Upstate New York
It began sipping Champagne listening to a band on Long Beach
Upstate New York was far more lush and beautiful than I expected.
Beautiful Waterfalls, and
Tubing in Phoenicia on the Esopus river. The water was cold, but refreshing due to the heat.
It was also quite low, so I made good use of the wooden bottom as I scraped along the rocks.
The Ice Caves have a permanent formation inside that has been used for thousnds of years.
It was quite a strenuous hike down a steep
and rocky trail through a verdant forest.
It was very hot, and humid, but every now and then you would pass by a crack in the stone that had
VERY cold air blowing out. This kept us going!
Finally we reached the Entrance!
OR NOT! 
Ok, HERE is the Door!
It was SOOoo nice to get in out of the heat!
THE SPECTACULAR ICE FORMATION! INSIDE THE CAVE
We had hiked nearly 2 miles
down the rocky trail, to get to the entrance of the Ice Cave, but had gained altitude inside.
The signs pointed back the way we came, but fortunatelly through the use of GPS,
I discovered this ranger's trail in the underbrush. It was about 300 yards from where we had
originally left the fire road.
