Going for a drive

One of our favorite things to do last Summer was to go for a drive. Just head out and drive. Head east - Syracuse. Head south -Canandaigua. Head west -Rochester and the regions and 'burbs beyond. Head north -Lake Ontario. We usually went South and when we got to one of the State routes we'd decide which way to go. Turn left and head west. Turn right and head east. We'd just drive from there.

We did that yesterday. I took a half day at work, ran a few errands and came home. We then went to have a late lunch and then headed out. We took State Route 350 north until we got to Ridge Road -the name derived from the fact that after the Glaciers receeded they left a ridge a few miles south of Lake Ontario- we turned East and followed Ridge, passing through some of the more rural communities that are part of the Rochester, NY area, to Sodus, NY and turned South following State Route 88 until we reached State Route 96.
and turned East. This we followed through Clifton Springs, Phelps, Senaca Falls -birth place of among other things; A woman's right to vote, Memorial Day and the basis of Bedford Falls in "It's a Wonderful Life". From there to Auburn. Home of one of the State Prisons. We headed north on State Route 34 until we got to State Route 31 and turned left (West) and headed home.

120 or so miles and 4 hours later we were home. Having seen some of the area we live in or only hear about just makes it all the more interesting for us.

I, for one, am proud to live in a area that is rich in its history.

More to come