Labor Day Weekend 2015: Horseheads NY to Warren PA
**Republished August 3, 2021**
This is Day 4, the last day of our Labor Day weekend vacation.
We checked out of Rodeway Inn Marshall Manor in Horseheads, NY shortly before 7:45 am and left en route Letchworth State Park, where we plan to meet up with some motorcycling friends from our 2 Scoop CycleTherapy group.
En route Letchworth State Park, we stopped at Stony Brook State Park. The NY Empire Passport provided free day use vehicle entry into the park. We went for a walk on the gorge trail, where we saw several small waterfalls along the creek bed and one bigger one.
Stony Brook Pool Falls
Stony Brook Pool
Stony Brook Bridge
Waterfall
The gorge trail was fairly easy to walk, even given the steps. While at the larger waterfall, our friend Mark telephoned and said the 2 Scoop CycleTherapy group was in Portville and their ETA was about 1 ½ hours. I told Mark that we would meet the group at the parking lot near the Railroad High Bridge, located a short way from the Portageville entrance to Letchworth State Park. Shortly before Bob and I reached the park I telephoned Mark from the 7-Eleven store in Nunda, where we stopped for gas and picnic lunch fixings. I expected to leave a message of our ETA. Mark answered the phone. Our friends were still in Portville. One of our friends could ride no longer, as she was experiencing severe back pain. They wouldn’t leave her until they knew she had a ride home. The new ETA for our friends became 12:30-1:00 pm.
Bob and I arrived at Letchworth State Park around 11:30 am, which was the time we had expected to meet our friends. The Empire Passport provided free day use vehicle entry into the park. We parked at the parking lot near the Railroad High Bridge.
Railroad High Bridge
our planned meeting place
While awaiting our friends’ arrival, we were pleasantly surprised by a chance encounter with a friend and her son whom we hadn’t seen in several years! Lisa S., her boyfriend Darcy, and Lisa’s son Michael emerged at the top of the gorge trail, where Bob and I were sitting. The three of them had hiked the trail from the William Pryor Letchworth Museum, near the Glen Iris Inn. What a nice surprise to see Lisa and her son after so many years. It was nice to meet Darcy as well.
We were so busy catching up that I didn’t think to take a picture of Lisa, Darcy and Michael while we were talking. I did, however, take a picture as they left to hike back to their car.
Our 2 Scoop CycleTherapy group friends arrived around 12:40 pm.
Our friends at the Portageville entrance
From the Portageville entrance we rode to the parking lot between Middle Falls and Upper Falls. We ate a picnic lunch together near Upper Falls.
Picnic Lunch
After lunch, we saw Upper Falls and Middle Falls.
Mark and Faye
and John and Carol at Upper Falls
It was a hot day and a hot ride!
John and Renate
and George and Trudy
relax before heading over to Middle Falls.
Middle Falls
We parted ways, after seeing the falls. Our friends continued their ride in the park, and we left for home leaving by way of the Portageville entrance. We returned home around 5:30 pm.
The weekend weather, although hot and humid, was beautiful. We drove 689 miles during the weekend. It was great to get away for the weekend and to be able to meet up with our friends at Letchworth.
The Beauty Around Us 
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