt prepares to play in the swimming hole

Nolan checks out a little frog

Friends in the swimming hole

The boys by the first set of falls

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