This Journey Called Life

So, just finished the book "The House Across the Lake" by Riley Sager. Wow! Quite the story! There were a couple different twists at the end, really was exciting and keeps you on your toes. The description of the lake, spooky fall time in Vermont, the leaves changing colors. It really sounds hauntingly beautiful. Add in the rumors of ghosts in the water, and you get an amazing book.  The characters were well described, felt like you really knew them. I loved the budding romance between Boone and Casey. Katherine, despite being a supermodel, was very sweet and down to earth. Of course I loved Eli, the "keeper" of the lake, all around good guy, teacher, and protector. 5/5 ⭐, loved the book!

August first my best friend, Genne, and I took a mini road trip an hour and a half away to Taughannock Falls State Park. She had been there before, my son and I have not. She told us to wear shoes that could get wet and clothes that could get wet and then dry quickly. You can walk in the shallow river all the way to the big waterfall. There were tiny waterfalls along the way. You could also walk the trail in the woods along the river the whole way as well. The kids loved walking in the water, and the adults did too!  The weather was perfect, warm and sunny, and the water was not that cold. We saw lots of minnows. Genne caught a few small crayfish, the kids loved seeing that! We didn't go to the rest of the park, there was a beach and huge playground across the street from the waterfall trail. People can camp there as well, we saw cabins. So next time maybe we will hit the beach as well. I know my nieces would love it there, they were busy that day or I would of brought them too....