Showers overnight but sketchy in the morning so Paul donned his raincoat and hit the Erie Canal Trail toward Albany while I walked the dogs once again. We both returned just as the rain got a bit heavier.
Mid afternoon, it dried a bit though still cloudy so we walked some of the trails in the park which are beautiful and well trodden. Of course, there is a reason a block of land is designated a state park for safe keeping, and the two glacial lakes in this park are quite unusual. The color is indeed very green, like another Crayola color, as you look over the bluff at them, but when close up, the water is so clear you can see straight through. Beautiful!
The color of the two lakes is due to the light absorption on deep clear water up to 185 feet and the presence of calcium carbonate and its effect on the way the light is absorbed.
Rain once again after our hike so we are packing up to find our path back to Kentucky in time for Labor Day.
Pack 'em Up 