Also,Most people hear New York and think of the large city in the corner of the state, but that is only a half of a percent of the state. The rest of the state is a few large cities and towns surrounded by beautiful countrysides of fields and forests. West NY is rolling hills and the Finger Lakes. The first stop here was in Houghton. From here we visited Letchworth State Park. The park runs along the Genesee River and has great views of rapids and three waterfalls. Great trails for hiking, too. Next stop was in Watkins Glen. Here we explored another great state park where eons of river have cut a beautiful canyon with stunning trail views. Also, Watkins Glen sits on the southern tip of Seneca Lake and you can visit over 30 wineries spread around the lake as this is one of the best areas to grow wine grapes in the country. Yes we did hit a few. Thirty minutes to the south is the Corning Glass Museum, a must stop place the see the history of glass. Our campsite was a little over a mile away from a Nascar Speedway and we could hear the cars practicing for the first big race in two years coming six days after we left.
The Middle Falls at Letchworth SP 
Great trails
Churning rapids below us 
The Upper Falls
Wiscoy Falls south of Letchworth 
A bridge in Watkins Glen State Park
A view from the river trail at WGSP 
RV State Trekking 
I haven’t thought of visiting western New York, but I should! Looks like some beautiful scenery, and stained glass is a hobby of mine. I would love visiting the Corning Glass Museum. Thanks for this post as now, I will add this area to my ever growing bucket list!
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