We made our way back to camp, showed some love for the jeep, and got our fire ready(thanks boy scouts) for the evening. Only having the jeep for 8 months this was one of it’s first real tests, and I’m proud to say it passed with flying colors! 

Did I mention the camp didn’t have heat? Yesterday  morning wasn’t  terrible, about 52 degrees, but this morning was not much warmer than 40 degrees.

We needed to leave the camp on time, but we weren’t ready to go home just yet. Melissa and I took a few minutes to look over the map of the area and decided to head to the chimney bluffs before heading home. It wasn’t exactly on the way, but we knew it was worth the extra drive.

One bit of advise, if your planning a trip to the chimney bluffs be ready for a tough uphill hike. Don’t go to the main park entrance, keep going on to E Bay Rd. This puts you right at the Bluffs!

The hike was well worth the view.

These Bluff photos were all taken with the Canon 50D and Sigma 10-20mm EX lens.

Thanks for hangin out, and reading our little blurbs. I just hope you were able to find a little inspiration to pick up your camera, or get out and enjoy your surroundings.  It’s easy to forget the meaning of life when you get sucked in to the daily grind.  We are right there with you, trying not to get lost in today’s way of life.

Welcome to Cayuga Lake State Park! As you would expect on Memorial Day Weekend the campsite was full, and we were lucky to have booked a corner site.

You know? I think I forgot to mention we brought our best friend, Bella!

The camp site was less than perfect, and that was ok with us. Time together is time well spent, no matter where we are.

Nature always catches our attention, and our cameras. As we walked into the cabin we noticed the tiny birds nest above the door, and couldn’t ignore the chirping of the baby inside. We sat and watched as the mother looked us over, making her way around the surrounding trees, waiting for the perfect time to feed her young.

Melissa grabbed her canon 5D, waited patiently for mom to come back.

We woke up Monday morning, and after a great camping breakfast (eggs and bacon) we headed to the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge about two miles from our camp.

We took the jeep on the wildlife drive through the refuge.

We were instantly greeted by the great blue heron.

We continued on the wildlife drive, and came across a friend of the photographer.

After the wildlife drive we continued to explore the wildlife refuge. Our next sighting was a bird of pray, the osprey. Their nests are hard to miss due to their massive size. There was one baby in this nest.

Even though we were surrounded by wildlife, the little things in nature catch our eye.

We made a quick stop at the information center to get directions to the Bald eagle’s nest. I ran inside and Melissa came across this little guy, the purple martin.

I never knew the great American bald eagle lived wild in New York State, this was a great site to see on Memorial Day.

We headed back to camp, and settled in for a nice relaxing evening with a nice fire to keep warm. Oh and I almost forgot, we were wondering if you can get a photo of a single playing card while they’re being shuffled.  Myth busted. (So what? I love that show)

Our adventures of the weekend don’t end here, come back to see where we ended up.

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Thanks for coming to check out our blog and photos!

This Memorial Day weekend Melissa and I packed up the Jeep, and set off  looking forward to exploring.

Our first stop was to meet up with Team Mudnuts 4×4 club by 8AM Sunday morning. After a quick check of our CB radio we headed towards Whispering Pines for the club’s 4×4 101 class, and some wheeling. Now might be a good time to let everyone know that this is our first  jeep,  first 4×4, and our first  time wheeling. We had our cameras with us, but with both hands on the wheel and the uncertainty of what was around the next turn, we didn’t get to take many photos.

Next, we aired up the tires of the Jeep and headed to Cayuga Lake State park.

Here’s a sneak peak of our cozy and somewhat creepy little cabin.